M8 Build

Interior Assembly

Hull top chassis detail

Hull Interior details (top)

Hull Side detail

Hull front detail

Hull back detail

Corrections

What nobody will see!

Transmission

Lower back details

Hull front

Hull assembly

Exterior hull priming

Interior hull detail

Exterior Hull priming

Exterior hull priming

Exterior hull countershading

Turret interior

Gun detail

Gun detail (top)

Turret side detail

Turret priming

Turret priming

Turret countershading

Painted turret

Interior detail

Interior detail

Interior priming

Interior priming

Exterior detail

Exterior detail

Exterior detail

Exterior detail

Suspension assembly

Tracks links

Assembled suspension and tracks

Track links parts

Completed individual track links

Final sauspension assembly and painting

Suspension assembly

Track links

Final track assembly and painting

Tracks and suspension plus W&W

Interior painting top

Interior detailing

Interior painting bottom

Interior painting bottom

Comments

2 28 May 2015, 17:36

Dave Flitton
Watching!!!

29 May 2015, 08:47

Gábor Bélik
Me too

29 May 2015, 09:09

Luis Alvarez
Thanks guys! Tamiya's M8 kit is really outdated and lacks of a lot of details. I tried to work'em out with sheet metal and plastic, solder and copper wire, a couple of Eduard's PE kits and Verlinden's + TM resin. I added texture to the upper surfaces with Tamiya liquid cement and my finger. I'm currently working in the suspension, but the kit's wheels are early type and my subject is late type, besides the VVS lacks detail. Fortunately, AFV club sells the M3/M5/M8 suspension in kit firm for a reasonable price and what a bounty it is! Cheers!

29 May 2015, 14:52

Hunter Cummins
Moooore!!!!!!!! Lol 😄

25 June 2015, 22:26

Rui S
Nice detailing 👍

25 June 2015, 23:28

Maik Berlin
Hello Luis! I am definitely watching your project! Ever wanted to build an M8, but as you said, the price for the resin-one is very high. So your build is highly interesting! Good work so far!

29 June 2015, 07:55

Kerry COX
Lous, I am always fascinated by the 'detail' and yours is not lacking from it.
Just a tremendous series of images mate, you gotta' love it. 🙂 👍 👍

29 June 2015, 08:11

Dave Flitton
Watching! I need inspiration to finish mine

9 March 2020, 20:10

Luis Alvarez
Well it is done.... this quarantine really keeps me working!

6 June 2020, 16:49