WIP M41 Walker Bulldog

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October 14, 2019
Wheels
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October 14, 2019
More wheels
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October 14, 2019
Barrel glued
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October 14, 2019
Not happy with the shape
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October 14, 2019
First time ever Friul track construction!
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October 14, 2019
Some more links to go. Only the left side these....
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October 14, 2019
One track done
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October 14, 2019
Second one as well
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October 14, 2019
Inverted hedgehog?
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October 14, 2019
No, some replacement handles
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October 14, 2019
Just a few....
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October 14, 2019
Replacement barrel
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October 20, 2019
Bits added to lower hull
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October 20, 2019
Upper hull bits
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October 20, 2019
Various parts added to turret, glued turret itself
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October 20, 2019
Mock up
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October 24, 2019
Added some bits of credit card to close some holes
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October 24, 2019
Filled with ca
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October 24, 2019
After sanding, more ca needed
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November 3, 2019
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November 14, 2019
Primered in white
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November 14, 2019
Some weight to fuse the parts
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November 14, 2019
Darkgrey preshading
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November 14, 2019
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November 16, 2019
More grey
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November 16, 2019
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November 14, 2019
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November 16, 2019
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November 16, 2019
Added light grey
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November 16, 2019
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November 16, 2019
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November 16, 2019
White highlights
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November 16, 2019
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November 16, 2019
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November 16, 2019
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November 16, 2019
Olive drab painted
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November 16, 2019
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November 16, 2019
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December 4, 2019
Dot filter
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December 4, 2019
Oil filters
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December 4, 2019
Dottie
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December 4, 2019
Masking
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December 4, 2019
More masking
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December 4, 2019
Painted white
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December 4, 2019
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December 4, 2019
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December 4, 2019
Mock up
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December 4, 2019
More mock up
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December 7, 2019
Road wheels rubberised
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December 7, 2019
Tracks burnished and rubber pads painted
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December 29, 2019
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Comments

14 October 2019, 16:20

14 October 2019, 16:22

Martin Oostrom
You're fast Dave. I was still adding text to the pictures 😄
This is another on/off again build. She went with us on vacation to France. I did some work on the wheels, barrel and Friul tracks there. Back home, some other stuff got priority. Last night I was ordered not to go up to my hobby room by the mrs.... So I took this girl downstairs for some work on the turret.

14 October 2019, 16:28

Danny Meer
😄 1 of the benefits of beeing single, house is 1 big mancave 😛

14 October 2019, 17:17

Martin Oostrom
Having a wife and kids around has other (dis)advantages. I'll stick to my current situation 😉
In other news, I added various bits and pieces to the upper and lower hull, glued the turret and some bits. Progress!

20 October 2019, 18:34

Martin Oostrom
Finally found time to prep the last parts, clean them and put them on handles. Next up: primer!

3 November 2019, 21:58

Spanjaard
i knew you were up to something.... nice start

6 November 2019, 16:37

Greg Baker
wooo... wheels!

14 November 2019, 15:35

Martin Oostrom
More then I'm used to as well!
I never imagined preshading a tank was this much work

14 November 2019, 16:26

Murad ÖZER
here

14 November 2019, 16:29

Martin Oostrom
Welcome mateys.
I added some more grey shading. Dark grey and light grey. White highlights added later. Finished with olive drab all over

16 November 2019, 15:41

Greg Baker
oh, that's good work. I like the shading.

16 November 2019, 15:58

Spanjaard
effort is certainly paying off. looking really great already

17 November 2019, 09:53

Martin Oostrom
I found the olive drab a bit too heavy handed to really show the preshading. Lesson learned. To cover up my mistake, I pulled a bottle of washable white paint out of the stash, did some research on Google and started cracking.
Dare I say we are getting closer?

4 December 2019, 19:48

Martin Oostrom
Wheels and tracks got some attention this week

7 December 2019, 08:32

Danny Meer
lookin good so far 🙂 nice camo scheme

7 December 2019, 13:11

Martin Oostrom
Getting closer. Some work on the wheels and a matt varnish...

29 December 2019, 10:43

Martin Oostrom
She is done! Completed album is here Completed M41 Walker Bulldog | Album by Mahoo76 (1:35)

29 December 2019, 12:42

Neuling
Looks good! You really made something out of this very old kit.

29 December 2019, 18:04

Peter Hardy
Excellent recovery Marty! There is hope for you yet! 😉

29 December 2019, 21:33

Martin Oostrom
There would be more hope if I stop needing recoveries, Peter.
Thank you Neuling and mr C

29 December 2019, 22:40

JD
Great technique and a nice result. I enjoyed building this kit too.

29 December 2019, 23:35

Martin Oostrom
JD, it really is nice to build. The small improvements make a real difference. In hindsight I should have gone for a replacement barrel for the 50 cal as well. The plastic one is already bent.

30 December 2019, 09:31

Paul Hennessy
Nice result. I have the same kit at the primer stage and hope to get a basecoat on it this week.

30 December 2019, 10:10

Tim Heimer
Nice work Martin! Looks good! Just think, all the skills you've used on your recovery's that you wouldn't have known. I know....it still sucks!

30 December 2019, 14:37