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October 4, 2022
Lower hull build start
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October 4, 2022
Rear lower hull mostly completed
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October 4, 2022
Transmission cover
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October 5, 2022
Rear lower hull completed
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October 5, 2022
Start of bogies. IMO 19 parts is a few too many.
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October 7, 2022
Front glacis nearly completed
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October 7, 2022
Front glacis nearly completed
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October 8, 2022
Front glacis completed
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October 8, 2022
Rear engine deck nearing completion. I left off the latches and travel lock as the rear deck is going to have a stowage set on it.
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October 8, 2022
Rear engine deck
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October 10, 2022
Hull halves put together and photoetch around the sponsons.
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October 10, 2022
Historical picture shows it missing on the back rear third
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October 10, 2022
Gun barrel looks ginormous from this aspect...
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October 10, 2022
Turret nearly done
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October 11, 2022
Main build completed. Will paint the bogie assemblies separately and then put them on after.
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October 11, 2022
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October 11, 2022
Starting in some damage. chunks on the road wheels, damaged fender. Upon closer inspection of my reference photo, it seems both lights are missing on the LH side, so some kind of battle damage there. I'll have to take them out.
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October 13, 2022
Starting painting wit the turret first. I like brush painting armor base coats, I like the heavier coat and rougher finish.
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October 13, 2022
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October 15, 2022
Applied decals to turret and did initial fading. finished base coat
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October 15, 2022
Attached bogie assemblies
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October 15, 2022
Picked out painted details on the turret.
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October 18, 2022
Panel wash on whole model
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October 18, 2022
Panel wash
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October 18, 2022
panel wash
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October 18, 2022
Drybrushing and some panel modulation
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October 18, 2022
Drybrushing and some panel modulation
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October 18, 2022
Drybrushing and some panel modulation
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October 19, 2022
Finished and installed track armor as per reference photo. Both headlights are actually removed on reference photo, so removed the RH on the model as well. Installed baggage hanging rail on RH side of turret and painted in the convoy code.
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October 21, 2022
Chipping completed on upper hull
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October 21, 2022
chipping completed
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October 21, 2022
Tools pretty much completed. Started adding stowage. Helmets are from Ultracast.
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October 25, 2022
Base coat on stowage
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October 25, 2022
wash and drybrush
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October 25, 2022
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November 16, 2022
Small bit of progress lately. Starting on the front stowage while doing the extensive cleaning up and assembly of tracks.
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November 18, 2022
Finishing off the front stowage. Just the tracks and final weathering to do
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November 21, 2022
1 track assembled and installed.
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
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November 27, 2022
This is the center base that will have 3 bases fitted to it with 3 different FGH tanks.
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November 27, 2022
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December 26, 2022
On a base with final weathering
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December 26, 2022
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December 26, 2022
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December 26, 2022

Comments

30 4 October 2022, 06:15

Guy Rump
Watching 👍

5 October 2022, 20:51

Chris Derksen
Thanks! I'm hoping I can do it justice! Won't be any new pics for a couple days until I chew my way through the suspension. 19 parts per unit is a bit excessive in my opinion, but they go together nicely enough.

6 October 2022, 17:20

Danumurthi Mahendra
I like the details of the lower chassis. very nice!

7 October 2022, 04:15

Chris Derksen
Thank you! This kit is very detailed, in my opinion, a little bit more complexity than necessary when building, but it builds up nicely so far.

8 October 2022, 17:37