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Lee Haffenden (leehaff)
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Tamiya Churchill Mk.VII

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15 22 April 2021, 16:27
Martin Oostrom
Those road wheels will be hard to paint if they're already glued.
I painted the sponsoons (right word?) before glueing them to the body.
19 July 2021, 09:37
Lee Haffenden
I was planning on spraying the road wheels the same base colour as the rest of the tank. Is that incorrect? That is a good idea to paint those pieces before glueing them to the body, should be easier to paint that way. Thanks for the advice! I had a look at some of your work. I'm planning on doing a car next, and I can only hope one day I can come even close to how nice your paint jobs are!
19 July 2021, 10:35
Martin Oostrom
Pictures can be deceiving...
The colour of the road wheels is the same as the rest of the tank. But to paint them while mounted can make it harder to paint the inside properly. Unless you wish to rotate them whilst painting 😉
19 July 2021, 10:37
Steven Van Dyck
When I'm going to build this model, I will try to adapt the sprockets so they have the right shape, because without the fenders it is more apparent that the mudholes inside the wheel are missing. That's on the cilinder between the two "cogs" that make a sprocket.
militaryimages.net/t..-iii-churchill.6839/
19 July 2021, 10:48
Olivier
The colour of the wheels is the same as of the hull. But the contact zone between track and wheel will probably lose its colour in favour of some metallic tone.
19 July 2021, 13:22
Martin Oostrom
Lee meet Steven. One of our armor, if it can be improved it will be improved, modelling madmen. And I say that with a shipload of respect 👍
19 July 2021, 14:03
Lee Haffenden
Nice to meet all of you! All of this advice and expertise is super helpful and interesting. Thank you. I guess I'll make do with the road wheels this time around and next time I'll know better! These early models are learning experiences anyway and I'm not aiming for perfection. Yet... ?
19 July 2021, 14:33
David Taylor
I tend to use a mix of Humbrol metalcote enamels where metal hits metal.
2 December 2021, 18:09
Lee Haffenden
I'll have a look into that, thanks!
2 December 2021, 19:36
Jv
Welcome Lee its a great community and a great place to learn
I have just started my 3 kit
And haven't finished one yet
I like cars
And I am surprised to see how different your builds are
So everything is different every time
But great to see you are enjoying the hobby to
For a first tank I must say its a clean build
Looks great
2 February 2022, 19:21
Lee Haffenden
Thank you Jv, this model was my third tank model and my fifth model overall. I love variety, and so it's enjoyable for me to try different types of vehicles, brands, sizes etc. each time. I've got a few car models in the stash ready to be built
3 February 2022, 10:19
Jv
Yes I see you enjoy doing a variety
Will be interesting to see you build a car
All your builds have been impressive Specaly just starting out
I am working on a small budget
So still just use spray cans
I am looking forward moving on
But will have to wait for now
So yes I also got a few models
I won't touch yet
For now I am just doing cheap ones
3 February 2022, 10:28

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1:35 Churchill Mk.VII (Tamiya 35210)

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