Good work .I’ve been building this kit, it’s a dog but strangely satisfying.Thanks for the tip regarding photo etch.
I was lucky to get someones spare tracks so won’t have to deal with those hideous rubber ones.Who knows , I might even get it finished ….eventually .
The contructionfase is pretty much done now.
All the useable PE is added. The brushguard for the lamps in the kit is all but useless/incomplete. Not that that mattered to me, since I had to scratchbuild all the lights, mounts and guards anyway! This was horribly fiddly and timeconsuming. I also added the handles and locks to the hatches .
This thing keeps fighting me!
First, the fit of the hull upper and lower…. which is nonexistent. I had to farce it into place, using a lot of clamps. And putty to fill up the ginormous gaps… in places that make sanding a real PITA.
Then the camouflage colours. I opted for Tamiya’s flat earth and deck tan. Turned out both are too dark, especially the flat earth. I had this colour in my head somehow and did not check references prior to swinging the airbrush.
So first a lot of masking. Then spraying…. then discovering my error…. then a lot of masking again, respraying the flat earth with buff. Removing the tape…. and PE parts.
Then adding the tracks…. and both idlers just broke off…
And I haven’t even mentioned the ZU-gun and how fiddly it is with matching unclear instructions.
For now, I am done with this one…. I need something simpler and more compliant.
