AndrewE Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 For my second build I am going to stay with the artillery and build an Academy 1/35th M7 Priest. I shall be using the T29 track that I discarded from my M12 build as I have found a number of pictures of Priests with this type of track. Stowage will mostly be from the spares box and scratch build. M7 Priest 01 M7 Priest 02 KbTTbllWtfUEPY6DdXXEIkuVITy3T_CA2bq6XdtyJX8 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 looking forward to seeing this one being built, nice find on the alternate track pictures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Nice. I quite fancy one of these (amongst many others!) Will watch with interest Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 To help with all the baggage I need to add for this build I have purchased the Black Dog resin set for the Priest. It is designed for a British one as evidenced by the steel helmets but apart from them I think all will look OK on the US version I shall be building. I made a start last night by removing all of the suspension components from the sprues, hopefully I will get a chance to clean them all up later today, this is the part I dislike most about AFV builds so I like to get it out of the way as quickly as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 33 minutes ago, AndrewE said: I made a start last night by removing all of the suspension components from the sprues, hopefully I will get a chance to clean them all up later today, this is the part I dislike most about AFV builds so I like to get it out of the way as quickly as possible. Yes, me too, having just done the 40 wheels for my Sherman build, followed by the ones on the Cruiser tank A10 in the 10th Anniversary GB. Love Black Dog's stuff though. It has such great detail. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Just catching up Andrew, nice stowadge set not seen the black dog set before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Sorry, I have not been very good at posting updates on this build. I have now just about completed construction into the major components ready for priming and painting. The Black Box resin stowage has been attached to the rear decking only. The large resin stowage piece for the front will go on once the hull is together. The additional armour protection is cut from plastic sheet and I have used stretched sprue and lots of liquid glue to make the weld join. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Very, very nice stowage, well worth the money I reckon. It would be fantastic to see this in a diorama. Rearguards Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Nice work with the added armour and the stowage it looks really well detailed beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Nice going Andrew, she's coming together nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 It has been rather a long time since my last update on this build unfortunately. February and the first half of March were not very productive on the modelling front for me due to work commitments and several trips abroad but I did manage to keep things ticking over and have made lots of progress in the last couple of days. Not many photos I'm afraid but since my last post I have painted the interior and gun assemblies, added the wheels and tracks (which needed to be shortened by one link either side), attached the top half of the hull and remaining stowage to the front and painted the stowage, exterior etc. Just needs some matt varnish and weathering now and although I am going away for a couple off days this week I will be back in time to finish everything off before next Sundays deadline. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 You may not have had much time, but fine looking all the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Fantastic job Andrew, well worth the wait. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Just finished the Priest this afternoon. It took a couple of matt coats, firstly Tamiya Flat and then Alclad Klear Kote Matte to get a nice flat finish. I will take more pictures for the gallery tomorrow in some better light. It took much longer than I had hoped to complete this but I am very pleased with the result. Just a shame I have no time before the end of the GB to do an M10. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Fantastic preist Andrew, the coats of matt have toned her down nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Very nice, well stowed too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Damn that looks good, your stowage is just superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 That really is excellent Andrew, The stowage and ammo really make it look busy and take it to the next level! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Great looking M-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 On 1/27/2018 at 9:12 PM, AndrewE said: Sorry, I have not been very good at posting updates on this build. I have now just about completed construction into the major components ready for priming and painting. The Black Box resin stowage has been attached to the rear decking only. The large resin stowage piece for the front will go on once the hull is together. The additional armour protection is cut from plastic sheet and I have used stretched sprue and lots of liquid glue to make the weld join. Hi ,just found your build on the interweb as i am just about to start this kit ,it turned out very nice ,but what are the bits in the back of the tank for ? I am guessing it is there to stop the front end dipping downwards ,it that correct? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 18 hours ago, cocky05d said: Hi ,just found your build on the interweb as i am just about to start this kit ,it turned out very nice ,but what are the bits in the back of the tank for ? I am guessing it is there to stop the front end dipping downwards ,it that correct? Hi, if you are referring to the bits of broken stone I have fixed inside the hull this is just to give the model a bit of weight. I don't think the gun (and extra stowage at the front) would affect the sit of the vehicle. I am not sure what the stuff is made from but they are broken up ring shaped weights that pet shops sell fish tank weed planted in, helps keep them settled at the bottom of the tank. I seem to have a never ending supply of them so rather than just throw them away I always put 2 or 3 in every AFV I make to give them some weight. I kid myself that it also helps to keep the bottoms of the tracks flat to the shelf surface but in reality they probably make absolutely no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Hi ,thanks for clearing that up .Started removing the road wheels and stuff , most of the A sprues are bound for the spares box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 On 1/14/2018 at 9:59 AM, AndrewE said: For my second build I am going to stay with the artillery and build an Academy 1/35th M7 Priest. I shall be using the T29 track that I discarded from my M12 build as I have found a number of pictures of Priests with this type of track. Stowage will mostly be from the spares box and scratch build. M7 Priest 01 M7 Priest 02 KbTTbllWtfUEPY6DdXXEIkuVITy3T_CA2bq6XdtyJX8 just coming up to my stowage on the Priest I am building, going to steal this photo for the rear deck... will have to make it all from scratch or stowage I have, but at least I dont have to use the crappy "mesh" boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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