vaoinas Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) I'm having my StuG currently on a pause, so meanwhile I have another build on my workbench, which is a little TKS tankette. The thing is really tiny, only a spec bigger than a matchbox. The kit is from IBG, which is currently the best one on the market over the RPM and Mirage kits. I also have Part aftermarket sets - both exterior and interior one, to add some detail to the vehicle, and ABER Hotchkiss M1914 barrel. It's going together relatively well. I have added a great deal of Master Club rivets to the hull though - the front and rear glacis got them wrong and bottom had no rivets at all. And the engine has been completed as well. Kristjan Edited August 12, 2020 by vaoinas Changed image URLs 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f matthews Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Man that is small Kristjan, is it 1:35 scale, you have added some very nice detail to it Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Great work on that interior! Zig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Very nice, started the same project lately, but have to wait for the Part sets. Also want to try the PE tracks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Thank You all for your kind words. It is indeed very small vehicle. But packed with a lots of fine details. On 06/09/2019 at 14:55, Silenoz said: Very nice, started the same project lately, but have to wait for the Part sets. Also want to try the PE tracks... I considered these PE tracks myself, but I'm afraid the outcome would be too flat and unrealistic, so I decided to use plastic tracks instead. I only wish that Friul would come up with a set for TKS. I've got a bit of progress to show as well. I've completed the steering and the pedal linkage. With such a small and detailed model everything is related to one another. So I really can't move on with the interior without having the fenders attached. And I cant glue the fenders on without having the suspension done. So I've moved from the interior to the exterior and am halfway there with the suspension now. The good thing with the Part sets are that they are not only to complement the model with a finer detail, but all the suspension has been built up like a real thing. Drive sprockets have been also replaced with the ones with a detail better defined. Had to have these on to align the return rollers and road wheels. That's it for now. Kristjan Edited August 12, 2020 by vaoinas Changed image URLs 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 fantastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Bravo! That's quite fine work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Great work with the etched brass. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jan Scholte v. Mast Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Great job. I like it very much. Kind regards, Robert Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 That is absolutely superb work so far. Beautiful. I hope that lovely interior won't be hidden away for ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) Many thanks for your comments and kind words. Quote I hope that lovely interior won't be hidden away for ever. The top hatches will be left opened finally and as the roof is mostly hatches, the vehicle could almost be considered as convertible... or at least targa top. But as of the progress the suspension has been completed. Except for the road wheels and return rollers, all the suspension has been replaced with the PART set. The assembly is very well detailed but fiddly thing to build. Most of it turned out quite fine, only thing I'm not entirely happy with is the position of the idler wheel, which sits a bit too high, but It's difficult to fix now when everything is assembled. Hopefully the impression can be softened with the tracks later. Kristjan Edited August 12, 2020 by vaoinas Changed image URLs 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f matthews Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) You have done an amazing job with this tiny kit. I would never be able to manage all of that PE! I finished this little thing up a few weeks back. Edited October 8, 2019 by f matthews 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Thank you, f matthews. Your finished TKS looks superb and proves, that the IBG kit builds into a very decent model without using PE as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f matthews Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Yes, but your PE work is stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 19 hours ago, vaoinas said: Thank you, f matthews. Your finished TKS looks superb and proves, that the IBG kit builds into a very decent model without using PE as well. 1 hour ago, f matthews said: Yes, but your PE work is stunning! IMHO both of you have done stunning work. The PE is a work of art as is the finished build with the lovely groundwork and figure. Getting such a good result on such small vehicles is a real credit to you both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 That's a piece of miniature engineering. Lovely job. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 almost a pity to paint it... but a magnificent job.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) Thank you, everybody! There's a little update to share on this little TKS. Idler wheel sitting too high still bothered me too much, so I carefully detached the idlers and rebuilt the tensioning mechanism. This time I used kit parts, but had to clone these as one sprue containing needed details were missing in my kit. Well, now the Idler sits about 1mm lower than before and seems much better. The track of the IBG kit is wrong so much that I decided not to use it. There is no good alternative out there so I decided to use tracks from RPM kit and due to the poor quality, had to source them from two separate kits. Tracks are molded in sections and are quite fiddly to assemble. Guide horns have to be cut thinner as well to fit wider IBG road wheels. On the photos the fit seems somewhat loose, but the track will be glued on the wheels eventually. After sorting out the track problem, it was time to glue the fenders on. Part fenders were assembled earlier and they fit well. This is how it looks at the moment. Now it's time to move on with the interior details. Kristjan Edited August 12, 2020 by vaoinas Changed image URLs 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 splendid, fantastic build so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 This is a great use of P/E!!! You have skills and patience for it. Being a mere mortal, I just clap my hands :-) Zig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Wow! amazing job, sorry for missed it, but now I will be more attentive ... Cheers mate 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Wow, that's quite a bit of heavy metal inside :) Nice job with etched parts, really like it! Cheers, S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Hi, Thank you for the kind comments. The interior concerning the lower hull is now mostly completed and ready to paint. Most of it went together without major issues. Only the ventilator belt detail on the Part side were a bit too large, so I decided to go with only the pulleys and add the belt later. It's pretty cramped in there, but most of the large details are dry fitted and can be removed to allow painting. This is how the hull looks when empty: This is the engine disassembled: And this is the whole thing laid down on the table. Kristjan Edited August 12, 2020 by vaoinas Changed image URLs 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Stunnig detail!, simply a little-big artwork... Cheers mate 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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