Foxbat Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Yep, still making progress. Nothing very photogenic yet though but it'll happen soon. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Last night I was building wheels. "Oh bother," I thought, "the previous owner has lost the little rubber grommets. No worries, I'll just keep going as I don't need my wheels to move". Test fitting wheels to axles showed those grommets were really necessary for a tight fit - Tamiya may not put as many bits in the box as more modern kits, but you do need everything that's in there. Now imagine how hard I kicked myself this morning when I moved the box and found the bag with the bits of rubber and the string for the tow cables. Andy Wondering how easily those wheels are going to come apart 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Phew, saved. Managed to get the wheels I'd already built apart and inserted the missing poly caps. Built up the rest and push fitted them to the hull to check the suspension was all square (it should be, Tamiya put a flat on the mounting pegs to help because they know idiots like me will be at the bench). All looks good, so on to the next stage. Andy Relieved 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Hi Andy. Great you found the missing parts and were able to fit them. Looks very good with the wheels in place! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Splashed the first bit of paint around. Following Stix technique I painted the lower hull and wheels in a random Vallejo dark green - not too dark but also not too olive. It was barely dry before I had at it with some very watery black ink, used because I had it and didn't have any anthracite. The pictures were taken when it was still wet, the effect should be less stark when everything is dry and should look really good with a bit of dry brushing then weathering. On to the pictures: Wheels - I did say they were removable for painting, and 12 out of 14 heard me. That's close enough The hull from the rear And the front, just for completeness Finally, I couldn't resist a little play, just to see if the new track fit the existing sprockets. It does, and very well so I'm chuffed Andy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Well done Andy. That looks to be progressing really well. Looking forward to seeing the dry-brushing going on. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 Not much progress, I spent the weekend doing this instead, sorry (not sorry at all) Andy Proud cat dad 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 As a proud cat owner very happy to see your cat and award. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Well done on the award for your cat!!! .........now back to the plastic!! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 1 hour ago, PlaStix said: Well done on the award for your cat!!! Thank you 1 hour ago, PlaStix said: .........now back to the plastic!! Kind regards, Stix Way ahead of you, pics later Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Hi Andy...........just checking where the photos are? It's been over a week.... Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Coming along nicley andy,the tracks are building up well,nice cat, I've got a fat vicious ginger tom, called "gingey" my border terrier bitch gives him a wide berth ,evil he is, semi wild, lives in the shed, eats like a king ,he doesn't like it in the house ,my next door nieghbour breed and show burmese, cats ,not pythons, they have had much success showing apparently 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 A quick and dirty update since I promised... I continue to throw paint and ink at the wheels in a desperate attempt to get them looking how I think they should. It's a lot easier doing this in 1/100. This is where they were last week after another layer on top of the previous photo. I've started on the upper hull too. Here you can see lots of tiny but time consuming additions to the glacis plate, plus the first tanks and boxes on the fenders, the turret fairings and the exhaust trunking. There's a fair few brackets added to the fenders as well, but you'd never notice if you hadn't read the instructions. I have a choice of headlights and to be honest I have no idea which ones are correct. The wheels and lower hull have also had another couple of dry brushes and ink washes. They might be finished by Christmas, although perhaps not this Christmas 😕 Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Hewy said: Coming along nicley andy,the tracks are building up well,nice cat, I've got a fat vicious ginger tom, called "gingey" my border terrier bitch gives him a wide berth ,evil he is, semi wild, lives in the shed, eats like a king ,he doesn't like it in the house ,my next door nieghbour breed and show burmese, cats ,not pythons, they have had much success showing apparently Thank you. My boy is a Norwegian Forest Cat, called Tolv. He's 6 months old now and was the runt of the litter so nearly didn't make it. I'm massively chuffed that not only is he thriving but he's looking good enough to show. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Hi Andy. The colours you are looking to achieve on the wheels are really starting to show in the second photo! Very nicely done. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Hi Andy. I'm just checking if you have had chance to do anything more on this project recently? Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Still a lot to do, but coming along nicely. I've got a couple of days off this week so should get plenty done then (saving my Xmas Blitzbuild for next weekend). At least it looks like a tank now. I'm going with the Tamiya tracks for now, those AM ones are lovely but they're going to take longer than I have left to complete. I'll keep them for a post GB upgrade. Andy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Hi Andy. That looks to be coming along superbly! Don't blame you about the tracks - they do take a while to do. The Tamiya ones are nicely detailed for band tracks - and you could glue them carefully - if they are long enough - to the tops of the central 3 wheels. If they are not long enough I have stretched Tamiya tracks before by warming them up with a hair drier and stretching them gently in sections. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Hi Andy. Have you been able to make any more progress on your T-55? Hopefully you will be able to get it finished and 5 photos in the Gallery by 23.59 on Sunday. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Sorry Stix, had the best of intentions but all my mojo for this one just upped and left. It's not a hard kit, but all that mucking around at the start sucked all the joy out of it. I'll switch it to the armour forum and finish it eventually Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 10 hours ago, Foxbat said: Sorry Stix, had the best of intentions but all my mojo for this one just upped and left. It's not a hard kit, but all that mucking around at the start sucked all the joy out of it. I'll switch it to the armour forum and finish it eventually Andy Hi Andy. I am sorry you weren’t able to get it finished in time. Kit building should be for fun and if you lose interest in a build it’s very difficult to maintain enthusiasm. Hopefully we will see it finished at some point. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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