Jasper dog Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Full marks for ingenuity, interesting to see how it comes together. Great modelling. Atb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 8 hours ago, ivan-o said: Not to bad indeed👍That is some good work 👌 Thank you so much - lots of head scratching days ahead though. Erk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 good progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Jasper dog said: Full marks for ingenuity, interesting to see how it comes together. Great modelling. Atb Thank you kindly, I thought it would add to what is already an excellent kit, will be doing the RFM M1A2 after. Erk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 A top job, looks great 👍 Vytautas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo rsv Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Nice work.I hope all your efforts be visible at the end. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 10 hours ago, mick said: good progress Thanks Mick. Erk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 6 hours ago, vytautas said: A top job, looks great 👍 Vytautas Thank you kindly. Erk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 6 hours ago, diablo rsv said: Nice work.I hope all your efforts be visible at the end. Wayne Hi Wayne, to be honest - not very much, it will be one of those situations of just knowing its in there, I will have both hatches open and will try to get some pics pointing down in through the hatches, but I will also have a group of tankers placed in the hatches. Erk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 More progress on my little venture - I have connected up the bottom turret plate to the ring/casement part, this was done in a few areas I also had to gauge my hight to make sure it was square and would still fit in the hull - worked out ok I think. Plenty more to come yet including some ammo from those chaps over at Accurate Armour. Erk. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 More work on "Turret-o" this time shaping/bending and fitting the surround plates that seperate the turret from the front/back of the hull. Erk. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 A bit more work in the turret - I have had to make the commanders position and seat, and after the gunners followed by loaders, but to get the right seat hights as I had nothing to go by - I made up one of the tanker figures I have to go with the kit, I then dry fitted the turret roof and placed the figure through the commaders hatch and worked out the seat hight from that. Erk. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 More progress on this - I wasn't happy with the hight of the commanders seat/position as it was too low for whn he was standing in the hatch, so I decided to remove the seat unit and build the base up a few mil, then I discovered that it would be better to place a cushion pad in the down position, I also started work on the rear APFDS stowage racks, I have a similar arrangement in my M1 Abrams kit - but as they are both different, it needed a fair bit of work - still more work to do around that area. Next I amde a support and back cushion for the commaders seat - its looking more in proportion now. Still lots more to add as I work through the limited pics I have of the actual thing. The roof of the turret has been made and cleaned up a bit - a few bit of Vallejo putty to go in a few gaps, its dry fitted to get a feel for the fit. Erk. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 More work on the inside - this time making the inner turret walls, this was a bit of a scratching exercise using a few pieces of plastic glued together - glued and shaped to fit the outer turret shell. I couldn't resist had to do a sneaky shot through the barrel mantlet. Erk. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Hi all, more "Turret Time" this time placing some of the control panels and a few other details, I then worked on the sighting equipment that was then placed. A few more cheeky views into the turret. Erk. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 A few more additions added - Erk. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 Evening all - painting time, I started off with about Four thin layers by brush with an Acrylic Matt dull White, this was followed up by Black in a few areas - after this was dry I did a few watered down washes that was brushed off just leaving a few areas, then I picked out a few details before adding a bit of Highlighting. Not too bad considering it wont be seen. Erk. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Evening all, I have knocked up a breech and worked it into the mantlet and barrel, gave it a few licks of paint and a touch of weathering to give it a used look. Its shown dry fitted in the lower turret. Erk. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutcastJoel Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Dude! You said you build slowly but this is moving at one heck of a pace for the work going into it! That interior is looking awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, OutcastJoel said: Dude! You said you build slowly but this is moving at one heck of a pace for the work going into it! That interior is looking awesome! Thank you so much, Its atking a lot of imagination and a few interior pics I have been able to find on the net, I want to make it look used hence some of the washes, I know it wont be seen when its closed up - but I will now its there. Erk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Evening all, some more progress with my little experiment - I have finished the interior turret paintwork, then after I added a few of the side turret details including the frames for the rear basket, I had already painted the barrel/mantlet by hand so I decided now was the time to glue the barrel assembly into the lower turret, wheilst doing this instead of having the barrel freely elevate on the poly caps - I decided instead to glue them as I feared they would start to droop. After I decided it would be good to close up the turret - simple job as it had been dry fitted about Twenty times, next was a neat addition of RFM in the shape of an actual rubber cover that fits in the gap between the turret roof and mantlet, next off was making the PE frames for the Smoke Grenades, these were also made from the kit and fitted. So here is where I am at the moment - quite a mile stone getting the turret closed up with all that detail hiding in there. A few pics to show a wee bit of the interior from the hatches. Erk. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Just caught up with this and got fed up pushing the like button 😀 So I will come to the point That is an outstanding bit of work you have there👌👌 Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Very cool and imaginative build .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 10 hours ago, ivan-o said: Just caught up with this and got fed up pushing the like button 😀 So I will come to the point That is an outstanding bit of work you have there👌👌 Ivan Thank you kindly, trying to make it a little different. Erk. 9 hours ago, viper-30 said: Very cool and imaginative build .. Thank you sincerely. Erk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
British Army Platforms Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 21 hours ago, ERK said: Evening all, some more progress with my little experiment - I have finished the interior turret paintwork, then after I added a few of the side turret details including the frames for the rear basket, I had already painted the barrel/mantlet by hand so I decided now was the time to glue the barrel assembly into the lower turret, wheilst doing this instead of having the barrel freely elevate on the poly caps - I decided instead to glue them as I feared they would start to droop. After I decided it would be good to close up the turret - simple job as it had been dry fitted about Twenty times, next was a neat addition of RFM in the shape of an actual rubber cover that fits in the gap between the turret roof and mantlet, next off was making the PE frames for the Smoke Grenades, these were also made from the kit and fitted. So here is where I am at the moment - quite a mile stone getting the turret closed up with all that detail hiding in there. A few pics to show a wee bit of the interior from the hatches. Erk. So so fantastic. Think you have allot of imagination. Is it only going to be visibly from the hatches? Or will you be able to remove the turret top in order to see the detail?! Would be great if you could use magnets or something to hold it together but allow for easy viewing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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