Dave_R Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) Hi All, This will be the first 1/48th AFV I've done. Normally I'd go for a 1/35 vehicle, but I'm fast running out of shelf space so I wanted to see how a 1/48 vehicle would look to save space. As far the detail level goes it virtually the same as the Tamiya 1/35 Achilles. Dave. 🇺🇦 Edited March 24, 2022 by Dave_R 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Hi Dave and welcome to the GB. Great to have you here. Great to see another 1/48 Tamiya kit being made. I enjoy these 1/48 kits from Tamiya a lot. The detail is usually pretty good for the size and they usually assemble well. I hope you enjoy your build. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Hello Dave welcome to the build. This is a very nice kit, I built it for the last stgb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Hi All, The turret interior is done. ...and the hull and turret assembled. It went together pretty well, just a bit of filler at the corners and a few holes that needed filling. Dave. 🇺🇦 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade2009 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Great progress, looking forward to seeing more of this build👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) Hi All, I've got it primed and painted. The paintwork has come out a bit patchy as the airbrush kept on clogging and occasionally spraying grey. After I'd got it to this state I stopped and spent about an hour cleaning the airbrush - it was filthy, inside it was coated in grey paint from top to bottom. I thought I'd cleaned properly last time I used it, but obviously not. Anyway with a bit of retouching, varnishing and weathering it should be OK. Dave. 🇺🇦 Edited March 27, 2022 by Dave_R 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Hi Paul. Wow! You are making great progress with this. And looks good too. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Sorry to hear about the A/B issue’s but Im sure you can beat the troubles and get a great result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) Hi All, The tracks are on. ...and so are the tools etc. I've had mixed results with link and length tracks, but these went on easily and look good. Dave. 🇺🇦 Edited March 30, 2022 by Dave_R 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) Looking god sir … Ive not had the best if luck with L&L tracks either. Im old school and will be using rubber bands fir my build. That being said my next German build I may go with a set of Friul’s as Ive always wanted to try them. Edited March 30, 2022 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Just now, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Ive not had the best if luck with L&L tracks either. Im old school and will be using rubber bands fir my build. That being said my next German build I may go with a set of Friul’s as Ive always wanted to try them. Slight thread drift, but have you seen the tracks by Trex Studios yet ? Oh… My… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 17 minutes ago, Longbow said: Slight thread drift, but have you seen the tracks by Trex Studios yet ? Oh… My… No … Not heard of them, but thats not surprising as I only build armor as a break from aircraft currently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Hi Dave. Looks like you've been making excellent progress. Won't be long until this one is in the Gallery! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 That's a smashing looking tank...👍 Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hi All, The decals are on. A bit of weathering and I'll call it done. Dave. 🇺🇦 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Looking good, she’ll look the part with a bit of grime on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Hi Dave. Looking great with the decals on. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Hi Dave. First in the Gallery!! Well done!! And what a fantastic result!! It looks great with it's stowage and weathering! It looks bigger than 1/48 too, thanks to your skills! Very well done. Thank you for building it in this GB. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Well done sir … Chelsea takes 1st again. I built Chelsea in the 1st M3/M4 STGB and was 1st in the Gallery on that build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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