Keeff Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Looking good Maddox! Superb detailing as always, and obviously the fuel tank is on just about the only bit of spare space. 🤔 I'm also jealous of how far you've got compared to my Sherman! 🤣 Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Keeff said: Looking good Maddox! Superb detailing as always, and obviously the fuel tank is on just about the only bit of spare space. 🤔 I'm also jealous of how far you've got compared to my Sherman! 🤣 Keith 😁 The interior on your Sherman is much more complicated then my A10. My kit doesn't have an engine that needs to be built and painted. So apart from a lot of small fiddly bit's there is nothing too complex in the interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Aah, that explains the quick progress! 😆 The interior of the Cruiser does look nicely detailed though ... Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 With that big tank on the front fender. Didn't it work the same way as on T-34? Crew use it as a replenish main tanks during drive to battlefield. On T-34 all those on the back were empties b4 action. Too much of the frying scare (mind you, diesel was just a bit safer than petrol). Why did they had it? Long transits on the road, no Scammels to haul them down. Just my 2bob into the fry. zig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 10 hours ago, zigster said: With that big tank on the front fender. Didn't it work the same way as on T-34? Crew use it as a replenish main tanks during drive to battlefield. On T-34 all those on the back were empties b4 action. Too much of the frying scare (mind you, diesel was just a bit safer than petrol). Why did they had it? Long transits on the road, no Scammels to haul them down. Just my 2bob into the fry. zig All i know is that these extra fuel drums were only used on the desert version of the A10. So it could be that they used it on long patrols to refuel thus beeing selfsufficiant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 I had some sparetime today so there is progress. The buildingstage of the tank is done. The interior is done and the whole tank is primed in black primer. Now for the colors. I'm going for the caunter scheme. I ordered a set from AK So tonight it will be basecolor time. Oh.... and the tracks still have to be assembled. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Great progress Maddox! 👌 Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Inside of the turret looks great through the open top.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Caunterscheme done..... lots of work to to to make this look a bit decent. Edited March 23, 2023 by Maddoxx77 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Looking very good mate.👍 Did you have any trouble with the AK or is it just me that struggles?🤬😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Got to love a Caunter scheme, looking very good 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Jones Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Excellent work Maddox , I’m looking forward to seeing the finished model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Blimey! You're not messing about! Looks great ... and those lines are nice and straight too! Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 Done for today. I started with the tracks. That will be a long process. First of all, the tracks are very small. However, i can handle small so that not the issue here. There is a bigger problem. The contactpoints on the parts are too shallow. I have to work with normal tamiya glue because the extra thin doesn't work. The jig that comes with the kit doesn't work, the parts don't fit right in it. So everything has to be assembled on the cutting mat. It took me about an hour to get this far: I'll try to do segments, like link and length tracks. So i'll do a segment, let it set for a few minutes and the form it around the weels, drivesprocket and return rollers. In the meantime i can work on the paint of the tank. That's it guys. Cheers! 👍👍👍 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) All the best for those tracks! Edited March 24, 2023 by echen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 50 minutes ago, Stef N. said: Looking very good mate.👍 Did you have any trouble with the AK or is it just me that struggles?🤬😀 For me the trick with AK paints is the ratio of paint vs thinner. I'm using just a few drops like 1 in 5. I use about 1,5 bar with a 0,2 needle. Personally i like vallejo or Ammo better but this caunterscheme pack was cheap. The problem i have with the colors is that the portland stone color and the silvergrey color are too similar imo. There is almost no distinction between them. Maybe i'll redo the silvergrey adding a bit of grey or green to it to make it a tad bit darker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH1969 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Looking very good. When you are painting the track re check the Tank Museum video towards the end it was mentioned about the track it should give good detain on how you weather the track. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Very good progress camouflage looks good as well. Don't envy you the track bashing though! Stay safe Roger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 33 minutes ago, Hamden said: Very good progress camouflage looks good as well. Don't envy you the track bashing though! Stay safe Roger Tnx. We'll manage. I've done the miniart tracks for the M4 and the tracks for the Tiger ( wich was a real pain 🤣 ) so this will get sorted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Hi Maddoxx, Very good work so far, and that scheme is very nice, in terms of color tone, it is always a difficult subject. I have that set, and I didn't really like how the colors turned out when they dried. Cheers Francis.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 In between other things i'm still working on the tracks. 41 down 33 to go...... And then there is another one 😵 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Wow! That certainly is a work-up! They certainly seem to be going together well - which is more than can be said of my Trumpeter 1/72 Famo 2-part links. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, echen said: Wow! That certainly is a work-up! They certainly seem to be going together well - which is more than can be said of my Trumpeter 1/72 Famo 2-part links. Tnx. Got one side done. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Nice job Maddox! The second one should be quicker now you know what you're doing! 🤣 I'll be following the painting stage and taking notes ahead of my Sherman tracks .... 🤓 Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoxx77 Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 After several days of short trackbuilding stints this is where i'm at. 10 links to go. My brain feels a bit fried. And i have to say these tracks really take the fun out of the build. The rest of the kit is a challenge but doable. These tracks are just awefull designed and there is no way to work around that. Tonight i'll finish the last part and then it's off to fun things again. Painting and weathering. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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