Doug Rogers Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Here it is, looks like a fairly simple build but I'm hoping a little bit of fettling will bring it to life a bit more. I'm planning on adding a little PE, maybe a couple of Alpine Miniatures figures. I was surprised at the size of the turret, about the same size as an M3 Stuart! The kit 'rubber band' tracks don't look too bad actually so I'll probably run with those. The decals are less than comprehensive though, so I'll be looking for some AM decals. Edited July 31, 2010 by Doug Rogers
daz greenwood Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Looks good Doug. I nearly bought the Trumpeter 5-in-1 kit yesterday.
Doug Rogers Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 Don't know a lot about it TBH Daz, I'm assuming it's not quite up to the Tamiya/Dragon sort of spec, but can be made into a passable rendition with a bit of TLC. Seeing as this is a long GB, I'll probably just keep adding stuff until you can't see the tank for stowage
daz greenwood Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Its not up to Tamiya or Dragon standard, but Ive seen some nice builds come out of it.
Mike Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Good choice Doug... as you said, it's not the best of the bunch, but you should be able to wrangle it into something fetching - especially with the addition of those Alpine Miniatures figures. They're little works of art
AnonymousFO98 Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Nice one Doug will be interesting to see it with all the stowage!
Doug Rogers Posted July 7, 2010 Author Posted July 7, 2010 Just a quick update, got most of the chassis done, and most of the turret hardware. Probably go with the kit crew in the end rather than the Alpine figures I was going to go with initially, spent this months modelling budget already! Oops! Doing some more today.
Doug Rogers Posted July 21, 2010 Author Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Got some more done over the last few days, got her 99% together and in primer. It certainly has presence! Tracks are together and painted black ready for weathering. Taking it to the wire as usual, should finish off next week. Edited July 22, 2010 by Doug Rogers
AnonymousFO98 Posted July 21, 2010 Posted July 21, 2010 Cool! Keep up the good work Doug! l being well should have her finished in time for the deadline!
Doug Rogers Posted July 31, 2010 Author Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) OK, here we are finished. It's a pretty basic model compared to a Tamiya/Dragon kit, moulding a little 'soapy', but overall not bad for a shelf sitter. More pics in the gallery in a minute. Hope you like it. Edited July 31, 2010 by Doug Rogers
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