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  • Sherman M4A3 (76) Yvonne

    I first started with painting the bogies. This is a 3 step process that I have experimented with. I first primered, followed by a Rustoleum textured paint and then Tamita TS-28 OD. I plan on installing a Kim Olsen board but for now I will be using a V3 with the GAA Ford V8 sound card. This will be a slow build though.

    Cheers
    Wade

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    4:1 Gears arrived

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    • #3
      Boy is it a pain to install the bogies with limited space and I couldn't find my short screwdriver

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      • #4
        Don't know why it posted the pic twice

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        • #5
          Ok I will repost the pic of the lower hull with the bogies installed

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          • #6
            Upper hull with Mr. Surfacer applied
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            • #7
              The rear deck has what appears to be flat bar stock, I am going to use red glazing putty to give it the effect of weld beads like the 1:1
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              • #8
                The grill is kind of finished

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                • #9
                  Little update, installed gear box and tracks. Next is repaint and detailing of upper hull. Click image for larger version

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                    Decided on addressing the tools. I used a combination of Balsa, Bass, and wooden skewers. Click image for larger version

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                    • #11
                      Great work!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by 761st View Post
                        Great work!
                        Thank You

                        Going to try and get some more work done on the turret, I was not happy with how it turned out using auto body filler, most of it looked ok but there were a few spots where I redid it and it looked worse then it did before. So will have to rework it.

                        Cheers
                        Wade

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                        • #13
                          Wade. That's usually my conclusion after a spray. Beauty is, you can always re-spray.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Rebellion13 View Post

                            Thank You

                            Going to try and get some more work done on the turret, I was not happy with how it turned out using auto body filler, most of it looked ok but there were a few spots where I redid it and it looked worse then it did before. So will have to rework it.

                            Cheers
                            Wade
                            Luckily they are tanks and now show cars... :) Tank parts aren't really well finished so some roughness and inconsistencies are expected.

                            Derek

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                            • #15
                              [QUOTE=tank_me;n372833]

                              Luckily they are tanks and now show cars... :) Tank parts aren't really well finished so some roughness and inconsistencies are expected.

                              Derek[/QUOTE

                              The issue I had was I added "patches" to it, you could see the pattern of the cover up, and when I tried to lightly sand the area it just made the surface smooth and looked out of place. So I removed those areas and redid the putty and thinned it out near the edges. Just need to repaint and call it a day.

                              Cheers
                              Wade

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