Takom 432 Peak Turret 11/09 Finished

I've started work on the conversion set and so far have had to fill a few pin holes and sort out the miss cast turret hatch. this was curved in profile at the top and too short. Filler & superglue have built it up and now it's sanded to shape it now fits the hatch opening correctly. As I'm going for a closed up hull the hatch will be shut as well if I can get it to sit flush! 

The turret periscopes are bloody awful and need re working to look half decent I think. The GPMG barrel is a waste of resin being just a blob and too short, luckily I have spares in the stash. You also get a new exhaust but the flap is cast closed so showing a running vehicle is not possible. It's also warped so I'll use the takom one. As you can tell I'm not overly impressed with this set, the detail is soft and there are quite a few flaws. Also the only new parts seem to be the hull roof and the decals. Everything else has come from AA's 432 kits or the saxon apc with peak turret. I'm glad I only paid £20 instead of £32 on the AA website.

I’m surprised at the poor quality AA kit Pete, I thought they had top stuff but maybe not then?

Good luck with it fella  

I've now got the aa hull top in place. It fitted pretty good but was a bit of a pain to glue as it's resin. I've also added a thin strip of plastic card to the sides , on the real thing this is quite noticeable but is not very well defined on the kit. It's something I noticed on the bulldog build but due to the extra armour I didn't fix it then. Simple to rectify and makes a big difference to the look of the model later on. The engine grills fit fine with just a little sanding here and there of the opening. They are just test fitted at the moment.  

This will be a great conversion. Watching with interest.

Best wishes,

Ian

Lovely clean building there Pete

Well I've almost finished the build with just a few bits to add to the hull before I sort out the scopes on the peak turret. The kit really doesn't take long if you don't add the interior.

Superb building as usual

Cheers fellas, the model is now ready for primer after tackling the turret scopes. I used plastic strip to get some definition and add a recess for the glass. Not the best but much better than the original versions. I also adapted the takom gimpy and added the extended muzzle from some thin tubing. 

another great build work! Me likes a lot!