M26 Recovery - Updated progress 21/01

Vlad mate, you are the crew,produce the mod!!!!

bill

So I'm (not) sorry there wont be tracks chaps hope this doesn't disappoint!

I wont bore you with sprue shots and all that as we all know what she looks like but I will start with some cutting and modifying to accept the rather large chunk of resin, the engine is a nice piece, comparing it to the images in the Tank Workshop book its all there and really doesn't need many additions if any, what does disappoint though is the panel for the engine compartment, major shrinkage or just plain wrong.





With that I will save the detail and skip the rest. So then i knocked up the radiator and added the relevant brass





I then picked up my jewellers saw and nipped out the sump and transmission from the chassis



And here's how the lump takes up all the space!



I then cut away the access panels from the engine compartment, these are replaced with PE, and assembled the engine compartment to add some strength. this is ready now to accept the support pillars that hold the access panels in place.



So that's me so far, only a little progress but a good destructive start

The engine looks the biz mate. Keep it coming!!!!

bill

Sooooooperb matey

Its been a slow process...... mainly due to the boy being back at school and I have been exploring Assassins creed origins xmas pressie of the missus so it would be rude not to play it lots

But I have made a small amount of progress on the engine compartment and the 'donk' as its apparently called
Found a home for all the pipework and framed up the access areas, then added the PE.... So that's the compartment dun! time to move on with the rest of the office now.






Still some tidying to carry out on the resin, filling air bubbles etc.

And as a footnote, the 'chains' that Boots so kindly brought to the table, turns out they are the same as the ones on the Scammel, due to them being Scammel chains!!!!! who knew!!!

I usually spend time on world of tanks or more recently war thunder, ACo is not really 7yr old friendly, although he is most interested
I wasn't sure about CoD, they were kinda losing the plot quite considerably, but I've been told WWII is much better, you will have to let us know....

BTW fella, edited a footnote you might be innnerested in

Fantastic start on this & great work getting that engine in to shape, hope your going to keep the engine bay open to show all that detail 😁😁

Cheers Des, yes the access panels will be left off, they are supplied as separate items in the Eduard interior set, the white styrene are the frames that hold the panels in place.

Thanks Jeff, too kind buddy 😁