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Post by PorcoRosso on Jul 5, 2021 16:39:11 GMT
I made a start on the assembly. As expected, it just builds itself. The hull comes in a flat pack which is a breeze to put together. The bottom photo shows the hull tapped together ready to be gluing. I'll run a drop of liquid cement on all the joints from the inside. This will stop me any glue burns on the outside if I'm a bit heavy handed when splashing it on.   |
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Post by Marco on Jul 5, 2021 17:43:12 GMT
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Post by Ian H. on Jul 5, 2021 23:57:03 GMT
Great start, Joe!
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Post by Paul B on Jul 6, 2021 3:54:54 GMT
Nice start Joe  |
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Post by PorcoRosso on Jul 6, 2021 5:33:46 GMT
Marco, Ian and Paul. Cheers chaps.
I'll continue with the hull today. That's what I like about Tamiya, any problems are of your own making.
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Post by tommygunn on Jul 6, 2021 5:39:23 GMT
Glad you’re enjoying it.
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Post by SteveM on Jul 6, 2021 6:42:34 GMT
There’s more than one or two manufacturers that could learn a lot from Tamiya that’s for sure  Off to a nice neat start matey  |
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Post by Armorguy on Jul 6, 2021 7:19:06 GMT
Mmm effective!
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Post by PorcoRosso on Jul 6, 2021 14:57:42 GMT
Thank you Tommy, Steve, and, Guy. I've assembled the hull and added the bump stoppers. The burning torch marks are really well represented. They reminded me of when I worked in Portsmouth Dockyard. We had a dockside burner who eyes were always very bloodshot. He was known as 'Two shots of red eye. He was also rough as a badger's arse! If they replicated his burning skills in 1/35th scale, modellers would say, those burning marks on the plate edges are way way over scale!   |
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Post by Ian H. on Jul 6, 2021 15:24:23 GMT
Hull is shaping up nicely, Joe. Great to hear about the weld marks. These new Tamiya offerings really are nice.
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Post by Paul B on Jul 6, 2021 15:36:59 GMT
Looking Joe, and those torch cuts can't be prominent enough on Russian armour . Remember, these vehicles were built to do a job and not for joy rides  |
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Post by PorcoRosso on Jul 6, 2021 15:45:13 GMT
Looking Joe, and those torch cuts can't be prominent enough on Russian armour . Remember, these vehicles were built to do a job and not for joy rides No Paul, the kit burning marks are superb. It was the guy I worked with I was taking the P out of. I can see why you thought that. I didn't word it very well. Sorry. |
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Post by Ian H. on Jul 6, 2021 16:08:38 GMT
Only the Russians would be fighting at one end of the assembly line and rolling fresh tanks into combat from the other end of the factory. LOL.
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Post by Paul B on Jul 6, 2021 16:32:05 GMT
That's exactly what I mean Ian . Joe those vehicles really are rough cut, I'll see if I have some pics of something close up . |
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Post by PorcoRosso on Jul 6, 2021 17:05:34 GMT
I know what you mean Paul. I remember the T-34 at Bovington. |
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Post by Boots on Jul 6, 2021 21:05:16 GMT
Grand start Joe  |
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Post by tommygunn on Jul 7, 2021 4:51:25 GMT
That’s it, they went from the tractor factory in Stalingrad, across the Steppe and straight into action.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jul 7, 2021 13:09:40 GMT
Nice work indeed mate.
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Post by PorcoRosso on Jul 7, 2021 14:45:57 GMT
Thank you gentleman. I've glued all the wheels together ready for painting when I go home. They are very nicely detailed. The drive sprockets, road wheels and return rollers are all made up with three parts each. I've yet to clean up the seams, but it will only require a light rub over with a sanding stick.  |
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Post by Paul B on Jul 7, 2021 15:04:36 GMT
You've done a wheely good job those Joe |
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