That Sherman looks really nice --- good job! But now you've done it -- I have the urge to build some tanks again. Like I don't have enough tank kits around the house.
On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:16 AM, Bones <[email protected]> wrote: > Well it's finished and I have to say that I'm happy with the completed > model. It just needs a coat of clear to even out some of the glue smudge > marks. This model is well worth the effort of building, the tracks even met > exactly when I joined them !. Where the tracks roll around the front drive > sprocket I had to flatten the guide teeth since the sprocket doesn't > actually mesh with anything and the track sort of sits flat against the > roller. There are a few fat banana finger mistakes but I seem to be the > only one who knows where they are so it's all good. > You'll notice Julius Perdana's Fury Sherman started..so far a nice bit of > kit to assemble, I'm looking forward to working on it. > > Bones > > On Saturday, October 18, 2014 10:55:28 AM UTC+10, Bones wrote: > >> I thought I'd start the Sherman and this is the finished turret. Most of >> it was done in 150gsm except for the barrel which was copy paper 80gsm, I >> tried to roll it in card but it was too thick. The attachment loops on the >> outside were made from some of old mate PICNIC's stainless aircraft tie >> wire and then painted. Everything fits like the last T34 model, tolerances >> are down to the width of a fly poop. >> >> The hull inner frame is done and ready for skinning now, be warned >> though, it's just about all butt joins and even where some of the small >> parts are tab joins I just cut them off and butt glued them as it easier >> and the shapes aren't deformed by the tabs. >> >> More to come. >> >> Bones >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Vees across the moon wild geese seeking adventure? My thoughts wing with them -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
