That's all I have so far. There's no instruction sheet with this conversion set for me to determine where some of the extra resin parts go so I'll have to start looking at more pics of this tank. This build might take awhile.
Well, that's all I got done on my first day of the New Year. I hope you enjoyed the Grand re-opening again. Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.
Last Edit: 16 Jan 2019 18:02 by Duke Maddog.
Mark, those look like a fantastic start to 2019. I think that they will be great little additions to the armories of each group. That T-28 is gonna be an interesting vehicle when you are finished with it. And that Japanese tank is certainly different from others I've seen in books and magazines. Really good work there man. Happy New Year and may you have continued success in your projects.
Thanks Dave! I am enjoying these little vehicles, especially since they are so easy and fast to build. I gotta see what else I can get done. Thanks again for stopping in and commenting.
Thanks Sherm! I'm hoping this trend and pace continues.
Way to start the new year Mark.
That will be 5 done by the second week of January.
Thanks Frank! I do hope to maintain this pace for a while. I really want to clear a lot of empty boxes away.
After that, I added the vertical stabilizer with the spine and then went to close up the cockpit with the canopy so I could mask it and have it ready for paint. That's when I found this: numb nuts in the rear seat was sitting too high!
Once I sand smooth that goubash on the intake, this bird will be ready for paint.
I used up all my Tamiya 1/2" tape on that.
Then I finished the boosters; assembling them fully. These things are tall!
That box fan behind this assembly is a 24" box fan so you can get a general idea of how huge this beastie is. Now all I have to do is decal the shuttle and then it will be ready for mounting on the fuel tank.
Only one problem though: the forward bracket that holds the front part of the shuttle to the fuel tank broke off and went missing. It is a V-shaped part that I need to find. If however, anyone has a 1/72 scale Monogram Space Shuttle they don't intend to mount on the boosters and fuel tank, I'll be willing to buy that part from you. Please let me know.
Yeah, those tracks were tough, I'd had enough that day. I might get the other side on later this week.
Once I paint this, I'll be marking it in West German markings to signify a vehicle that was added to the Bundeswehr after the unification. The other two I will make Russian and either Syrian or Egyptian.
Okay, that's all I got for now. I hope you enjoyed the tour. Stay tuned, there's more to come; especially since it's supposed to rain for the next three days! Yay!!!
Last Edit: 16 Jan 2019 18:03 by Duke Maddog.
Nice job those boosters Mark!
Last Edit: 14 Jan 2019 16:44 by moon puppy.
Thanks Bob! They were so easy to do; I'm wondering why I didn't take care of that sooner. I do like how they look.
The armor is a nice break from masking - painting - masking - painting.
I now have 1/72 scale armor sitting out ready for building when I need a break.