M8 HMC

Made a toothed gear ring from Evergreen. 

 

 

 

 

 

Primer 

How worser sight gets, how smaller the parts get ???? 

 

Punch & die, selfmade 

Starting to upgrade the inside of the turret. Sadly the interior set from Eduard isnt in production anymore... 

Found some 13 teeth sprockets in a aftersale for just €6, couldnt hold myself 

Turret madness, detailing the interior 

Clamp tools from Mig, nice but oh so small 

Turret almost ready, had to relocate the seats too 

 

 

Working the whole day on the grousers. Tried glueing with CA as well weldering 

 

 

Made some shellcases from Evergreen rods (the left is a resin one from Verlinden) 

3 days of soldering the grousers. Now waiting for Evergreen profiles to make the racks. Open the shops please... 

Still on the grousers...
 

After the primer it shure looks better. Making the grousers from pe parts was horror, but now I think they look quite nice. 

Whole day making ammo, did a colortest which olive drab to use, Mig 927 won 

Discovered the whole backside is old M5A1. Wrong airvent and pintle (topleft)
Rightdown: at last I found a pic with the right place of the clevis 

 

Adjusted to the right hight 

The hull can be closed 

 

 

 

Modulation day 

Modulation day 

Modulation day 

Decal menace, the old Tamiya ones didN’t came of the paper anymore after all those years.
Dry decals from Verlinden did partially the job (also 25 years old)
Ordered a sheet of Star Decals for the vehicle numbers. Glad the shop had them in stock... 

 

 

First wash after the markings were placed 

 

On track(s) 

On tracks(s) 

Removed one shackle, they were too loose 

Weathering, rainmarks from Lifecolor, I love that stuff