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February 27, 2013
An old kit, but it seems to be a basis for a nice model.
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February 27, 2013
These springs seem to be a prominent features in the running gear.
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February 27, 2013
Scraping the plastic coils off and replacing them with copper wire was easy.
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February 27, 2013
Idler wheels need lots of work. The holes aren't even centered.
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February 27, 2013
Have to rework and detail many parts to get them to my liking....
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February 27, 2013
The suspension on one side is done. Added wheel disks to the idlers with a rivet in the middle, a bolt on the front road wheel suspension arm, and some resin bolts (with washers) on the main suspension bar.
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February 28, 2013
Thinning the fenders. The one on the left is done.
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March 4, 2013
Big gaps in the turret's gun mantlet needed fixing. I use sheet styrene to narrow the opening. This was carved and sanded to shape later.
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March 4, 2013
Used stretched sprue as weld beads
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March 4, 2013
Just have to add the tools and then we can paint!
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March 4, 2013
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March 8, 2013
Added the base coats of paint and glossed it. Ready for decals.
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March 14, 2013
All done.

27 February 2025, 06:37 -

Plan to build the Afrika Korp flammpanzer version, used at Tobruk.

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