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Post by mikeh on Jun 2, 2023 15:27:16 GMT -5
Posting some pictures of this build. Opening up loaders hatch.  That was easy.  They really are nice tracks but they did not glue together as Trumpeter says they will. I took the staples from the instruction sheet, an old fix that works ok.  |
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Post by mikeh on Jun 2, 2023 15:37:14 GMT -5
Trumpeter does not supply the spare track or holder that runs across the back of the hull. I canabalized a section of track from an old pz IV wreck and built a rack from spare plastic.   Two pieces of sprue make a decent periscope for the fighting compartment.  |
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Post by mikeh on Jun 2, 2023 15:45:17 GMT -5
Getting there, added a couple gas cans to the rear deck with a strand of wire to look like they are secured.  Time to start painting.  |
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Post by McCoy on Jun 2, 2023 16:16:28 GMT -5
Trumpeters 1:72 tracks is quite simply just rubbish!
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Post by Whiterook on Jun 4, 2023 6:44:49 GMT -5
Very cool build! I’ve never built a Trumpy kit, it it looks like a nicely molded kit…tracks are always hit or miss for me, but I’ve typically built very old kits bought at estate sales; the new kits I’ve bought are dramatically better, so far.
…looks like you fashioned the loader’s hatch door from styrene? Have you entered thos on MSCs Panther Build?
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Post by mikeh on Jun 4, 2023 12:55:47 GMT -5
Very cool build! I’ve never built a Trumpy kit, it it looks like a nicely molded kit…tracks are always hit or miss for me, but I’ve typically built very old kits bought at estate sales; the new kits I’ve bought are dramatically better, so far. …looks like you fashioned the loader’s hatch door from styrene? Have you entered thos on MSCs Panther Build? Yes, hatch is just some styrene from a sheet I had. |
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