Antoine Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 (edited) Not yet ready to build the Jagdtiger's dio, and I don't feel like finishing a just started M51 Sherman. So here is my new project: M41 A3 walker bulldog from AFV club, which I'll build as a South Vietnamese one. To get along with the kit: - photo etch from Eduard - a barrel from Barrel Depot (What I didn't know before buying it was that there was already one in the box.... ) - Friul tracks I want to get rid asap of the photoetch (That's a nightmare for me with my sausage-like fingers), so I've started to build small sub groups. Here is the tool storage for shovel, pickaxe, etc... Continuing currently with the .50. Edited July 26, 2008 by Antoine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 Linky for the box review by Terry Ashley at PMMS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 The .50. Not yet finished, as I need to add the handles at the rear end. The look with the photo etched parts is worth the effort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishwelding Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Looking forward to seeing this one come together. The Bulldog, like the Chaffee before it, are favorites of mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Interesting subject! Hope to build one of the upgraded Danish M41s one day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 Today's work: Road wheels, drive sprockets, idler wheels, and roller. Some damage done while cutting the parts from the sprue, but nothing really bad, as nevertheless I'll have to do some cuts on the wheel's rubber to make them "live". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GA.modelmaker Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 i am going to follow this one. nice work so far. i see you do like i do get those darn road wheels out of the way frist. and after that rest of the build should be a breeze and that .50 cal looks great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 I see you do like i do get those darn road wheels out of the way frist. Exactly, yes. I don't really look forward to build or paint them with each kit. Just masking them before paint could be a nightmare. All metal road wheels suits me well in general. But anyway, the building went fairly well here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Lots of road wheel rubber to paint! I will be checking this thread from time to time. I love build reports MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GA.modelmaker Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 here a little tip for road wheels usae a sharpie for them. go ahead and spray them your base color and after that just go around them with the sharpie and then give it a dusting of a flat coat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 (edited) Some troubles today with Serving to post the pics. So I've gone to flickr. I've glued the suspension arms. I've kept myself some margin so as to be able to build the rolling gear more "live". This is how it could look in the end. But for the moment, the road wheels, driving sprockets, idler wheel and return roller are not glued, they will be after the painting, and before the weathering. Edited July 30, 2008 by Antoine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 One of my fave tanks of all time... ranks second only to the Tiger in my book ;-) At any rate... this should be a really fun build... Are you going to build a dio around it? Would be nice to see it rolling over some rocky terrain or even a downed small tree... to show off the suspension. -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 I don't know yet about the dio, but it is possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 Edited my last post with bigger pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I think this is the tank that Godzilla destroyed many times over in his movies. I like this tank and will be watching with interest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 I'm currently fighting my way through the PE (What a pain in the ####!). The front end is finished. The PE tools displayed here are extremely useful. Closer. Once finished, some sanding will be necessary. More closer. The worker responsible for welding the lights protection must have been very drunk... I ask you, on which planet do we live??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Outstanding job...really amazing! Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 Still fighting with the PE. But this time on the rear of the hull. It was sometimes tricky to find the exact place of some parts, as neither Eduard's or AFV's instruction are very clear. I gave a coat of Surfacer to the exhausts, to prepare the weathering work. How it look from the rear side. The chain near each of the gas tanks caps will not be left as they are, I've just glued one end and waiting for complete drying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 Forgot to talk about a little problem with the drive sprocket. I'll try to explain as clearly as I can. The DS have two parts, an axle an the ds itself. You got to put the axle in its place through the hull. But then, the problem is that there is only a small part of the axle that go inside the DS, no more than 1 or 2mm. So I think it can't support the weight of the tracks once they will be in place. Solution: Replace the plastic axle with a brass one, longer, that will go through the entire width of the DS. I have to find that axle before starting the painting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingSnowmew Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Looking very nice so far! Looking forward to seeing it finished! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GA.modelmaker Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 i go away for a few days and you all most have it done. loos great to me so far. any idea on how yo are going to paint it yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 i go away for a few days and you all most have it done. loos great to me so far. any idea on how yo are going to paint it yet? I'm not really sure to undestand what you mean, but yes, I already know how I'll paint it. I want it to be an ARVN tank (Didn't have many pics, though), there is not so much choice: Olive drab. I'll put a first coat of tamiya's XF62 olive drab. Then I'll have some fun weathering it with this set of paint from lifecolor: But still, I have to build the turret, and fix the drive sprocket axle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jugjunkie Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Looking great and i shall be watching this one come together. Geoff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Any progress? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 No, sorry, not for the moment. Finishing the kfir, and got to find a good axle for the driving sprocket. Thanks for your interest. :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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