phantomconstructer Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...og-latrun-3.jpg i hope this link helps with the hull. but it looks perfect to me. the light guards are fine, i like the imperfections, its a tank, think about it. it runs over trees and stuff. a suggestion, for the axle, use a coat hanger. awsome work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...og-latrun-3.jpgi hope this link helps with the hull. but it looks perfect to me. the light guards are fine, i like the imperfections, its a tank, think about it. it runs over trees and stuff. a suggestion, for the axle, use a coat hanger. awsome work. Sure your pics help, thanks. Didn't have one of this quality taken from the rear side. About the light guards (thanks for the word in english), I'm not too sure, but I'll let them like that. And as I was a tanker for 15 years, I remember that they were not that easily bended, at least on my tank. And tankers worldwide used to take care of their tanks, trying to make them last as long as possible. But I was not a tanker in Vietnam, that's true, and I think that trouble with trees there were quite common. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 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. Here's hoping you'll get back to it soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Very soon, in fact. Thanks for your interest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 Klir (Future) is still drying on the Kfir. So it was time to move on with the M41. Just a few things though. Mainly PE. Bending PE. Easily done with the good tool. An afternoon's work. By the way, do you know the story of the idiot who buy a barrel depot gun barrel, and then opening the AFV bow to see there's already an alu barrel with the kit??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HWR MKII Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Very nice work. The PE parts reall set off the AFV club kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huey Gunner Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 By the way, do you know the story of the idiot who buy a barrel depot gun barrel, and then opening the AFV bow to see there's already an alu barrel with the kit???No. Tell us. Then I got one of my own.(M-10) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Looking like a tank now. Still a few things to add and to do, for example welding line, some bolts, sanding, etc... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GA.modelmaker Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 yeah baby thats looking good. cant waite to see it all painted up and weahered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hal Marshman Sr Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 One of the nicest looking US tanks, ever. Like the Chaffee and Stuart also. Hal Sr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Apart from the top .50 and the running gear, the build is nearly finished. Still you can find many things on an M41 in Vietnam. A copper rod between the lift handle. Ammunition boxes, wood and metal, for the .30 coax, and the top .50. I'll add a few sandbags next time, made of milliput. Talking about sandbags, there are many pics of M41 in Vietnam, with sandbag armour around the turret. So I've added a few support, so that the bags will stay in place. And there will be also on the turret roof more ammo boxes, jerrycans, tarps, etc.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Wow... this project is coming along so well... looks fantastic! -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAR Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Looking good Antoine!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 After a little bit of work with the plastics bits on the hull and turret, time to make the sandbags. two small equal part of both milliput composite, and some talcum. Blend Flatten, till its about 5mm thick Draw the sandbags limits with a cutter or a ruler. Cut and you have your sandbags. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 You have then about three hours before the milliput is dry, depending on the heat (Heated, it can be dry in minutes). Here is the result: Think like the Vietnamese tank commander, and put the sandbags randomly on the turret's sides (I still have to add some wire to attach the sandbags). Work them with a tool for working putty, to give them an "operational" look. And then (Drumming!), Tonio's Tool For Working The Sandbags, the tool that makes me famous all around the world, on the five continents and their surrounding (Perhaps on the moon too, I'm not sure). - Take a tea bag (Marrakech mint tea!!!) - Put it at the end of a cutter handle (Without the blade!) - Put a rubber band so that it will stay in place. You've got your tool. Then, apply it on the sandbags, to give them a fabric look. It appears to me quite realistic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huey Gunner Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Killer tip! Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 Killer tip! Thanks! De nada, my pleasure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Fantastic. Man those sandbags look awesome... can't wait to try that... The project is looking spectacular... =) -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 Not ww2, not German, not really interesting for most of ARCers, but still making progress! Very useful, those tea bags! AFV don't put a gun shield cover in the box, you've to buy it apart. I didn't found one, and anyway I wanted to have a try scratching it by myself. Scissors, plastic glue and the tea bag. Cut the tea bag so that its edge is no more rounded, but straight. Then apply a glue line at the top of the gun shield cover place on the turret, and put the tea bag on it. Let it dry before carrying on. When it's dry, same thing under the gun. Just cut the gun shield cover in two so that there is room for the barrel. Then glue the two sides one by one. Let it dry. I also wanted a tarp to put on the rear turret's top. Water, white glue, and again the tea bag!!! Put some white glue in the water, and blend it. Then put the bag in it, so it is soaked with "glued" water. Roll the bag. Cut the edge to make it straight. Put it on the turret so that it will get its shape while drying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 Towing rope. Choose some thin electric wire. Strip the plastic, twist the wire, glue with cyano. Done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HWR MKII Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Excellent tips my friend. Its good to see someone doing stuff like this themselves. Alot of people are too dependant on what resin can give them. Keep it up cant wait to see more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Great to see you're back at it and this tank is looking great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 As I didn't like the final aspect of the gun shield cover (Too "crude" to my liking), I've decided to remove the tea bag, and wait for an AFV club part (That I'll have to order somewhere...). So, after removing some glue marks with sanding paper, and gluing the return rollers, I've started to put on the undercoat. Didn't know at first which color to choose, but in the end, I decided myself for a coat of tamiya TS 5 olive drab: After a quick overview, there's nearly nothing to repair before attacking the main job. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 So, here is the plan: The lifecolor set contain 6 different tone of OD. I want to use all of them, as basic color, or simply as a shade. The darker tone will be for the hull sides, and the lighter for the turret's roof. Starting after the coffee break. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 Preparing the vision blocks: A coat of flat white XF2. Then a coat of clear blue XF23. And only a coat of XF2 on the barrel. Then I just have to put on the masks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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