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- Jakko
Back to the front I had a lot of fun, for a given definition of “fun”, adding the little bits of chain that connect the stowage rack to the little bars on the mudguards. The first one went fine, after tinkering with the second for a while I had to stop and do something else for an hour or so before going on.
From the other side, with two (still loose) ammunition boxes in place:
As you can see, I also made the little boxes on the mudguards. I have no idea what these are for or where they came from, so I estimated their dimensions to be 7 mm wide, 6 mm deep and 4 mm high and built them from plastic strip and card, plus some copper wire for part of the latch.
On the back, I glued the stowage bin to the rear of the engine deck and added rear mudguards from an unknown kit, that another modeller kindly donated to me after I asked if anyone knew a source of these. The square can on the left is from the old Italeri accessories set, with an aluminium strip handle. The real tank carried some kind of large, square container here but I can’t make out what it was. This seems to be about the right size and shape, so I used it. There’s a smaller box that needs to go to its left, but I haven’t finished that yet.
From the other side, with two (still loose) ammunition boxes in place:
As you can see, I also made the little boxes on the mudguards. I have no idea what these are for or where they came from, so I estimated their dimensions to be 7 mm wide, 6 mm deep and 4 mm high and built them from plastic strip and card, plus some copper wire for part of the latch.
On the back, I glued the stowage bin to the rear of the engine deck and added rear mudguards from an unknown kit, that another modeller kindly donated to me after I asked if anyone knew a source of these. The square can on the left is from the old Italeri accessories set, with an aluminium strip handle. The real tank carried some kind of large, square container here but I can’t make out what it was. This seems to be about the right size and shape, so I used it. There’s a smaller box that needs to go to its left, but I haven’t finished that yet.