Pete's Italeri 1/35 Kangaroo

[Steve Jones]

A terrific choice for the GB Pete. Not seen one before so I will look forward to seeing how you tackle it. Looks like you have quite the following all ready so I shall snuggle up next and enjoy the ride. Good luck

 

[papa 695]

Nice one Pete, and a nice start.

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Boing!!!!!!1

 

[Deleted member 7237]

A terrific choice for the GB Pete. Not seen one before so I will look forward to seeing how you tackle it. Looks like you have quite the following all ready so I shall snuggle up next and enjoy the ride. Good luck

Nice one Pete, and a nice start.

Boing!!!!!!1

Thanks sorry for the lack of work on this not to good at the moment, all good things will come to those who wait it sounds good at least.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi have done a bit more.
Had a look at the hull and as how our all knowing oracle/guru "doesn't really have anything important wrong with it".
Well I've put some of the missing details on.
Added 49 rivets per side and 10 bolt heads for the rear idler mount.
Measured out position for the rivets.

Thanks for stopping by.
Pete.

 

[scottie3158]

Pete,
Some lovely additions the rivet detail looks spot on.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Pete,
Some lovely additions the rivet detail looks spot on.

Cheers Paul, there gonna be a lot more by the time I finished I'm afraid.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi finished detailing the hull by adding the missing suspension retaining bolt heads, 30 per side.

Cheers Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi got the all the mods to the bogie units done.

Added 3 nuts/studs to bootm of the units. (it should have 6 but you can't see the top 3 so haven't them)
" 2 rear skid bolts.
" 2 front skid bolts.
" 2 top roller bracket bolts
" 2 rear roller bracket bolts (it should have 4 bolts but you can't see the top 2 bolts so haven't them)
Drilled the 4 front roller bracket bolt holes and the 2in the top.
Thined down the return skid.




Reference pic's




Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Drilled 2 holes and blacked off from in side and added 2 x drain plug bolts for the differential and final drive.





Fitted dif/ drive sprocket flange.

Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Started work on the interior.

Removed the M7 gun mount and the floor finger holes to the excess hatches.


Reference pic of transmission and bulkhead


Added some bulkhead detail and some fluid pipes to the five-speed gearbox




Thank you for looking in.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7181]

Cracking detail work Pete. I'd love to be working at that kind of level one day.

Do you have a tool for making the rivets & bolts? I often wonder how you guys do it.

 

[Si Benson]

Nice work Pete

 

[bilbo]

Cracking detail work Pete. I'd love to be working at that kind of level one day.

Do you have a tool for making the rivets & bolts? I often wonder how you guys do it.

Pete apologies for intruding on your thread.

Andy - believe most use a punch and die set to punch out small circles of plasticard

 

[Deleted member 7181]

Pete apologies for intruding on your thread.

Andy - believe most use a punch and die set to punch out small circles of plasticard

Ah, thanks.

I wondered if you chaps were cutting slices off styrene rod or something like that. Punching out sounds more feasible.

 

[Jakko]

I wondered if you chaps were cutting slices off styrene rod or something like that.

That’s the method that used to be used before the widespread availability of modellers’ punch-and-die sets (and probably still is by people who don’t have one).

 

[Steve Jones]

Stunning work Pete. You really are a top notch detailler. Terrific stuff

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi got the floor in, adding side floor rivets, added rear to seat frame, seat cushion, rear gearbox lever, radio, instrument panel, front tans cover, rear hull panel.

Thank you for looking in.
Pete.

 

[scottie3158]

Pete,
Great additions.

 

[JR]

Sorry I'm late, took the wrong exit.
Nice introduction on the beast, those photos reminded me off the Annual Rabble Outing to Margate, when Steve lost his trousers ( least said about that the better )
Pete, beautiful work, glad it's passing muster !
I'll sit at the back, brought my own biscuits.