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Ahh! The madness returns. Individually made track links with detail. Good luck with that one Simon. That should send you to sleep:smiling5:
 

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Managed a little more yesterday

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added some basic detail inside the left sponson as it will just be visible through the open doorway
 

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Making you own links ! :flushed:
Well I've seen it all now, is there no end to your talents. I was impressed with the spokes on wheel making some time ago, this just takes it to another level. :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:
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:smiling: Morning John

track links are a lot easier to do than 1/72 wire wheels
 
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Wonderful internal work Mr T. Looking very nice indeed.

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Morning Steve - not gone overboard with the detail this time. Just enough that can be seen through the door

That's a good photo you just posted - I see there is another ammo rack inside the track unit. Couldn't see that on the pic I used. Also some good detail on the rear wheels :thumb2:
 

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Hi Simon
As usual your detailing is superb. Love the track link doing thingy but 8 rivets on each plate :sad: - patience of a saint.
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Cheers Jim - I still need to try a Mk2 track link press with built in rivets. If I can get that to work it will be better

Steves photo above showed that the kit tailwheel assembly was a bit lacking - the bar that the wheels attach to is just a solid block in the kit rather than an I beam with holes in it

I therefore pulled the tailwheel assembly off the hull and modified it best as I could to match the photo

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Needs a bit of tidying but better than the kit version

The wheels are also missing a lot of rivet heads so I started adding 0.25mm dia. punched lead foil ones
 
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Hi Simon may help if you have not already done the upgrades.
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Oh 'eck - thought I'd finished but Peters photos show even more detail and means there are more problems with the kit part
(Whoever scratched that new assembly can't count :rolling: - there should be five holes each side of centre on that axle beam)
 

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It will be the headlines tomorrow morning ! :surprised::surprised::surprised:
Shocked of Stamford
 
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Oh 'eck - thought I'd finished but Peters photos show even more detail and means there are more problems with the kit part
(Whoever scratched that new assembly can't count :rolling: - there should be five holes each side of centre on that axle beam)
Sorry sir.
Pete.
 
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No problem Pete - I appreciate you taking the time to post the pictures

Just means the build will take a little longer
 

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Great work so far Simon, this extra detailing is something I need to look at in my builds from now on.
 

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No problem Pete - I appreciate you taking the time to post the pictures

Just means the build will take a little longer
Going or coming at that time Simon
Mind you I was up making a cup of tea ! so that's two of us.
Tired of Stamford
 

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Great work so far Simon, this extra detailing is something I need to look at in my builds from now on.
Ian ... Hi if you do that you will be on the slippery slope that Steve Jones has entered , remember Simon ( he from the North ) is not one of us, but a magician.:surprised::upside::thumb2:

Sorry Simon we idolize you really:smiling2:
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Hi John - did the usual. Got home from work 19:20, sat down with a cuppa. Next thing I was waking up at 21:30. Made some dinner fell asleep again at 23:00. Woke up 02:30, fell asleep, woke up 03:15, fell asleep, woke up 04:35, got to bed at 5am, alarm went off at 5:50am!

Ian - extra detailing is good :thumb2:

You do have to be careful though as John says - I keep going too far........

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full interior on a 1/76th Sdkfz222 the majority of which can not be seen on the completed vehicle
 

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Morning Simon.
Another early waking here, just made a cuppa.
Nice to see the wheel again !
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The joys of fine detailing. It ill be worth it in the end. The wheel is stunning. Great work:thumb2:
 

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Morning all,
been using my time to rebuild the tail section - not finished yet but there is progress

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the frame has been rebuilt around the kit part which was first sanded flat to remove all detail

it was skinned with two layers of card then strip was used to create the flanges where needed

it has taken a lot of filling, trimming, sanding to get it to this point

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this shows how it fits together with the previously rebuilt axle assembly

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the wheels are in the process of getting replacement and additional rivets

thanks for looking in
 
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