Groningen, Netherlands
Joined: September 21, 2003
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Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 - 03:03 AM UTC
Maryland, United States
Joined: September 15, 2005
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Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 - 05:03 AM UTC
This is gonna be great!
Whose sprocket did you use?
DK
Paris, France
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Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 - 05:25 AM UTC
Look Really Great Jurjen
why did you leave the engine bay open, any hint ??
cheers
Seb
Austria
Joined: May 01, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 04:28 AM UTC
Hi Jurjen!
Looks really cool, wondering what you are doing with the engine bay. Nice fenders too.
Looking forward to see more,
Best regards,
Andreas
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Groningen, Netherlands
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Posted: Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 06:21 AM UTC
Hi guys!
At first I wanted to make an interior and engine bay but it proved to much work. With this model I want to try new things on painting and weathering. So no interior and engine!
I will keep you updated!
Jurjen
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 06:45 AM UTC
Great work Jurgen. Lets see - youve managed to use Fruil track, Armor Track Models resin sproket, Tamiya bins, Modelpoint mantlet cover(?) and a fair amount of scatchwork. Whats the deal with the card in the engine bay and the replacement fenders?
Im going to wait for the next version to come out before I pony up......
Chris
Groningen, Netherlands
Joined: September 21, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 02:03 AM UTC
Hi guys!
New update

I wasn't happy with the PE enginescreen because it is not correctly lined up. So I made a new one. This is what I mean:

I tried to make a new one, which I'm quite happy with. Not finished though!

Now up to the front hull...
Cheers!
Jurjen
Napoli, Italy
Joined: September 02, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 02:44 AM UTC
but....aren't the tracks mounted reverse?!Good job so far.....
Ciro
Groningen, Netherlands
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Posted: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 02:50 AM UTC
About the tracks... no idea! I just put them on for the photo..

There aside at the moment

Cheers!
Correze, France
Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 07:42 AM UTC
Really good start Jurjen. It looks you have already done some serious work on it.
Keep on posting.
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Napoléon
England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 09:22 AM UTC
Great work Jurjen! The detail looks great.
Texas, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 10:00 AM UTC
Looks sharp Jurjen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 08:15 AM UTC
Thanks guys! It is a real joy to build. Most time is going to add weld seams. Front hull is almost done and I will make some photos tomorrow.
Cheers and have a nice evening.

Lima, Peru
Joined: April 07, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 11:43 AM UTC
It looks good so far, can't wait to see more. Are those olive green parts from Tamiya T-55? How did you make those fenders? They look OK and I want to try something simmilar for my T-55. Best regards.
José.
Groningen, Netherlands
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Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 04:34 AM UTC
Hi guys,
New update. Let me know what you think!




Cheers!
Illinois, United States
Joined: July 11, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 04:42 AM UTC
AWESOME!

Keep it up! Ryan
England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 05:16 AM UTC
Great work Jurjen!
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 06:05 AM UTC
Lovely work to see, its great to see this progress!
Can't wait to see some paint on it. By the way I know what you mean about the interior. I decided to interior detail my T-55... it's taking rather a lot of work to paint!

Skåne, Sweden
Joined: August 15, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 10:46 AM UTC
Hi
Great work Jurjen,i wounder how thik is the fuel lines? is it 020 mm brass or ?? are they the same as the one you have on the front of the tank to the lamp??
/s
Groningen, Netherlands
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Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 08:09 PM UTC
Hi guys!
Thanks for your comments.

The fuel lines are made from 0.2 lead wire. I tried to use solderwire, but it is too soft though..Same wire is used for the headlight guard.
Cheers!
England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 10:02 PM UTC
Excellent Jurjen, can't wait to see paint on it.. Any clues on what you are going to try out?
PM incoming ....
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Groningen, Netherlands
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Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009 - 02:52 AM UTC
I'm still doubting about the paintjob. I think I'm going to try something different than the usual green colours. Maybe a winter, whitewash version or a sand-coloured vehicle. Choices, choices...
What would you guys would like to see? Desert or Winter? Let me know!
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009 - 03:03 AM UTC
Desert would be cool for a change!
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009 - 03:44 AM UTC
A winter whitewash would be cool!! haven't seen many of those!
On the workbench:
1/48 Spitfire Mk V & Mk VIII (Spitfire Campaign)
1/72 Challenger II (British Armor Campaign)
1/48 AH-64D Apache (CAS)
California, United States
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Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009 - 08:50 AM UTC
Good work, Jurjen I'm guessing it's going to be blown up/abandoned tank at the end?