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Armor/AFV: Allied - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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My next interior kit - Char B1 Bis
ChrisDM
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Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 10:46 AM UTC
Hi Guys,

so here's the next interior kit on the way from Inside the Armour: a fighting compartment and turret interior for the Tamiya Char B1 Bis. This will be followed later in the year by the interior for the engine compartment

This is still a work in progress, but I thought I'd post here, now and again, to show you all the masters as they develop

Turret traverse


Upper turret, with cuppola ring, vision ports and interior and exterior casting texture


Lower turret with added texture, brackets for the traverse and added hatch mechanism detail. Plus a turret ring at the correct diameter with teeth (note: the hull will need slight modification to accept)




Fighting Compartment floor


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ChrisDM
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Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 10:49 AM UTC
75mm with replacement one piece barrel:




Driver's seat (the missing supports will be etched)

the thing on the left is a suspension bush

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ChrisDM
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Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 10:52 AM UTC
Firewall:


glacis: inside


and outside (with correct flat sided rivets and casting numbers)


and the Driver's binocular sight:


and just for scale:


Hopefully this should be ready in just a few weeks
Violetrock
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Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 08:08 AM UTC
drooling....
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