More pics.
having found a detailed picture of the rear side of the engine compartment and the related fan I've decided to detailed that zone a little bit.

Blades have been folded.




A sign has been signed using a pencil.



Comparison with the real picture



Drill it!

Done! ..much better!!







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Great work man! Great you have all those pictures, helps a lot.
Keep on going!

wow.you are doing some great work.

Thanks guys!

hull modifications:



This is the kit weldings, not enough for me...

again with PE!



Some works on the turret

really nice work! Let us know how the tires came out of the mould too.

Sure I'll post pics of moulds. I just have to complete some more pieces (for an airplane) for making a single mould operation

More pics of the revised turret:

i must say you do great work.

Thanks for your kind words. Much appreciated.

I want to remade the welding edges using a rubber tape as guide and the Mr. Surfacer 500 as liquid putty an a new blade for the welding pattern.













When the putty is dry I'm used to made some passes with a sandpaper in order not to have sharp edges.

More on the interiors:

Very nice work so far, hope to see more of it soon! I wish I had your attention to detail.

Thank you for your kind words guys, much appreciated.

Starting with the external metal edge and the inner edge roll (black rubber on the original).



The turret hutch must be modified and this is only the first step...

nice work on the weld seams,looks great.

This is the exterior of the hatch before and after the anti slip treatment: hair spray and a powder for dentists ( I don't remember the name).







This is the dry fitting for the gear inside the turret. Even if the gear is too flat I'll use a strong washing/drybrushing job for enhance the deep.

Metal edges done!

Dry fitting (...one of the most!)

great work on the kit very nice.

The rear - left wheel bay must be totally remade and then cut/detailed. This is necessary for a correct straight, flat and well done job.

Some modification to the .50 bipod. This is the starting point.

Some more pics of the inner rear part of the hull.

Internal - rear dry fitting check (not an easy part to photograph...).
Later the wall has been reduced in height for some mm.

There is not enough space around the wheels so I've decided to "lowering" them just adding some spacers. Some more modifications will be showed in future in order to keep all the parts in an "armonic" order.

Maurizio,
Just a superb build due to your attention to detail, and your ability to correct numerous kit errors, and mistakes. Looking forward to your continued build. Will be subscribing so I don't miss any of your updates.
Joel