Think I can call the hull complete.Now onto the turret.

Making my brain hurt , Edward
When do we get to see what's happening inside the hull ?
Looks like you have a lot going on down in there already .

I wish I could show you more.I don't know why I didn't take a shot of it before I buttoned it up.It was the CMK drivers area kit.Its meant for the Tamiya kit but if fit rather well for this kit.

Hi Edward,
Fantastic looking details you are adding, couple of questions

1) How did you find the CMK interior, I have it in my stash
2) I have tried soldering & not had much luck, could you show pics of the tools / type of gear you used, incase mine is too old or not the right type?

Cheers Mike

This is what I've been using so far for this build.Hope this helps.

Very interesting to see that you use a torch Edward, and the fine brush for the paste. thanks for sharing that. Do you solder the smaller items like the tool brackets, or do you glue those to the fenders? I ask because I was wondering how you do it with a torch with all those other soldered pieces so close together.

I will use the solder when I need a strong bond,IE damage fenders or tool boxes.Other than that I will use glue.But I'm trying to use more and more solder on my builds.Its sometimes hit or miss though with me.This build everything seems to be going well.

Thanks Edward, I am really enjoying watching your build, you've really got some momentum going!

So its been a while since my last updates,so here we go.
Changed a wheel out from a miniart kit.More of that to come.

A little more


All I can say on the miniart kits is wowwwww!

Excellent work Edward.
The level of detail you addeded to the good Takom kit ist just stunning.

Cheers
Walter

Beautiful work Edward, may I make one general observation, I like how you have beat op the rubber on the road wheels, but at that stage in the lifespan of the wheel, usually the part of the wheel that is in contact with the track would have been worn smooth and not have the mold ribs still on them.

Fantastic job man, can't wait to see it with some color on!

Beautiful PE fenders.

Thanks for all the kind words men,I agree with the road wheels and have started sanding them smooth,I also notice I have to take 1 more link from the tracks as well.More to come

Well I've been able to get some work done over the last couple of Saturday's.Slow but steady

Just the start of the basic painting of the Dshk.
I went with the Tahk DSHK,only because I had the kit gun fall out of my hand and well...lets just say it was steam rolled by my chair!!!But I will say the TAHK Dshk is beautiful.

Damn!!! I HATE it when that happens!

Great work! Can't wait to see how you paint and weather it.

Are the PE fenders Voyagers?

Thanks,yes the fenders are from Voyager.Still have some work to do on the outside as well.But it's getting closer to painting

Thanks for the information. Thinking about getting a set for a future T-55 project

A little update from this mornings bench time,did some welding with 2 part apoxy.Also was working with the ammo canisters strapes.What a pain in the.....

Nice work on the weld beads Edward, very convincing. the straps may be a pain in the..., but they look great in the end.

So construction is about 99% completed,starting to get ideas on supplies and other things to put on this

Thoughts?

Looks great. Where did you get that 5 gallon bucket?

It was from a Def Model set,I think modern equipment.