Builds Desert War Group Build 06FA56’s Miniart /35 Grant 1

[SPROCKET321]

that's coming along steadily, and the most important thing, sounds like you are enjoying the work on it. The suspension will be challenging.

 

[06FA56Paderborn]

that's coming along steadily, and the most important thing, sounds like you are enjoying the work on it. The suspension will be challenging.

It was fun, bit of finishing off, not sure whether the top roller is steel or rubber covered, difficult to tell from photos as it’s not easy to tell in B&W.

 

[Helm]

Progress so far
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A base coat of US Olive drab now being over painted with a first coat of Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow.

Interesting kit with a lot of detail, goes together well, the suspension is however a little bit on the intricate side each wheel station consisting of 22 or so parts, even before you get on to the track each link consists of 4 parts and there are 79 links each side.

The like is in lieu of a FML

 

[06FA56Paderborn]

The like is in lieu of a FML

Sorry don’t get the banter FML?

 

[Helm]

Sorry don’t get the banter FML?

F**K My Life

 

[06FA56Paderborn]

F**K My Life

Got you, thanks for that.

 

[Cold_Collation]

F**K My Life

Always thought it was luck.

 

[Cold_Collation]

It was fun, bit of finishing off, not sure whether the top roller is steel or rubber covered, difficult to tell from photos as it’s not easy to tell in B&W.

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Whether it's rubber-coated or not (it's looks solid to me but I'm probably wrong) I think you'd get away with self-coloured.

Early VVSS

vodnik.net

 

[06FA56Paderborn]

Whether it's rubber-coated or not (it's looks solid to me but I'm probably wrong) I think you'd get away with self-coloured.

Early VVSS

vodnik.net

Thanks, how On earth did you find that site?

 

[Cold_Collation]

Thanks, how On earth did you find that site?

Googled M3 suspension, then VVSS, then hit 'images'.

 

[06FA56Paderborn]

Googled M3 suspension, then VVSS, then hit 'images'.

I obviously went off down a different rabbit hole I found this

Sherman minutia homepage

 

[Cold_Collation]

I obviously went off down a different rabbit hole I found this

Sherman minutia homepage

That was on the same sidebar. And that looks like it has a rubber roller on it.

@California_Tanker - are you anywhere around?

 

[California_Tanker]

Everything you wanted to see about a return roller, inside or out.

 

[Cold_Collation]

Everything you wanted to see about a return roller, inside or out.

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[06FA56Paderborn]

Just to satisfy my need for a bit of track bashing in miniature these arrived today only 78 per track.

 

[Dryclad91]

Just to satisfy my need for a bit of track bashing in miniature these arrived today only 78 per track.
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Really.....................

Your sausage fingers were ill suited for full sized links.................................................Awaiting incoming, Sabot or Hesh I wonder...........

 

[robinrocket111]

Really.....................

Your sausage fingers were ill suited for full sized links.................................................Awaiting incoming, Sabot or Hesh I wonder...........

Canister!

 

[06FA56Paderborn]

Canister!

No point he would just duck behind a track link

 

[Dryclad91]

No point he would just duck behind a track link

Full size or miniature?.......................No don`t answer that...................

 

[SPROCKET321]

Just to satisfy my need for a bit of track bashing in miniature these arrived today only 78 per track.
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can you show us a completed pair of links, are they going together without a hitch, or do you need a 1/35th scale sledge hammer?