Cromwell Tank
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April 14, 2022The Kit!2
April 14, 2022Only a few pieces in I started modifying and trying to add detail3
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April 14, 2022Drilled out gun barrels. This was very fiddly but well worth it7
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April 14, 2022The smoke dischargers on the rear took a lot of effort to assemble9
April 14, 2022Drilled out the lights to add wire10
April 14, 2022Wires bent and affixed. Superglued from undersid11
April 14, 2022Filled in the slots for one of the lights' guard rails12
April 14, 2022First time trying Bicarbonate of soda and superglue as a filler, went13
April 14, 2022Mudguard after the fi14
April 14, 2022PE details on the hatches15
April 14, 2022The commander's sights were another tedious detail, but the PE looks so much better than the kit's plastic16
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April 14, 2022Chiseled off the handles on the hull18
April 14, 2022Drilled out holes using 0.4mm PCB drill bits by hand and bent wire to make han19
April 14, 2022The handles were each glued with superglue from the underside20
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April 14, 2022Some wax on a stick works fairly well as a makeshift pick and place tool for PE22
April 14, 2022The tow ropes were replaced with twisted wire, and i carved a sandbag to fit around the light guard23
April 14, 2022All the PE on the hull in place24
April 14, 2022I wanted to add some detail to one of the turret stowage bins, so soaked some layout paper in diluted PVA25
April 14, 2022this was then moulded into shape with cockt26
April 14, 2022After a day or two it was dry and surprisingly soli27
April 14, 2022Lid bent out of shape to allow the tarp to flow o28
April 14, 2022Parts washed ready for painting29
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April 14, 2022Tried AMMO Oneshot primer for the first time31
April 14, 2022Trying to prevent dust, I used some propogating tubs for gardening32
April 14, 2022Main components of my homemade SCC 1533
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April 14, 2022I darkened the mix and tried post-shading the panel lines etc for the first time, so happy with the results!35
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April 14, 2022Painting up the roadwheels37
April 14, 2022The individual track links were lined up on tape before being glued. I left them to dry for a short while before carefully taping them up in place38
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April 14, 2022The lower track runs complete. I had an upper and lower run for each side, and a short section of 4-6 links to go around the sprocket wheel41
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April 14, 2022More detail painting and decals done43
April 14, 2022The decals are quite thick44
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April 14, 2022Weathering with oils46
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April 14, 2022After wiping off excess oil with odourless thinners49
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April 14, 2022Tracks glued in place with superglue51
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April 14, 2022I wanted the TC to be removable, so I left one of the spikes in his left leg and drilled a hole in the turret basket. He's sits in place nicely and can be pulled out without much difficulty
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1 14 April 2022, 17:51
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Build of Tamiya's model, with Eduard photo etch details and individual plastic tracks. The PE was quite a challenge but I'm happy with the result, the main difficulty was not making a mess with the superglue.
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