Cromwell Tank näkymä: Diaesitys Mosaiikki Lista 1 2 April 14, 2022
Only a few pieces in I started modifying and trying to add detail
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Drilled out gun barrels. This was very fiddly but well worth it
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The smoke dischargers on the rear took a lot of effort to assemble
9 April 14, 2022
Drilled out the lights to add wire
10 April 14, 2022
Wires bent and affixed. Superglued from undersid
11 April 14, 2022
Filled in the slots for one of the lights' guard rails
12 April 14, 2022
First time trying Bicarbonate of soda and superglue as a filler, went
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Mudguard after the fi
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PE details on the hatches
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The commander's sights were another tedious detail, but the PE looks so much better than the kit's plastic
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Chiseled off the handles on the hull
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Drilled out holes using 0.4mm PCB drill bits by hand and bent wire to make han
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The handles were each glued with superglue from the underside
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Some wax on a stick works fairly well as a makeshift pick and place tool for PE
22 April 14, 2022
The tow ropes were replaced with twisted wire, and i carved a sandbag to fit around the light guard
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All the PE on the hull in place
24 April 14, 2022
I wanted to add some detail to one of the turret stowage bins, so soaked some layout paper in diluted PVA
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this was then moulded into shape with cockt
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After a day or two it was dry and surprisingly soli
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Lid bent out of shape to allow the tarp to flow o
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Parts washed ready for painting
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Tried AMMO Oneshot primer for the first time
31 April 14, 2022
Trying to prevent dust, I used some propogating tubs for gardening
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Main components of my homemade SCC 15
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I darkened the mix and tried post-shading the panel lines etc for the first time, so happy with the results!
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Painting up the roadwheels
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The 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 place
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The 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 wheel
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More detail painting and decals done
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The decals are quite thick
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Weathering with oils
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After wiping off excess oil with odourless thinners
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Tracks glued in place with superglue
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I 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
Kommentit 1 14 April 2022, 17:51
Album info 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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Cromwell Mk.IV British Army (1660-now) C Sqn., 5 Royal Tank Reg., 22 Arm. Brg, 7 Arm. Div. T 190041 World War 2
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