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An old kit, but it seems to be a basis for a nice model.
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These springs seem to be a prominent features in the running gear.
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Scraping the plastic coils off and replacing them with copper wire was easy.
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Idler wheels need lots of work. The holes aren't even centered.
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Have to rework and detail many parts to get them to my liking....
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The suspension on one side is done. Added wheel disks to the idlers with a rivet in the middle, a bolt on the front road wheel suspension arm, and some resin bolts (with washers) on the main suspension bar.
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Thinning the fenders. The one on the left is done.
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Big gaps in the turret's gun mantlet needed fixing. I use sheet styrene to narrow the opening. This was carved and sanded to shape later.
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Used stretched sprue as weld beads
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Just have to add the tools and then we can paint!
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Added the base coats of paint and glossed it. Ready for decals.
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All done.
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27 February 2013, 03:26
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Plan to build the Afrika Korp flammpanzer version, used at Tobruk.