BT-7 mod. 1935 command tank WIP
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The Zvezda idler has five bolts, lined up with the reinforcement ribs. The EE idler only has three. The pieces are molded differently, which makes it hard to swap them.
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Front road wheels. The guide says that Zvezda is correct, and EE has the hub in the wrong place, but I can't tell the difference.
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Middle road wheels. Both Zvezda and EE variants are correct.
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Drive wheels in wheeled mode. Both Zvezda and EE are correct.
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Hull top. The EE kit is missing the opening for one of the fuel tanks. Zvezda hull is correct. Also EE has no opening under the grille. If I had an engine to put in, I'd have to cut it open.
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The hull and running gear so far. The fit so far is... questionable, at best. The very basic hinges were removed for photo etch installation later.
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Added the missing fuel tank cap.
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Added the steering bits. EE plastic is famously brittle, and each of the very small and thin pieces snapped while I was getting it off the sprue.
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EE omitted a whole vertical strip of rivets on both sides of the hull. Fixing that omission here. Also adding welding seams along the front of the hull.
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Original cannon and the Aber replacement. As you can see, neither is quite the same as the projection, but it will have to do.
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The turret doesn't quite match up either. I'll have to extend the bustle.
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After days of filling, sanding, and filling again, it's done. Never again, what a huge pain in the ass. I also added some of the photo etch. Congratulate me on my first workable hinge (although not workable after I glued it down).
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First round of PE is on. I managed to lose a lot of pieces 🙁 Live and learn, I guess.
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Getting started on soldering the fenders.
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Got the last of the PE on. What a pain.
Komentáre
1 27 September 2017, 19:15
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Now now, Well, well. This is one I will not lose😎😉
So far Zvezda is beating EE.
I've several EE in my stash. I couldn't imagine that the plastic is so brittle 🙁
I usually associate brittle plastic with good detail... like ICM kits.
1 October 2017, 00:14
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This is as far as I can get before starting to paint, which I can't start on due to construction of the non-scale variety. Going to put this one away and start on another kit.
5 November 2017, 17:33