AEF Meuse-Argonne FT-17 | Meng
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After doing some of the interior bits, the hull begins assembly.
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Turret (mostly) completed.
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Dryfitting the turret to the hull, which has also been built up a bit more. LOTS of seams, but nothing some putty can't fix. The model came on the sprues without any base tubs to be built up, and therefore had to be constructed from the ground up. Miter joints helped with the angle of various joints for the riveted plates, but slight errors can create a butterfly effect throughout the model.
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Took a long while just putting together the left side running gear. I've since cleared away some of that flash on the return roller bars.
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Dryfitting the turret and running gear.
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Everything puttied (mostly) and ready to be primed.
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Primed and dryfitting.
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Second tone painted, need to get the third then I can touch up the errors caused by the masking putty.
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Need to do some retouching, but for my first time masking with blutac, I'm very pleased with the result. the results with brown were unsurprisingly better, as I did the green first and learned from my mistakes.
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Lots of stuff since the last picture. Touched up the paint, applied an oil dot filter (my first ever attempt; you can see some of the messups, with a little too much blue at the front of the chassis by the driver's hatch. Did my best to rectify that), then some of AK's weathering plaster + Dark Mud. Next I'll apply a matte varnish, apply pigments, and do final assembly.
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Finally done! Learned a lot from this, probably wouldn't have done the oil dot filter if I had to do it again. Really pleased with this result; unfortunately my phone's camera doesn't do it justice.
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Коментари
15 25 January 2022, 00:41
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it is nice kit and you manage it ok. Anyway i would suggest to replace the suspension spring by own made. The one from the kit looks a bit "to thin". This is my made FT-17 Lithuania Army Force 1923 | Album by senux (1:35)
27 January 2022, 07:41
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My airbrush is currently inoperable (waiting on some lubricant in the mail), so this will temporarily be on hold. I'll start working on another kit in the meantime.
11 March 2022, 20:58
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Yes, I'm aware the tracks are on backwards. Thankfully these are snap-length so I just flipped them and reattached.
20 June 2022, 02:34
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My second tank. I thought about having all hatches open including the engine deck, but the only resin engine part I could find wasn't designed for this kit, and I didn't want to risk spending the money on a part that wouldn't end up fitting. So it will just be a typical battle-ready pose.