M1 155mm Howitzer

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28 11 December 2023, 19:23

Treehugger
Kit moulding can suck for a lot of kits, and I am guessing that you have kit parts with excess plastic here and there.
I can recommend the Tamiya file set, for smooth cut. Their flat file is super useful and makes short work of those kit parts that has to be flattened to get a good fit.
One has to make sure for some parts, to not file off too much plastic, or there might be another type of fitting issues, but usually not a problem in my experience, just on a rare occasion.

For a lot of kit parts in general, I like using a flat metal file to sand the surface flat, and then go over with a 2500 sanding stick, even though the surface is probably smooth already. Larger kit parts seems to be notoriously non-flat, and it gets worse once you use a file at first, then you (I have to) have to complete the flattening, else there will be noticeable sink marks.

14 December 2023, 03:51

Marc Le Bayon
lot of work for a very old kit I've seen when I was a kid under Max/Pearless Label.
Good luck...
I think roadwheels exist in resin cast, and barrel in metal.

14 December 2023, 10:26

Olivier
It turned out quite well.

26 December 2023, 19:24

Ben M
Great work - what a challenge!

26 December 2023, 20:09

John Hughes
Thanks, all. The biggest issues were sink marks & ejector pin marks (sometimes in daft places), but I suppose you have to expect that on such an old kit. The figures are by Masterbox. I've just put some Mr Surfacer on the joins to dry overnight. With luck, I'll be able prime them tomorrow and get to painting after that, if I've got the right paints.

26 December 2023, 20:44