22nd Jan UPDATE Challenger 1 pic heavy

[mcevoyi]

Hi Adam

No I don't think it will be a gulf war one ..
as I wanted to do as European theater .. ?
And I did not fancy scratching all the additional armour again

[wibblywobbly]

As always a super impressive use of styrene, that turret is about as complex as it gets. It's going to look the business when it's completed!

[HERMAN BIX]

QUIET .........
All I have to add is a cursory "ya missed a bit" !! but I have no idea where
The difference I can make out between an F117 and your turret is wings.........or lack thereof..........

Never think silence is anything more than "shutting up & learning" , well not from me anyway .

[mcevoyi]

Hi all

Happy new year

So off to a flying start ...well at least I thought so .. I am beginning to dearie the C1 turret ..it's slow going ..checking and test fitting parts .. correcting one or two ..but
Getting there ...

I've done the gunners hatch today .. detail to add ..

Pics ..enjoy ....

[mcevoyi]

Hi all

As ever slow progress .. detail alays seem to take an age to make and fit
It'd some times surprise me how much fiddling ..cutting and glueing soaks up time it never feels,like I've done a lot ..until intake a few pics and realize ..what I've done

I've been adding tie downs .. making up the horrid front storage basket that I've had to over engineer to give it a bit of strength ..in the hip the when I add the tarpaulin covers
It looks a few whole lot better ?

Also been working on the hull a bit to back date to C1 .. lots of small details need to be removed and the added .. it's surprised me how the details differ form tank to tank
So I done more a generic fit out ...

It feels that a Thai is turning out to be bigger build that I first thought .. and as I move along with the build ...I find more and more to add or change .. not even look a the the hull rear plate yet .. that a mine field of its own.... oh well it a hooky and it's fun ..right ?

So a few pics and as usual
Comments welcome

Enjoy ....

[wibblywobbly]

It's looking really good, dare I say it, way better than HL's original, much more interesting due to all of the detail. Your abilities with styrene really are exceptional. Keep the pics coming, I always check in even if I don't heap more praise on your work.

[c.rainford73]

I agree with Mr Wibbly, your talents with styrene are beyond anything I have ever seen

[mcevoyi]

11th Jan

Quick pic update .. the back end ..

Enjoy

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[mcevoyi]

12th Jan 18

Hi all and a little bit more
I need to go back over and clean up and add detail before I make up the cradle box that hold the gun cruch lots to do on the back end ... lots

[HERMAN BIX]

A nicer back end than Giselle B !!!
Such complex work so well done