Yeah, I was a bit hearth broken about having to crack open the bogies to rework them, but its just plastic. It usually happens at least twice on every build that I would work 2-3 hours on something, see it on pictures the next day with a cooler head and then decide the redo it again. We should not be afraid of that. As I said in a earlier post, I am having a lot more fun with this build than building an extremely expensive and accurate kits. It must be the feeling of experimenting stuff and trying to improve my skills and results. There is nothing like it to keep my head off those computer enhancement projects at the office...c.rainford73 wrote:I can only imagine the "%$#@##$" moment when you realised the suspension units were too high
Thinking of accuracy, I wanted to post something on the references i purchased and using for the build so here they are;
Definitely my main source, Squadron Signal M7 Priest Walk Around by D.Doyle has great close up interior and exterior pictures of a few restored vehicles. Essential reference for this build.
Squadron SIgnal US SP guns in action by J.Mesko. It has a section on the M7, some very useful wartime close up pictures and graphs
Osprey M7 Priest 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage by S.Zaloga. Good history of the vehicle, some wartime pictures and color references, but no close up pictures and no interior details.
Concord US Armored Artillery in World War 2 by S.Zaloga. Many wartime pictures of M7 and other SP gun in action, with color references useful for painting and markings. Does not contain pictures of interior.
M7 Priest Field Manual by War Department. Bought this thinking it would contain pictures of the vehicle for servicing. However, it is a manual that explains how to shoot the gun, with very few pictures. Not what i needed.
And then there is the internet; below are useful links.
http://www.modellismopiu.net/m+gallerie ... mId=453534
http://www.modellismopiu.net/m+gallerie ... mId=260598
http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/m7.htm
Amazing and inspiring Armorpax build in 1/6 scale by someone named Dave.
http://www.armorpax.com/Armorpax/Forum/ ... 02e682940e
Above references must be used in relation to the M7 vehicle version being built, early, mid, late, M7B1 or M7B2.
Regards, Louis