1/6 1943 Stuart M5

c.rainford73 · Post by **c.rainford73** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:23 pm

Very nice work there Mr Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:31 pm

Good morning!
Gentlemen, I should have enough of the Tamiya primer to get these bogies done today. The Model Masters Olive Drab will probably take another can. I got a compressor for my airbrush this Xmas past so I need to start using it too. On a 1/6 scale piece of armor, it will work well on detail and weathering.
regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:32 am

Afternoon, Doc,
More Tamiya primer and more Olive Drab bought the other night. I am working today on priming and painting the bogies and road wheels. Each assembly is roughly the size of a 1/35 scale model so it will run into tomorrow. Another winter storm is bearing down on Colorado so I must be careful to avoid filling up the Office with fumes. *chuckles* Onward, we go. Pics: ( annnnnd I ran out of flat black in the rattle can tonight *laughs* I'll pick some up tomorrow hopefully if the storm allows. I had enough to complete one assembly. I was going to use the bumper coat but it dries unevenly so that is a no go. I am brushing the 'rubber' tires by hand. )

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:10 am

Evenin' all. Super storm here all day so with melt off starting tomorrow ( nor so much snow as ice ), I should be able to make it back to the hobby shop in Pueblo on Wednesday. I already knew but am beginning to realize just how much paint and primer this Beauty is going to take. Here is a pic of the weather starting up this morning.
regards,
Painless

rolling-thunder · Post by **rolling-thunder** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:59 pm

I'm subscribed to this thread. Fingers crossed i will be getting myself an M5 Stuart within a fortnight. Looking at the sellers pictures there is very little to be done to the Tank i'm buying. I'm quite excited about it and i'm still working on my Panzer II.

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:40 am

Rolling-Thunder! Thank you for the follow! Congratulations on the Stuart. Look your tank over carefully and you may yet find details that you would like to add. That is one of the bonuses of large scale armor... Today saw another assembly disassembled, primered and painted. After it dries overnight, I'll detail paint it like the other and put everything back together. Whee! The ongoing fun. I added a detail bracket to the track skids facing surface to help hold them in place securely when the track is dragging over them. It may not be canon but better a few sniffs of disapproval than broken parts. This tank will be a runner.
Pics:

rolling-thunder · Post by **rolling-thunder** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:07 am

When I get the Tank it wont have sound, that is something i'll be looking at. I'll be looking at fitting a high intensity light in the barrel for gun flashes tied in with the shooting sounds when I have a sound kit in the tank. I'm thinking about gutting the tank & fitting internal firewalls & rigidity. I believe the Tank i'm buying has had quite a lot of work done to it, brush guards for periscopes etc so it's possible that no further mods need to be done. Of course this means that if I find any, the parts list wont be extensive? I will be converting my Tank to one run by the British. Although I was offered a Recce version i'd prefer to have a Tank with a turret.

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:46 pm

Good morning,
Sounds like you have a good handle on the things you want to do to your tank. I am using a 'Walk Around' book for the M5 and a book by a fellow who seemingly completely rebuilt the Stuart to a level I will not attempt ( I do want mine to run outdoors after all ). He has tons of ideas and how-tos within the pages tho' and once again, Sassgrunt kindly let me borrow his copy.
regards,
Painless

rolling-thunder · Post by **rolling-thunder** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 5:14 pm

PainlessWolf wrote:Good morning,
Sounds like you have a good handle on the things you want to do to your tank. I am using a 'Walk Around' book for the M5 and a book by a fellow who seemingly completely rebuilt the Stuart to a level I will not attempt ( I do want mine to run outdoors after all ). He has tons of ideas and how-tos within the pages tho' and once again, Sassgrunt kindly let me borrow his copy.
regards,
Painless

As usual i'm learning as much as I can. I actually bought this book this afternoon {with a hic up}. I pressed pay & I got invoiced for two books so i'm just trying to cancel the second order.

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:34 am

Went and looked at the 'flat' black on the one road wheel tonight and yep, shiny as it was yesterday. Rather than give up completely on the idea, I sprayed a couple of coats of Model Masters Clear Flat ( something that is a regular part of the paint and detailing anyway ) on the whole assembly and gave it a few minutes to flash dry. Results: Perfect! I could not tell the two road wheels apart. I went ahead tonight and brushed the two road wheels for the current assembly and set them aside to dry. I remembered to paint the grease zerk caps red on the painted road wheels ( and ended up scratching up a few zerks where they had been knocked off somehow ) I drilled a small hole and pushed a metal peg in to replace the broken ones. That should provide a solid mount for the new ones. Pics: