Tongde Churchill Mk Vii ....toy or model

[Herr Dr. Professor]

I recommend KeithT's great advice about avoiding airbrushing problems. In my experience, he is exactly correct. Besides, his Churchill proves that he's right.

[KeithT]

Thanks Painless
Good luck with your Churchill project. Look forward to seeing the finished article
I only have a Crusader to keep the Churchill company, but look forward to adding a Matilda once I can compare the Coolbank with the Tongde version.

[michaelwhittmann]

If you still have the Coolbank Crusader, can you post a picture of it?

I'd like to see what you did with it.

Here's mine.

[KeithT]

Hi michaelwhittmann
Your Crusader looks really good. The build up of "muddy sand" on the wheels looks very similar to a contemporary photo I saw of a Crusader; N Africa 1942 or 43
I didn't do much with mine except for modifying the additional fuel tank hose, which looked more like conventional metal fuel line in period photos than the fat rubber hose provided. I also touched up the bits the should have been black & had been left base colour, sealed the headlamps so light only shone through the lenses and added some magnetic to hatches that annoyingly did not fully close. I may, if I can find some decals, add some details and paint & weather it. There's a guy on YT whose done a nice job on his detailing
https://youtu.be/QpzaJNL1bwg?si=oJUpXrBE2CrdJt3t
I posted a picture on the introduce yourself but here it is again

[KeithT]

I recommend KeithT's great advice about avoiding airbrushing problems. In my experience, he is exactly correct. Besides, his Churchill proves that he's right.

Thanks Her Dr. Professor
I do like being right

Happens less and less since retiring with the new boss.... CEO@home

[PainlessWolf]

Good Afternoon!
Keith, When you have the time, could I get you to post a Pic of the Daughter Board in your Crusader Turret? Focus in on the Connection where the Searchlight is soldered on, please. I think that there are a couple of different types of Turret Daughter Board in use by Coolbank which is why I am making this somewhat odd request. Thanks in Advance and as always,
regards,
Painless

[KeithT]

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Hi Painless
No probs
Let me know if you need a different angle

Cheers
Keith

[PainlessWolf]

Keith!
Thanks for posting this Pic! You definitely have the more modern\different Turret Daughter Board in your Ceusader, unlike mine. I am not sure what funtionality I will lose if I replace mine with the newer version available at Motion RC. Same with the Elevation Servo which plugs into the Turret Board. I may look on Ali Express for the exact board and see what I can dig up. Thank you again!
regards,
Painless

[Rob59]

Hey Keith, thanks for the explanations of how to use/clean an airbrush.
Rob.

[KeithT]

Well, thought I'd finished the Churchill, however not sure if I felt it needed something extra or just wanted to delay returning to my much delayed & ever growing list of chores

So I bought a resin figure to modify into a tank commander. It needed a lot of hacking about and was poorly cured, so had liquid resin making a mess & stinking the house out (not well appreciated by CEO@home )

In the end I think it turned out ok

The figure looked a little overscale at first. His scale height was 6', so not too far off, even for 1944. He needed to go on a "scalpel & file" diet to fit in the hatch, comparing with contemporary photos I think he looks in or close to 1/16 scale.