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Progress on the rear deck



Next step is the rear of the upper hull

Alwyn

AlwynTurner wrote:Progress on the rear deck



Next step is the rear of the upper hull

Alwyn

Love the mesh screening Alwyn top notch

AlwynTurner wrote:designed and printed the exhaust (or is it air inlet) covers

Cooling air is drawn through the grilles closest to the turret into the radiators, then vented out of the louvres at the rear of the vehicle. Engine exhaust comes out armoured covers on the top rear sides.

Coming along in leaps and bounds now Alwyn, I'm very impressed with the way you can combine traditional modelling techniques (styrene and milliput) with 3D printing to create an accurate and truly unique scratchbuild. I love it!

Thanks guys, I'm trying to get as much done before leaving for Spain next week, so I'm busy busy!
Alwyn

Finished the rear of the hull apart from some milliput welds which will have to wait until tomorrow because my eyes are crossing

and here's the real thing for comparison from primeportal


That's all for tonight I think.

Carry on tomorrow with the hull sides.

Alwyn

AlwynTurner wrote:Finished the rear of the hull apart from some milliput welds which will have to wait until tomorrow because my eyes are crossing

and here's the real thing for comparison from primeportal


That's all for tonight I think.

Carry on tomorrow with the hull sides.

Alwyn

Really outstanding work. The realism is uncanny!

Lots of tidying up, welds, and fiddly bits, all that's missing is the fuel tank brackets and fuel tanks



added a couple of pics on the chassis with the turret



and then it's on to the turret.

Alwyn

Unbelievably done Alwyn

Just for once Lady Fortune was smiling on me... I thought I would have to print the fuel tanks but I thought I would check my scrap bin just in case there was some tube of the right dimensions. Blow me down if one of my suppliers didn't send out some brass rod and tube inside a plastic tube of almost the right diameter. It's within one mm so I'm not going to fuss over that.

I quickly printed off the end plates and mounting brackets and I'm good to go.




Ain't serendipity wonderful!

Alwyn

Hi Mick. thanks for that, yes the brackets and end plates only took about 80 minutes to print off so I count that as quick! The CAD work took longer!

Coming along quite quickly now.

Alwyn