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[littletankman]

Looking good Nick . Im looking forward to seeing them in the water .

[Plastic scouser]

Great job Nick,
I always wanted to do a Buffalo so watching this build with interest.

Regarding sealing the driveshafts I saw on one of the german forums I think? they made a box around the driveshaft were it meets the hull and put either foam or a rubber washer and then packed it with grease, hope this helps

Cheers Ian

[nickmow]

Yeah Ian, I started off wanting to do a Buffalo, being an Airfix veteran an all. But I couldnt fathom if all the gear would fit in or not, and I couldnt really find a decent 3 view plan of the interior. Having said that, now Ive got this far with this one, I think it would be no harder to do. So Im going to put it on my "to do" list, assuming a successful launch here !

[nickmow]

Mostly for Andys' benefit. De Tracked my Mato sherman and tried on the drive wheels and tracks for size. Bout the same width as Pnz3 track as it happens, also need to file off the rivets/bolts on the inside face of the drive wheel to get a tighter fit. Anyway picture paints a thousand ...etc

[littletankman]

Hi Nick , thanks for the pictures . A great help mate . And its coming on great .

Andy

[nickmow]

First coat of War Paint, Humbrol Spray Light Olive, just to check surfaces and what needs fine tuning. I like it

[GreenAmphibian]

These are looking great!

[littletankman]

Hi mate , looking very good did you sort out the access for the internals ? My Mato tracks have been ordered from Dave .Is the barrel fixed into positon . I think my one will be but be good for it to rotate .

all the best Andy

[nickmow]

Not sorted access, will decide that once Ive worked out the internals.
Yep gun is fixed but hopefully will get turret to rotate.

[vonrundstedt]

Looking fantastic!! Cant wait to see it finished.Top job