Tony,s 205 rebuild

[fleshpedler]

This batch of pics is just to show that I not gone too sleep, in fact these are just the first colours added but not the yellow as I shall add this at the end,,,, I have used the NATO colours for there base coats ,but then will do the top coats in the dark green and red brown,..remember the weathering will very slight even though the running gear is already grubby,..................also I noticed that I have to dirtyup the track sides at some stage .........and I am aware that the top is not fitted properly yet...
Fleshy.............

[fleshpedler]

In these three pics i have just added three different browns so too add a little colour to the otherwise bear hull sides , as you will not see much or any of the hull sides when the top and tracks are back on , this was just too relive the plain base colour..and a little spattering of a dark brown too add a little interest here, also the outside wheels although already dirty, i have blown the last colour over these too tie all the lower hull together,..........

Fleshy.................

[Little dave]

wow!! that looks cool im just getting into playing with my tank like this i can only hope it look as good

[fleshpedler]

Here the now finished camo .......remember this is not accurate for this tank in 1944 , but was requested by Alison,the tank has now had three coats, so now i can go ahead and refit the parts I removed and also the the parts that Tony took off, I still seem too have a problem with the recoil ,but the rest of the tank works fine the tracks seem too rattle a bit this seems to be the rear idler so I may have to tighten up the track and see what happens but of course she has not be run for some two to three years,.. so time will tell..I shall also have to now make the track changing cable hangers as Tony had only the early ones , hope too make these out of brass,..
Fleshy............

[fleshpedler]

Moving along nicely , I have now made the track changing hull hangers the main loop holders from beaten out copper wire ,and the two brackets from brass , one is smaller than the other this is because the one fitted near too the rear of the tank has a slot in it this too take up the slack , i have just represented this by putting a slot along the top , but have soldered both the pegs in one to hold the cable ends and the other too allow a hole too be drilled in the hull side then these can be super glued from the inside ( clever ay ) and stronger than any photo etch parts,........in the pics you will also see a drill bit well this is only 1.5mm just to give a idea of size of theses bits looks like my soldering is improving ..................................................
Fleshy............

[[ICE]monkey]

great job pete , good job with the soldering

[fleshpedler]

Here the pics show the track cable in situ , i have yet to paint the hangers themselves yet , but go to show what the late hangers looked like with the cable ,you will also notice the cable clamps added these from thin brass and drilled and pinned with plastic square rod and then the ends heated and burred over,........also added the hull crosses , interesting too note that they were not at the same level.....................................
Fleshy...............

[Panther_John]

Some very nice work going on here matey, loving the build

[mustclime]

Very nice.

[sparks]

Lovely work Pete,
sparks