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Re: M7B1 Priest

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:34 pm
by Rob1970
I would love the plans for this if you got them. I've been eying a resin kit, but I like scratchbuilding more

Re: M7B1 Priest

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 7:19 pm
by Ecam
Most of my plans (Priest, DUKW, Jumbo, M4A1 and M10-M36) came from George Bradford's plan books. I'm sure there are other sources, but this is a great reference and it works for me. In the front of the book he gives a chart to show how much to increase his drawings to whatever scale to wish to build. In my case, using his 1/35th drawings I enlarge 218% to/for 16th and it seems to fit the HL lower well. Most printers that have legal paper ability (8.5 x 14" - sorry not sure what the non US size is), can get a whole M4 size tank on one sheet. Otherwise it's a case of multiple pages taped together.

2.185 is the math I use when scaling up from a 35th reference kit on the calculator and 218% is the copier enlargment number.

If you don't want the hassle of getting the book, PM me an address and I will get a few pages off to you.

Re: M7B1 Priest

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:35 pm
by RiskyR
Can't believe I missed this build.
Looks superb, I love how you build something from scratch like that. Very nice!

Re: M7B1 Priest

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:22 am
by Ratrace
Just caught up with this myself........absolutely outstanding work.
Love the paint mixer....my kind of thinking.

Re: M7B1 Priest

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 11:02 pm
by Ecam
Like the M4A1, still have a couple of details and weathering to do, but this is just about done.
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