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Well after a the holidays a family wedding and numerous other distractions I've finally made more progress.

I have been working patiently on one of the two Smoke Grenade Boxes. First I sanded away all molded details then replaced the side door with a styrene strip as it was ill defined.

Next up were the Latches WOW they turned out to be a real SOB to make. I wanted one to be functional so I could leave it unlatched. The other was to be fixed but required all but 4 of the 14 pieces of the functional one, with 5 of those being pivot or attachment pins. I am still not completely happy with the springs. What you see here is the 5th iteration so I may live with it. The 2 box will have both latches fixed so, a little easier.

The Hinges are from a PE set by NorthStar Models requiring only assembly, yes they are functional though not in my application. I could have made one box with opening side and upper doors but not realistic on a tank out in the field on an mission. Beside I would have has to build an interior.

To mount them I located the 4 hull attach points, drilled and inserted brass tubing and secured in place. I plugged the existing mount holes with styrene rod.









TTFN,
Barry

LOL, you do love to "punish" yourself Barry

Excellent work

And great to see you back on this

Brilliant work Barry Nice to see this again

Mick and Carl, thank you for the kind words.

It's good to be back at it, although I worked on during all the interruptions just did not make much real progress.

Barry

Hi Folks,

Short update: Smoke Grenade Launchers and Antenna Mast Mount.

Here are a couple of pics of the Grenade Launchers. I had to modify the stock AFV castings by adding a buildup of epoxy putty then a little reshaping. The lower mount lug required relocating because it mounts on a longer standoff. It was cut away and a new one shaped from styrene strip.















There is no antenna mounted on the tank I am modeling but the mast is.





One more Grenade Launcher to mount then on to the Bustle Extension.

TAFN, thanks for looking in.

Barry

Fantastic craftsmanship and eye for detail as always Barry

Thanks Mick,

I hope to ready for primer by end of March.

Barry

BarryC wrote:Thanks Mick,

I hope to ready for primer by end of March.

Barry

Awesome. But I won't hold you to it, you'll probably find some more detailing you'll have to do

Son of a gun-ner wrote: Awesome. But I won't hold you to it, you'll probably find some more detailing you'll have to do

There is that chance!

Barry

May I suggest a clear primer, and a clear top coat !!
No sense ruining that detail by covering it in paint !!