building my kt

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building my kt

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here are some pictures of building my kt
Here I have cut the shutters and filled the border with styrene
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The lasdae are also, I have made them using an injection needle

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the rear turret hatch is made movable
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the track hangers are instald
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I've tried to make the inside after of the loader hatch using a steering lego
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let there be light
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i also made a transport box

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Really like your build, the carrying box is very nice. It must be heavy though,still really good idea for carrying tanks safely. Saxondog
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Keeltsie forgot to ask about your weld seams,how were they applied? Saxondog
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I use a syringe with an injection needle, and I get a little back and forth so you get a kind of caterpillar
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i damaged the fenders
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i even met the real one in belgium and bovington
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i closed the gape at the rear
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i made the fender holder
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i made a start wih painting the road wheels,it was the first time i used an airbrush
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and this is the final result
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theturret is ready voor pre -shading
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i finisht the pre-shade ,this also was my first time
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looking good, love the carry box, even has a turret bin catch , good job with the paint as its your first go with a airbrush :thumbup:
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Looking very good, keep the photos coming. sax
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the turret his first layer of paint ,dark yello
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the second and thirt layer of paint
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and nou with the spots
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i made a start with the turret nr ,I did not want to stick a sticker since I have not liked it
so i paint it ,i made a start with white
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and then i filled it up with red
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