Recent content by snake7

Thanks guys! I continued working on the turret. I assembled the side hatch doors, hooks, and the ventilation dome. There is, however, a disappointing mistake that I couldn’t correct. If you look at the hatch door drawings, the visor is shown on the left door and the shooting port on the...

I assembled the commander’s cupola. As usual, the design is lacking in detail, so some experience is needed to glue all the rings together edge to edge. The upper part of the visor shutters is a bit small, so I painted the visible space black to simulate the visor opening, as you can see in the...

Continuing with the turret toothed ring and the rear box. The box has a unique shape, so you need to be careful during assembly and think in advance about the order in which the parts should be glued. I started with parts 130 and 130b, then added 130d, followed by 130e, and finished with 130c...

Thanks guys! The next step was the gun itself. The base is poorly designed — there are no clear instructions or drawings. To make it movable, you simply need to mount it on some kind of axle, but there are no markings indicating where to drill the holes, and no information about the axle’s...

I assembled the loading mechanism - the internal part of the gun. Nothing special here; the unit is quite simplified. After the long and repetitive work on the tracks, everything now feels smooth and fast to assemble ;)

While I’m waiting for a friend to help paint the tracks, I’ve continued working on the model. I started assembling the turret. It has a simple shape and was straightforward to build. The only adjustment needed was to the floor plate. I also chose to laminate this part onto 0.5 mm cardboard...

Finally, I finished assembling the tracks. There was a lot of repetitive work. From the previous stage of working on the tracks, I only had separate links — without track shoes and track teeth. This was intentional, so I could first assemble them into strips. The first step was connecting the...

Hello friends, Last step in the wheel series ;) Supporting rollers. Nothing special here, and as a result — no issues :cool: That’s it for all the wheels! Next step: assembling the links into tracks, finishing the details, and painting. I can finally see the light at the end of the...

I don't know. Just assembling it :)

Thanks guys! And I continue with the tension wheel Well, the usual issues: total neglect of the value of π when calculating diameters, lack of clear instructions, and the instructions that do exist containing some strange errors. So the brain workout continues — trying to figure out what...

Hello all! After more than two months, the road wheels are finally finished. It wasn’t easy to assemble them due to the usual issues with drawings and incorrect diameters. A lot of adjusting… and a lot of repeating steps. So, 36 wheels total, combined into 18 pairs: 8 pairs on one side, 8 on...

Assembled driving sprocket. No problems with the build so far - just had to figure out where the inner sprocket goes. It lines up with the marks on the support triangles, but I also checked the alignment with short strip o tracks I built earlier. Really like the design here — the trucks...

Thanks everyone for the positive comments! When it comes to tracks and suspension, my speed always slows down. The repetitive assembling is something I really struggle with — kind of ironic, since I enjoy building tanks. ;) Here you can see all the parts for the wheels, mounts, supporting...

I'm hopping on the train with others. This is going to be a great build! It's my honor that you mentioned me as some inspiration:cool: You are doing a great job adding all this details to the assembly! I have this model in my stash, so will build it in the future and definitely will use your...

Excellent job! :BRAVO: