Having a go at this strange looking beast
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As always I know very little about the subject starting out but the huge antenna gives a clue to it's use as a radio / recon vehicle. Most unusual is the fact that it had a driver situated at both ends, so it could be driven in either direction. Let's hope they never had an argument or it could turn in a push me pull you!
Sprue picture as required:
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No many parts and they look very well moulded, so hopefully I won't stuff it up too much!
Started by assembling the 4 parts that make up the main hull. They fitted together almost perfectly so will need very little sanding. I still need to find some decent reference pictures but since they were large armour plates welded together I'm wondering whether there would be evidence of that at the joints, rather than being so sharp.
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Suspension is nicely detailed, and again, went together easily. Further sanding of the glue joints will be needed once they have hardened up.
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I like how the wheels go together so there is no visible glue seam, just a tiny moulding line down the centre of the tyre which cleaned up no problem.
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And dry fitted. They all touch the floor so must have gotten something right! The instructions would have you cement them on now but of course I'll leave that until after painting.
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And I got three of the wheel arch / fender sections complete before Ruby (murray) arrived for tea.
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I was pondering how to mark them up to make sure I didn't fit them on the wrong corner, but then remembered this was Tamiya. All of the mounting tabs & slots are slightly different so even I can't get it wrong (famous last words!)
Will continue on tomorrow and am already wondering about paint. The instructions do give a camo option but I'll be sticking with the grey. The decision is whether to go with Mr Color or try my luck with Model Air again. I've had much better results with the solvent paints but since they never fully cure like water based acrylics do it makes any subsequent brush touch ups a risky business. Will mull it over some more as it's still a way off yet.
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As always I know very little about the subject starting out but the huge antenna gives a clue to it's use as a radio / recon vehicle. Most unusual is the fact that it had a driver situated at both ends, so it could be driven in either direction. Let's hope they never had an argument or it could turn in a push me pull you!
Sprue picture as required:
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No many parts and they look very well moulded, so hopefully I won't stuff it up too much!
Started by assembling the 4 parts that make up the main hull. They fitted together almost perfectly so will need very little sanding. I still need to find some decent reference pictures but since they were large armour plates welded together I'm wondering whether there would be evidence of that at the joints, rather than being so sharp.
[ATTACH]355424[/ATTACH]
Suspension is nicely detailed, and again, went together easily. Further sanding of the glue joints will be needed once they have hardened up.
[ATTACH]355425[/ATTACH]
I like how the wheels go together so there is no visible glue seam, just a tiny moulding line down the centre of the tyre which cleaned up no problem.
[ATTACH]355426[/ATTACH]
And dry fitted. They all touch the floor so must have gotten something right! The instructions would have you cement them on now but of course I'll leave that until after painting.
[ATTACH]355427[/ATTACH]
And I got three of the wheel arch / fender sections complete before Ruby (murray) arrived for tea.
[ATTACH]355428[/ATTACH]
I was pondering how to mark them up to make sure I didn't fit them on the wrong corner, but then remembered this was Tamiya. All of the mounting tabs & slots are slightly different so even I can't get it wrong (famous last words!)
Will continue on tomorrow and am already wondering about paint. The instructions do give a camo option but I'll be sticking with the grey. The decision is whether to go with Mr Color or try my luck with Model Air again. I've had much better results with the solvent paints but since they never fully cure like water based acrylics do it makes any subsequent brush touch ups a risky business. Will mull it over some more as it's still a way off yet.
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