Valeron's 1/35 ICM KHD S3000/SS M Maultier

[Jim R]

Steady progress Mike. From my limited experience I think half-tracks are difficult to build. They are quite complex and the best order of construction and painting takes some figuring out. Look good.

[Guest]

From my limited experience I think half-tracks are difficult to build. They are quite complex

With soft-skin ones, you get all the complexity of a truck kit and most of the complex parts of a tracked AFV kit — so yes, there are definitely simpler models out there

[geegad]

welcome to the world of 1/35 models all i work in..gone through your thread great start to this build never in all my years built a icm kit so will be following this with interest

[Gern]

I know that the mould seams can be tricky on rubber wheels, but when was the last time you saw a tyre with no wear or marks on the tread? Unless it's still in the showroom, all tyres will have a coating of road dust at the very least. As this is military, it won't have come from a showroom so some wear and tear on the road surface of the tyres is almost obligatory. A gentle sanding around the circumference (I use 240 grit sanders from Ultimate) will get rid of the seam and, as a bonus, leave you some marks of wear and tear.

[Valeron]

A bit more progress. I've painted and attached all the wheelie bits.

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I'm going to move onto the cabin now as I need to look into building, painting, washing etc tracks. I've never done this before and it's looks a little daunting, especially planning the order etc. I know I want to finish with some dust pigments I have after the model is nearly finished but not really sure on the next steps. I need to research this a bit.

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[The Smythe Meister]

Nice progress Mike,
It`s coming along a treat:thumb2:,
Andy

[scottie3158]

Mike,
Looking good so far mate.

[Valeron]

Looking for a bit of advice if I may.

I've now build the storage container to go on the back. I'm currently painting this.

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BUT, dry fitting it to the Chassis proved difficult and I've snapped a few wheely parts off. Both Dave and Jakko did advice me that on ICM softskins it's important to get the chassis square to prevent later problems. I thought I did have it square but I guess not enough. Anyway I am where I am.

The damage inflicted is shown below.

I know I can use superglue to reattach them but that might not be strong enough and they may break again when I add the tracks.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Mike

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Mike,
For a REALLY strong bond I use a two part mitre glue kit,"Everbuild" do a reasonably priced set.
You dab a bit ot glue on one surface and spray the accelerant on the other,hold together for a few seconds and "Bingo" a VERY strong join indeed
HTHs
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

This is the stuff
If you shop around you can get it for about £7..... Will last you for AGES

[Tim Marlow]

Personally I would drill and pin them. Paperclip wire would suit.

[Jim R]

I would do as Tim suggests. Just make sure when you drill the holes they are nice and straoght. I would also use 2 part epoxy to glue in the wires. You can buy 2 part epoxy that cures in 5 mins.

[Guest]

Same, my first thought too was to drill out the pieces and superglue in a length of metal wire.

[Valeron]

Thank you everybody for the advice.

With my drill, a paperclip, some wire cutters and superglue. I've fixed the first one. Just a bit of touch up required.

What would I do without this site and its amazing people.

[Guest]

Good job