Andys Tamiya 1/35 M3a2 halftrack

[The Smythe Meister]

....... and me too!! :astonished:
BUT i have to admit that i didn`t realise i`d joined SO many GBs!!......
Fantastic to get back on a "proper" AFV build !!.....
Here`s my entry....
Box Art,looking great:thumb2:....
Made a bit of a start tonight .... Absolutely great to get back into AFV stuff..... been doing a lot of Flying Fing stuff recently!!......



,,,, and i`ve done some progress!!.........

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..... ere we go........


Just a bit of the stuff that you won`t even see!!:disappointed2:!!:thumb2:
But HEY..... i love getting back on an Armour build!!
Andy

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Ok then,a bit more progress....
Almost ready for some primer on the running gear.....

Pretty simple so far, although I have made a couple of,sortoutable,small errors!!
A very enjoyable kit,which I'm certainly enjoying putting together
More to come tomorrow I hope.
Thanks for looking in,
Andy

[Jim R]

Well Andy you're certainly getting on with this. All looking good. I built this kit way back and if I remember correctly it went together well.

[Guest]

Wow good for you young man :smiling3:.
Chassis I think are hard to get flat , and you seemed to have achieved this.

[Mickc1440]

Nice work so far Andy

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Well Andy you're certainly getting on with this. All looking good. I built this kit way back and if I remember correctly it went together well.

Hi Jim,your memory is working perfectly Sir..... it`s a cracking fit,and a pleasure to build:thumb2:

Wow good for you young man :smiling3:.
Chassis I think are hard to get flat , and you seemed to have achieved this.

Cheers John,it`s always good to get it all on "Ground level" as you say........ it`s the quality of the kit fit,(Allbeit OLD!!),not me though.

Nice work so far Andy

Cheers Mick.... so far it`s all OOTB..... but i will be tagging on some "Smythe Specials" once the bulk of it is all together!!:nerd:


..... thanks for looking in guys.... a brief update shortly......

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..... cont`d.....
Not the greatest of pics,but i hope you can get the idea......

just in primer there... now "Drabbed up"!!.......

...... i`ve also done some tyre weathering stuff,(yeah,i know,i`ve heard all the blab about using vinyl tyres,but i`ve done em before without any issues?:thinking: ......

..... and finally for now,some other bits chucked together and base painted......

.... just wanna get it together,and then make it look "OK" !!:thumb2:
Excellent build so far,an absolute pleasure..... enjoying this one for sure!!
Andy

[Tim Marlow]

Going together well Andy.

[adt70hk]

Andy

Apologies completely missed the start of this....and at the rate you're going I nearly missed the finish too!!

That's coming on very nicely indeed!!

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

[Graeme C.]

Tamiya always make a kit that's well engineered & enjoyable to build. You're make good progress with it Andy, following your progress.

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Going together well Andy.

Cheers Tim,it`s the kit that makes it so easy!! :thumb2:

Andy

Apologies completely missed the start of this....and at the rate you're going I nearly missed the finish too!!

That's coming on very nicely indeed!!

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

No need to apologise there Andrew..... it`s slowed up somewhat now,the need for a little detailing/painting mid assembly has reared it`s ugly head!!

Tamiya always make a kit that's well engineered & enjoyable to build. You're make good progress with it Andy, following your progress.

Hi Graeme,they surely do!..... Thanks very much:hugging-face:...

So i have done a bit of stuff........ TBC..........

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So then,
Most of the bits are "Glossed up" awaiting Decals and or a wash,not worth showing here,
...... HOWEVER,i raided the spare`s box and shoved a few on the dashboard,also a little weathering on the deck plates, not exactly "Bang On"..... but it resembles a Dash to me!!


That`s it for now,.......but the rest of the Decal frenzy will continue tomorrow,once the Gloss has fully dried,(and i`ve chopped up some of em to adapt:dizzy: !!),
Cheers for now Guys,
Andy

[Allen Dewire]

This is looking very, very nice, Mr. Smiff. The dash is most convincing and so is the rest your work. Keep it coming my friend. Me likes!!!...

Prost
Allen

[langy71]

Wow, just caught up with this Andy, makes me wanna build a Halftrack now....love the dash... looking forward to your next update..