discussion Gerry's Trumpeter 1/35 Armoured Aerosan

[Tim Marlow]

Try copper finished with matt varnish tinted slightly green…should dull them down nicely…obviously practice first :thumb2:

 

[GerryW]

Try copper finished with matt varnish tinted slightly green…should dull them down nicely…obviously practice first :thumb2:

Thanks, hadn't thought of that - might not do it on this one, but I've a couple more (un-armoured) that might get the treatment - when I pluck up the courage after this one!

 

[Lee Drennen]

The motor is slowly getting there - would've been helpful if the instructions actually showed that there was a 'correct placement' of the first two cylinders:worried:



And yes, the engine is sitting on top of a pair of tweezers!

Looks awesome Gerry.

 

[GerryW]

Looks awesome Gerry.

Thanks Lee, all I can say, is that if I'd have realised that I'd be assembling this by holding parts with tweezers while using another set of tweezers to position the next part, I might well have gone and bought a tank! and still it goes on, got a 3 part headlight coming up, plus the door handle to be fitted!:thumb2:

 

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks Lee, all I can say, is that if I'd have realised that I'd be assembling this by holding parts with tweezers while using another set of tweezers to position the next part, I might well have gone and bought a tank! and still it goes on, got a 3 part headlight coming up, plus the door handle to be fitted!:thumb2:

Yes Gerry, it’s certainly fiddly, but it will look much more interesting on the shelf than just another T34…..

 

[GerryW]

Yes Gerry, it’s certainly fiddly, but it will look much more interesting on the shelf than just another T34…..

I haven't got a T34 done yet (found one in the stash though & eldest has a diecast 1/35 one somewhere):smiling3::smiling3:

 

[Tim Marlow]

Nor me. I wanted to do either a T34 or a KV-1 for the GB, but the shop didn’t have either…..hence the KV-7.

 

[GerryW]

Nor me. I wanted to do either a T34 or a KV-1 for the GB, but the shop didn’t have either…..hence the KV-7.

Again, the KV-7 is something unusual rather than a T34:thumb2:

 

[Jim R]

Hi Gerry
Coming on very well. Neat, tidy build. Really doing this kit credit.
Jim

 

[Tim Marlow]

Again, the KV-7 is something unusual rather than a T34:thumb2:

Yep, it shows how not to design a breakthrough tank if nothing else Gerry

 

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Gerry
Coming on very well. Neat, tidy build. Really doing this kit credit.
Jim

Cheers Jim. Apart from some of the ejection marks it’s a pretty vice free kit to be honest. I may look for the KV-2 in the future.

 

[GerryW]

Hi Gerry
Coming on very well. Neat, tidy build. Really doing this kit credit.
Jim

Thanks Jim - must admit that there is certain parts with the kit that I'm not really happy with (mainly because some parts are so fragile that I daren't do much cleaning up of mold lines etc. (tried a few, but ended up with more parts than I started with, probably down to a fairly brittle plastic and no patience/too heavy handed)

 

[Tim Marlow]

Cheers Jim. Apart from some of the ejection marks it’s a pretty vice free kit to be honest. I may look for the KV-2 in the future.

Sorry about that Gerry, got my threads confused. I thought this was in my thread :flushed::flushed:

 

[GerryW]

Sorry about that Gerry, got my threads confused. I thought this was in my thread :flushed::flushed:

Fairly sure that that was the case:smiling3::smiling3: wasn't bothered myself:thumb2:

 

[Guest]

Thats some detail going on Gerry, hard but look at the results, brill.

 

[GerryW]

Thats some detail going on Gerry, hard but look at the results, brill.

Slow going, as it seems to take ages just to do a small amount, but that small amount is in full view - think that if it wasn't in the group build it might well have become a shelf queen

 

[Graeme C.]

Looking good Gerry, the effort you're putting in is making a big improvement to the basic kit.:thumb2:

 

[Lee Drennen]

Thanks Lee, all I can say, is that if I'd have realised that I'd be assembling this by holding parts with tweezers while using another set of tweezers to position the next part, I might well have gone and bought a tank! and still it goes on, got a 3 part headlight coming up, plus the door handle to be fitted!:thumb2:

Will you still keep your sanity to finish this build after that???

 

[GerryW]

Will you still keep your sanity to finish this build after that???

Hopefully - isn't much left to do now (thankfully - door, light, turret, 'safety' guards, decals and final painting of details/weathering)

 

[GerryW]

Looking good Gerry, the effort you're putting in is making a big improvement to the basic kit.:thumb2:

Thanks - though all I'm doing is the 'basic kit', didn't buy any extras for it at all (not sure if anyone offers anything for these!)