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Did we give up when the Russians took Vegas!
- Thread starter Sherman 18
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Viva Las Vegas baby! 
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Your progress is looking awesome! That turret looks really good, I've heard scary things about that.
It's all true. :facepalm
I'll admit I'm having fun, getting to go back to the days when I got serious with scale modeling in the early 1990's. I almost ordered another one. That is how much I'm enjoying it. The lower half of the turret is going to test me. Plan on tackling that on the next set of days off.
Iron Aardvark what it looks like to me.
:drinks
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Thanks guys!
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Nice work so far. The cast texture on the turret looks really good.
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Thanks guys for the comments. 
I'm slowly getting my calf and ankle back. Popped the tendons and torn some muscles in my right calf. I need to remember I'm 20 anymore. :facepalm
Worked on removing the molded bumps that should be bolt heads. I located center (since it's me working on this - close to center) then I drilled them out for separate bolt heads first before smoothing out the location. I'll add the bolt heads when I'm not handling it as much.
I worked on getting a molding cast line. I use masking tape and them work thinned 3M spot putty up against it. I then remove the tape and go back over it again with the thinned 3M spot putty.
Some photos after removing the tape
Then some photos after going back over the casting mold line.
I started cutting down the turret base. I'm going to need to have the fenders on the hull before I can shape it. On the hull you can see the progress so far. I've added a finer casting texture with thinned down Squadron gray putty.
Oh, I have added some extra parts box pieces from an old AMT M60A1 kit to the turret, the lift ring and search light plug in.
I'm slowly getting my calf and ankle back. Popped the tendons and torn some muscles in my right calf. I need to remember I'm 20 anymore. :facepalm
Worked on removing the molded bumps that should be bolt heads. I located center (since it's me working on this - close to center) then I drilled them out for separate bolt heads first before smoothing out the location. I'll add the bolt heads when I'm not handling it as much.
I worked on getting a molding cast line. I use masking tape and them work thinned 3M spot putty up against it. I then remove the tape and go back over it again with the thinned 3M spot putty.
Some photos after removing the tape
Then some photos after going back over the casting mold line.
I started cutting down the turret base. I'm going to need to have the fenders on the hull before I can shape it. On the hull you can see the progress so far. I've added a finer casting texture with thinned down Squadron gray putty.
Oh, I have added some extra parts box pieces from an old AMT M60A1 kit to the turret, the lift ring and search light plug in.
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Not too often that you see someone "adding" a seam line.
Looks great!
I'm not sure if I'm right in the head :gogo
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Love the turret! It looks fantastic.
BAMN!
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Thanks for the comments guys.
Took a break from it this weekend.
Hope to have another update by Friday
Took a break from it this weekend.
Hope to have another update by Friday
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Fenders on
Still need to fill some gaps. I did get them ready for battle damage you grinding out the backside of the and a couple of the toolboxes. I also removed the molded on handles. Since I went with standard M48 fenders I had to guess where the parts went. Wasn't really all that hard.
Now I have a better idea of what reshaping I have to do.
Real thing.
Still need to fill some gaps. I did get them ready for battle damage you grinding out the backside of the and a couple of the toolboxes. I also removed the molded on handles. Since I went with standard M48 fenders I had to guess where the parts went. Wasn't really all that hard.
Now I have a better idea of what reshaping I have to do.
Real thing.
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Turret base reshaping
By my eyeball engineering it looked like maybe .040 to low. Either way it's a place to start. I glued on a piece of .010x.040 strip to mark the edge all the way around. Then took my Dremel to it.
After some grinding fun
:hmmm
By my eyeball engineering it looked like maybe .040 to low. Either way it's a place to start. I glued on a piece of .010x.040 strip to mark the edge all the way around. Then took my Dremel to it.
After some grinding fun
:hmmm