thug626
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Post by thug626 on Apr 29, 2018 21:02:20 GMT -6
With the Wildcat complete I'm going from PTO to the Eastern Front. I'll be starting on it this evening. 
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Post by JCON on Apr 29, 2018 22:48:23 GMT -6
Nice German armor, I'm in the front row!!! Sweet!!!
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thug626
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Post by thug626 on Apr 30, 2018 1:00:33 GMT -6
Jcon Always glad to have you along buddy.  Work on the hull has begun. The kit glacis plate is replaced by the Atak resin part with zimmerit molded on. The left and right hatches are molded separately. 
The Atak Zim fits with very little fuss. I have attached the zim with Gator Glue.  The rear hull plate with zim applied.  The travel stops are a two piece assembly. The bogie stations have holes molded to represent bolt holes should you want to remove one....say for a maintenance dio. I hadn't realized that the final drive housing has castle nuts molded on. I know that Dragon has a bad rap for it's instruction sheets, but I have to say that this is going rather nicely. 
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Post by Dukemaddog on Apr 30, 2018 9:14:12 GMT -6
Impressive!
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Post by JCON on Apr 30, 2018 10:59:57 GMT -6
That looks really good!!!  |
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Post by BUCKY on Apr 30, 2018 21:44:02 GMT -6
I see another beautiful build coming down the pike!
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Post by JEFF on May 1, 2018 16:30:25 GMT -6
Sweet start. I'm in. |
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Post by ARMORGUY on May 3, 2018 12:45:33 GMT -6
I like a tracky dressed in Zim !
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cliffj (R.I.P.)
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Post by cliffj (R.I.P.) on May 5, 2018 16:25:14 GMT -6
Nice kit thug!! Don't worry, somewhere down the line the Dragon instructions will bite you in the butt. |
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Post by JCON on May 5, 2018 17:34:33 GMT -6
Don't scare him away Cliff lol!!!
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Post by ARMORGUY on May 7, 2018 11:36:25 GMT -6
Nothing Thug can't handle mates !
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Post by JCON on May 7, 2018 11:46:04 GMT -6
Well put AG!!! |
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thug626
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Post by thug626 on May 9, 2018 1:00:49 GMT -6
Dukemaddog Thank you kindly my good man. Jcon Thank you my friend. Not worries, It'll take a fair bit more than that to scare me away. Keith Thank you for your praise and support. Jeff Glad to have you along my good man. Armorguy Zim is to armor, like invasion stripes are to air craft. At least to me it is. Thank you for your vote of confidence. Cliff Thank you very much my good man. I'll just build along until something doesn't look right. I'm always going into Dragon kits with eyes wide open. The zim is just about done. Only the rear fenders and schürzen remain to be coated. I had found a couple of pics in my reference book where the schürzen have a zim coating.     The requisite bouquet of road wheels.  I'll be using Mission Models paint of this build. So far so good. 
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Post by BUCKY on May 9, 2018 3:43:08 GMT -6
Cool painterizing..... and WHEELS ON STICKS!!!!  |
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Post by JCON on May 9, 2018 8:08:36 GMT -6
I have seen pictures with the zim on them also...
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Post by ARMORGUY on May 9, 2018 8:18:46 GMT -6
Now that's what I cal progress ! jihaaaaaaaaaaa !
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Post by thug626 on May 9, 2018 23:23:03 GMT -6
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Post by JCON on May 10, 2018 0:10:15 GMT -6
True but you wouldn't want that bare metal allowing magnetic charges to stick...
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Post by thug626 on May 10, 2018 9:30:45 GMT -6
That would be the beginnings of a bad day.
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Post by reserve on May 10, 2018 18:32:41 GMT -6
Well played brother it's gonna be fine
Zimmerit on schurtzen was not common but did happen occasional I commend you for tackling this as it makes for a ton of extra work
Regards,
Mark
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