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Post by rustybaer on Dec 15, 2021 17:58:38 GMT -6
Gotta love a raffle. I've always thought these things were neat anyway, so in a fit of something, I started it. It's a nice kit, fit is good so far and since it's got wheels and no tracks, I got pretty far in a couple of hours.  IMG_2563 by Russel Baer, on Flick I needed something simple anyway, just a nice little build that I could do by following the instructions, kind of like the Achzarit I did a couple of months ago. This should fit the bill nicely: low parts count, it fits, the instructions seem easy enough to follow and it's French. What else could I want? |
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Post by rustybaer on Dec 17, 2021 11:32:05 GMT -6
I'm gonna back up on some of that stuff I may have said about good fit..... The front and rear hull plates are beveled at the edges, and fit is a little "less than good". Nothing insurmountable, but I'm doing lots of adjusting and having to finish with Vallejo plastic putty. If the putty was any color except white, you'd see a lot more of it at the seams. Only primer will tell....  IMG_2564 by Russel Baer, on Flickr  IMG_2565 by Russel Baer, on Flickr All the little rivet heads make it fun too. I may end up having to replace a few if primer shows gaps. These hulls were initially designed to be amphibious so I'm thinking "tight" joins here. |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Dec 18, 2021 9:26:41 GMT -6
Does it have weld lines?
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Post by rustybaer on Dec 18, 2021 10:28:00 GMT -6
I don't know, I have absolutely zero references. I'm hoping not actually, if it does it'll be difficult to do. I see a fair amount of bolt heads on the kit at the joints of plates, primarily at the top of the hull sides and top plate union. All the lower hull plates appear to be formed from large plate and it's quite possible there should be weld beads. Good thing the kit lower hull is one piece. Given that the first versions were amphibs, there probably are lots of welds on the lower hull. Also, the main hull is aluminum, so if there are welds, they would be very fine and next to invisible in 1/35 scale. That's my story so far anyway.
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Post by Dukemaddog on Dec 19, 2021 15:10:47 GMT -6
Rusty, you are right that there are no visible weld beads on this vehicle. The French did not build it like the WWII Russians did. Even on the real thing, you cannot see weld beads.
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Post by rustybaer on Dec 30, 2021 15:58:36 GMT -6
Duke, my best buddy in the whole world, thank you! As soon as my Fly Swatter is done (soon, since it's going to ModelFiesta in a week) I'm jumping back in this thing. It's just too cool to let sit, and now that I'm not looking at having to do a zillion inches of tiny weld beads, it'll be so much more fun.
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Post by JCON on Dec 30, 2021 23:48:12 GMT -6
Looks cool!!!
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Post by Dukemaddog on Dec 31, 2021 14:17:10 GMT -6
You're welcome Rusty! Good luck in ModelFiesta!
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Post by rustybaer on Mar 15, 2022 8:51:27 GMT -6
Skipping ahead a bit, this model is ready for paint. I had a few slight fit issues with the turret, nothing major, but I'm interested to see how it looks with primer.  IMG_2846 by Russel Baer, on Flickr  IMG_2847 by Russel Baer, on Flickr 'Scuse the lousy pics, I'm not my steadiest right now, got some recovery from a back injury to do. |
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Post by ogrejohn on Mar 15, 2022 15:39:06 GMT -6
Looks pretty dang nice Russ! Prime Portal has a couple of nice walk around photos of the AMX 10RCR.
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Post by Steve Ski on Mar 16, 2022 9:45:58 GMT -6
Looks great! Did you say you won this in a raffle? I never win anything,..................not even a cake walk in grade school, HA!
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Post by rustybaer on Mar 17, 2022 7:05:24 GMT -6
OJ, if I look at the real thing, I'll start adding detail and see corrections and details I need to do and it's down the rabbit hole I go.
And yes, Steve, I got it for a $2 raffle ticket, good thing too because I saw one at a HobbyTown for $70, which is just stupid high. I've scored big at the last couple of raffles, new to me. I think it's because I've bought at least 10 tickets and hung around until the final drawing, or maybe it's just luck.
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Post by ogrejohn on Mar 17, 2022 15:13:44 GMT -6
LOL, just trying to tempt you Rusty!
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Post by rustybaer on Apr 6, 2022 7:08:20 GMT -6
LOL, just trying to tempt you Rusty! Oh no! I shall not go down the rabbit hole this time! |
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Post by rustybaer on Jun 14, 2022 19:10:06 GMT -6
And it's ... orange.  IMG_3286 by Russel Baer, on Flickr Believe it or not, this is a pretty close match to what's shown on the box art and the painting guide, but it IS French. |
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Post by Dukemaddog on Jun 15, 2022 13:31:24 GMT -6
That is a unique color that kinda looks wrong, but once you get the other two colors on it; this will start to look right. Looking forward to that!
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Post by rustybaer on Jun 15, 2022 21:45:11 GMT -6
I agree, it looks "off", but it's such a close match to the panting guide I'm gonna roll with it. Once it's all dusted it should look less like a Halloween decoration.
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Post by JCON on Jun 24, 2022 8:32:33 GMT -6
I like it!!!
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Post by rustybaer on Jul 15, 2022 14:35:07 GMT -6
Just to get back in the saddle, before I try the second color on a Challenger, I pulled this thing out, got it as far as the first shot at color, no clean-up yet:  IMG_3479 by Russel Baer, on Flickr It's pretty bright, but a real close match to the color chart in the box. |
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 17, 2022 6:22:23 GMT -6
Looking forward to seeing where you go from here. Great start on the camo work. How do you mask between colors.....silly putty?
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