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  1. Well, here is a small update on some of the work I've done after recovering from that difficult week. Things seem to have gotten a bit better now. This is also all the work I got done yesterday and today. To start with, I assembled all the wheels for my 1/35th scale Patton that I am doing for the SoCal AMPS Group Build: Next I painted all the bare pieces that I'd installed earlier: Moving on, I decided that that tracks for the FV-432 needed to be finished, so I did the other side on the track jig. I then test fit the first run I did on the one side: That was very fiddly and poorly done so I decided I better just do a complete track install. After some effort and adjustments, I got everything on: All that's left is to add all the photo-etch parts and then this can be painted. Since I was doing tracks, I moved on and did the tracks for the Chieftains, starting with the Mk.V. I assembled the first run of tracks on the one side of the jig: These larger ones were much easier to do. I like these jigs too because you can do the track runs on both sides which helps insure the tracks are all going the proper direction: I hope to paint a basecoat at least on my Chieftains before I install these tracks. I started the tracks on the other two jigs I had for the Mk.10 and Mk.11 Chieftains but didn't shoot any pics of them. After all they look like the above pics. However, because I was doing wheels and tracks, I pulled down my M-109A6 and added the roadwheels and tracks to that: Afterward I added a few more bits and bobs to the turret of this vehicle. Here it is sitting on the hull with all the new tracks on it: A few more bits and bobs, some baskets on the back of the turret and some photo-etch and this will be ready for paint as well... After that, my two Roden WWI buses came in and so I eagerly got started on one of them. I chose to do the civilian bus first. Of course the first thing to do was the suspension and chassis... such as it is: I then assembled the main body/lower passenger cabin: That is when I found out why there was so little on the suspension because it all gets added to the bottom of the main body: Afterward I finished the drivers seat and hood of this bus: While that was set aside and drying, I assembled the upper passenger deck: Here it is all mocked up to see what it will look like: I like it! I'm leaving the upper deck off until I can get the interior of the lower part painted first. Then everything will be brought together. And that is my progress for the past day and a half. Thanks all for looking in! Comments are always welcome.
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  2. Join the fun in the group build! https://m.facebook.com/groups/768177827442467/?tsid=0.5155597116066883&source=result
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  3. Stunning work man! You work fast and masterfully! Brilliant job here. Now I want some Crown Royal....
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  4. As the Brits say, I got the models "deckled" today........ Tamiya kit decals were used on the green one, while the gray one got markings from Aeromaster. I used hot water to help the Tamiya decals soften up and go down easier and they worked well. The Aeormaster decals needed more care in handling since they were thinner, but also went down well. I was actually quite impressed with how they snuggled down around the nose with a copius application of Champ decal solvent. The models have had all but the seats, props, and rear canopies added and have been flat coated so I can take them to my meeting tomorrow "done". This should be finished up tomorrow evening! Gil
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  5. When I start a new model, I set up a file on the computer and begin a page in Word. Each time I work on the model, I take pictures with my mobile phone and then place them in this file. Every time I work on the model, I add some to the article about what I have done. ( This is far easier than trying to remember what I did several weeks in the past.) By the time I'm done, I have a full range of construction photos as well as an article that only needs some editing. I then recaption the phots to state what I am trying to illustrate. When I get it all tied up, I then send it to John via a service called Wetransfer.com. This lets you send 2m in one shot, for free. Dak
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