Stikpusher 117 Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 And the painting begins. Today I airbrushed on a coat of gray Tamiya primer overall followed by Tamiya white primer on the areas that will be white. I’ll let it dry overnite, then start actual painting tomorrow. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted February 17 Author Report Share Posted February 17 I’ve got all the base colors on the power pack now. Just need a wash and then I can install it and get the hull assembly completed. Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted February 24 Author Report Share Posted February 24 Wash on and cleaned up, then power pack installed. and what will be visible.... Time to get this one moving forward past this stage. Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted February 24 Author Report Share Posted February 24 Today I got the upper hull glued in place. Starting to look like a tank now! I need to deal with one seam on the bottom rear and then I can add all of the last little bits to complete the hull Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted March 6 Author Report Share Posted March 6 Back in the saddle on this one today I added the small bits to the rear of the hull and began adding the small bits to the front of the hull Not much longer until hull construction is done... Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 I finally finished all the basic construction on the hull. It was pointed out to me elsewhere that the hull attachment point for the rear fender braces was inaccurate. So I modified them to look more like the real thing. And I added all of the little bits to the front of the hull Now I just need to add the cast armor texturing and casting marks to the hull Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted March 18 Author Report Share Posted March 18 Small progress on the turret. Over the past few days I assembled the main gun, sanded the seams smooth then installed it into the turret bottom And today I airbrushed the turret interior white... I just need to paint the breech block steel, sand off the paint on the surfaces to be glued, and assemble the turret halves... then this will start looking like a TANK! Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 Well, I just had to forge ahead this morning.... Breech block painted steel. Not sure if it’s accurate or not for the M47, but I like the look, and I’ve seen it before on other types. Besides, the turret hatches will be closed and no one will see it... Then I glued the upper and lower turret halves together and well, I just had to fit it on the hull Now it looks like a tank! Next up, adding all the little bits to the turret before the cast armor texturing Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 So more work on the turret this week. Firstly I puttied up the points where the cargo rails attach, since I won’t be using the kit parts. I also added some very thin rod styrene along the seam line where the turret halves go together to replicate the weld seam on the real turret. Today I sanded the putty smooth and using some “hotter” plastic cement and my finger nail to texture the weld seam bead. Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 Yesterday I added on the early style grab rails on the turret sides using parts from my spares bin. Now I just need to add the rod frame type guards on the commander’s and gunner’s sights and the backdating of the turret will be completed. Next up, cast armor texture. Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted March 31 Author Report Share Posted March 31 (edited) A little more progress to post. Over on Armorama, it was pointed out to me that the turrets had some external “dimples” welded into the armor where the gun trunnions attach to the turret sides. So I cut some small pieces of tube styrene and glued them into the appropriate spots Then I sanded them to a more scale thickness, doused them with liquid cement, and gave a bit of weld texture around the edges with a toothpick. Now I can proceed to adding the cast armor texture where needed... nearly all of the turret and much of the front and rear hull... Edited March 31 by Stikpusher Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 One more update- I finished adding the cast armor texture a bit more rapidly than I thought that I would using Mr Surfacer and a Microbrush. and a couple close ups it should look good under a coat of paint... This will be my last update on this until next week. Have plans for the weekend, so I won’t get any bench time. Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted April 7 Author Report Share Posted April 7 Well, the back dating of the kit is now complete. I added the wire cage style brush guards to the commander’s and gunner’s periscopes, modified the sledge to reverse its positioning, and then added the hatch handles, rangefinder housing lifting eyes, and rear turret stowage bin. All I need to do now is add the mantlet dust cover and armor foundry casting marks 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted May 3 Author Report Share Posted May 3 I had a mishap while adding the casting marks on the first go, so I stopped, ordered some Archer raised resin decals and awaited their arrival before resuming work. Monday and back in action with this one. I added some Archer raised resin decals casting marks to the turret and hull. We shall see how they look under a coat of paint soon. Yeah, these are for a Sherman, but most likely only a M47 fanatic would know that they are not proper for a Patton Link to post Share on other sites
Stikpusher 117 Posted May 4 Author Report Share Posted May 4 Well, another day, another update: I found one more casting mark in some photos over the bow gunners position, so I added another casting mark decal. Some tanks had ‘em, some didn’t. But I figured why not for mine. And then later I created the dust cover for the mantlet using white glue and tissue paper. So next I have to come up with all the little clamps that hold the dust cover in place around the edges... Link to post Share on other sites
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