Stikpusher Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 Well here I go again… another Patton tank… but not just any Patton, but the mount of “The King” I’m going to make Elvis’ M48A1 from GI Blues, turning this kit into this So far I’ve completed steps 1 & 2 and built the road wheels and basic lower hull Stay tuned for more progress updates…. Thank you very much 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted May 12 Author Report Share Posted May 12 Steps 3 & 4 now completed - bits added to upper hull, the upper and lower hulls glued together That’s enough for today…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted May 16 Author Report Share Posted May 16 So I’ve made a bit more progress over the past few days… First up, I added the engine rear and top deck areas, the biggest visual difference between the M48/M48A1 and all of the follow on variants. Much closer is appearance to the preceding M46 & M47, than the A2, A3, A5 and M60 family engine decks… Then earlier today I added the road wheel arms, shocks, and final drive housings More to come in a day or two…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted May 17 Author Report Share Posted May 17 Had a short workbench session today.., I glued on all the road wheels and did the basic construction of the fenders. The sprocket wheels are test fitted but not glued in place until I add the tracks. I’m deviating fro. The instruction a bit now by concentrating on the hull before I start on the turret. The instructions by this point have you bouncing back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted May 18 Author Report Share Posted May 18 Today I got in a few good long bench sessions and finished up the hull. First up I added the BII tools and PE detail bits to the fenders, glued on the tracks, then glued the fenders in place then later on I added the tow cables to the fenders, and the last detail items to the glacis area Now it’s all ready for priming the hull… I have another project that I want to prime, so two projects during the same priming session, and then I can start assembly on the turret later in the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted May 20 Author Report Share Posted May 20 Since I had the airbrush up and running today, and the primer mixed properly, I also airbrushed on a coat onto the hull of this one after finishing with the Crusader AA session. I just left the driver periscopes undone as those are clear and I need to do an interior silver coat on those first. Now I need to start on the turret assembly… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Yes! Nice work! This looks excellent in black as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted May 23 Author Report Share Posted May 23 Thanks Mark. Just wait until I get some OD on this baby… 😉 I had a good bench session in today after lunch. I completed about 95% of the turret assembly. I need to do a little bit of painting before I call the turret finished and I can move on to priming the turret Now of course I had to test fit the turret…. I think tomorrow that I’ll wrap up the rest of assembly aside from clear parts that I won’t glue into place until just before weathering…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted June 1 Author Report Share Posted June 1 And now back to our regularly scheduled build… today I finished up priming the rest of this build so it’s all in black now, ready for regular painting to begin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 Rock and roll Carlos! Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted Friday at 08:07 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 08:07 PM On 6/2/2022 at 9:42 AM, Mark Deliduka said: Rock and roll Carlos! Looking good! Thank you very much 😉 And we are back! First up I put down some Insignia Yellow on the turret front sides for the company insignia. Then I cut some circle masks from Tamiya tape and masked off the appropriate areas. Much easier to do it this way due to the location and items around there that would interfere with masking around the area. Then earlier today I airbrushed on a coat of Gunze Olive Drab (2) Now I’ve got to let that dry and cure before the next stage of gloss coat & decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted Saturday at 07:16 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:16 PM Brilliant smooth coat Carlos! This is already looking smashing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johneaton Posted Sunday at 05:14 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 05:14 PM Looking good, Carlos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted Sunday at 05:28 PM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 05:28 PM Mark & John, thanks for looking in and your kind comments. I really can’t say enough good things about this kit so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted 10 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 10 hours ago So more progress on this over the past few days First up, off came the circle masks, and on went a gloss coat for decals Then on went the decals, markings as in GI Blues for tank B-11 from 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division. I used spare decals from various kits to do the markings. I just need to get the decals sealed in, then I can start final detail painting & weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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