T 38 Amphibious Tank 1/35 scale by PARC models.

[SimonT]

OOPS!

Not just you John - check out this museum exhibit

Their change of direction went a bit better than yours though


I think you should do as management suggests and turn it into a swimming version. Looking at the box of bits you still have all that you would need :thumb2:

[JR]

Hi John
Sorry this went t*** up. Until the tracks you actually had it sorted thanks to Dave and Simon. Still it will make a nice wreck.
Jim

Cheers .
Oh Jim you can imagine how I went from one extreme to the other, and they looked ok ! Bloody things, oh well another lesson learnt:smiling2:.

Bad luck John , could you have added a heavy mud effect to the tracks as it exited up from a river bank? I reckon you could get away with it then.

Thanks Brad . Quite possibly I would, but knowing it was wrong would have bugged me so much .

John,
Sorry to hear about the demise of the build, as until you binned it the tracks actually looked very good. But it will make an interesting wreck for another build.

Thanks Paul, just one of those stupid errors, I'm sure it won't be the last either, still every cloud has a silver lining and wreaks are something I can enjoy .
John .

[JR]

OOPS!

Not just you John - check out this museum exhibit
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I think you should do as management suggests and turn it into a swimming version. Looking at the box of bits you still have all that you would need :thumb2:

Simon, thanks , and what a find, this is of course what I can blame !
What finish it in deep water, now that's a thought
John .

[SimonT]

They sit so low in the water that you only need a short length of upper track run on each side

No bogies required and the lower hull could be cut down to reduce height and therefore the amount of water needed......

[Dave Ward]

Bad luck, John - I have to admit that I have put the tracks on backwards, on several models - but done it on both sides, so at least it looked the same. Now I check, not only the instructions, but 'net pictures to make sure they're correct!
Dave

[Guest]

Then I looked, relief was transformed into horror. WERE the tracks were on the wrong way round, I must have mistaken the front for the rear. doesn't look right to me.

The real crew might have made the same mistake — there are plenty of photos of tanks with the tracks on wrong. Granted, only a small number of them would have had this, but it’s not unique to modellers.

[JR]

They sit so low in the water that you only need a short length of upper track run on each side

No bogies required and the lower hull could be cut down to reduce height and therefore the amount of water needed......

Ah great idea, with those photos and suggestion I have a plan !

Bad luck, John - I have to admit that I have put the tracks on backwards, on several models - but done it on both sides, so at least it looked the same. Now I check, not only the instructions, but 'net pictures to make sure they're correct!
Dave

Thanks Dave, does make me feel better knowing I am not alone. I 'd looked at the picture on the box, several times, but it was showing very little track ends.

The real crew might have made the same mistake — there are plenty of photos of tanks with the tracks on wrong. Granted, only a small number of them would have had this, but it’s not unique to modellers.

:nerd:
Thanks Jakko, kind of you to say, but I would never have lived it down :smiling::smiling: the Rabble would have had a friendly field day.

Thanks guys, ideas are " flooding " in.
Might get the Hobby Boss version as well .
John.

Just picked one up on Evil bay for £ 15.89 including postage, not bad , normal price is around £ 24.odd :smiling3::smiling3::smiling3:

[BattleshipBob]

John, lovely work, now whats this obsesion with rusky stuff lol

[JR]

John, lovely work, now whats this obsession with rusky stuff lol

Bob. It was lovely until Trackgate ! now sitting in a box waiting to jump into the water.
Me obsessed Russian , what ever gave you that idea :smiling3:

[Si Benson]

Did I miss something :thinking: I’m sure something was getting built then I see it got unbuilt....and where’s the fire:tongue-out:?


I’ve been beaten by a cheap kit before so don’t feel too bad mate! Live and learn.
Hope the Hobbyboss version goes a bit easier!

[Guest]

Well John, we've all done it. Sorry this one didn't work out.

[Dave Ward]

John,
the HobbyBoss Version? - WOW, that has individual track links - around 90 a side! - I have the HB T-37A Izhorsky version in the stash - I've looked at it a few times, but the links are a bit daunting!
Dave

[stillp]

but the links are a bit daunting!
Dave

Says the man who's building an armoured car with - what was it - 138 links per side? :smiling::smiling:
Pete

[JR]

Did I miss something :thinking: I’m sure something was getting built then I see it got unbuilt....and where’s the fire:tongue-out:?


I’ve been beaten by a cheap kit before so don’t feel too bad mate! Live and learn.
Hope the Hobbyboss version goes a bit easier!

Si it was over in a mear flash

Did I miss something :thinking: I’m sure something was getting built then I see it got unbuilt....and where’s the fire:tongue-out:?


I’ve been beaten by a cheap kit before so don’t feel too bad mate! Live and learn.
Hope the Hobbyboss version goes a bit easier!

So, buddy no wonder you missed it, it was all over in a link :smiling2: Nearly a fire but managed to control myself .Well the Hobby Boss should have instructions that may make sense!

Well John, we've all done it. Sorry this one didn't work out.

Thanks Peter, just cross that after all the help I go and do that .

John,
the HobbyBoss Version? - WOW, that has individual track links - around 90 a side! - I have the HB T-37A Izhorsky version in the stash - I've looked at it a few times, but the links are a bit daunting!
Dave

Oh !
Not this is it .

Well if it is I shall damed well beat the crap out of those tracks, have jig, will glue :smiling2::smiling2::smiling2:

Says the man who's building an armoured car with - what was it - 138 links per side? :smiling::smiling:
Pete

Maybe Pete, but Dave has an advantage ----------------------- he knows what he's doing.

Thanks all .
Not much will be done this week as have been asked to do a small roof for a mate
Some nice 1/1 , ask me how I feel by Friday night !
John .

[SimonT]

Nice John - should be a lot better to assemble. Hobbyboss stuff is quite good