M10 LEND LEASE BY ACADEMY 1/35 AMBUSH .

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice updates John and I really like those crates too.

[David Lovell]

Artistic licence, Jakko. How else would we see them with the lid open?

Nice diplomaticly put ,I'd have gone the other way Neil blatantly lying by sayingI put some hinges on but you can't see them because tha box is open

[JR]

Nice work, but wouldn’t the hinges be on the outside of the box rather than inside the lid?

No not in some cases, either top mounted outside fixed hinges or as normal internal .

[JR]

I'm taking notes JR, as In the future, I may also need to build Panzerfaust crates.... :thumb2:

Wow, tell us more. They will be really small then Rick if in 1/87.

Artistic licence, Jakko. How else would we see them with the lid open?

Nicely put Neil. :smiling3:

Very nice updates John and I really like those crates too.

Thanks Lee, enjoyed making them .

Nice diplomaticly put ,I'd have gone the other way Neil blatantly lying by sayingI put some hinges on but you can't see them because tha box is open

Ha , think you would !

[JR]

A couple of days has passed and I'm well into the build. Reading Scalemates build review and Jakko' s remark about leaving the top section off until the tracks are done and fitted I've concentrated on the lower half.

Most of what I've done will never be seen, thank goodness , but good experience if I ever have to do one with full interior.
Vinyl floor monster, closely related to the carpet monster and as evil made several attempts and succeeded in making off with some very small pieces. Actually made one from some plastic card to save crawling around looking for the lost one.

Some parts a little to small for me.
These marked with a yellow ring are now in the bin. Hard to clean when you've removed them from the sprue with marks each side. Far too small for me to both hold and see .



Another part No B30 was a hinge on the drivers hatches, couldn't even see which way up it went, holes now filled !



Did manage the front plate.

So thin I was concerned that cleaning any more of the light shields they would break. As did some of the drivers steering controls.


You can see here where they snapped. Again not to bothered as none of this will be seen .


The ammo racks, think I must of removed a nib on the ens as they were all a little short, nothing that a blob of CA couldn't cure:smiling2:


One thing that I did find annoying was the rear , an instruction showing a rear part, yet no other drawing of it fitted . Had to look up the actual model on Academy website to see what the back looked like.

Will carry on tomorrow .

Thanks for looking in.

John.

[scottie3158]

John,
Looking good mate. I agree some parts are so small they a nightmare to clean up. Sometimes it's easier to fit them and then clean up when dry.

[JR]

John,
Looking good mate. I agree some parts are so small they a nightmare to clean up. Sometimes it's easier to fit them and then clean up when dry.

Cheers Paul, good point. Those hatch bits were so small even with the optivisor I couldn't make out which way they went.

[Graeme C.]

Small parts can be a pain to clean up John, your making good progress despite the instructions.

[JR]

Small parts can be a pain to clean up John, your making good progress despite the instructions.

Thanks Graeme. Annoyed that I can't do better :crying:

[Mini Me]

No worry JR......yer doing yer best, that's what counts! :thumb2:

[David Lovell]

Blimy mate cracking on ,lazy me id of had a quick mock up/ dry run with the turret on just to see how much was visible coz if you can't see it in my case it dont get done. As for the stuff left off no one here worries and nor should you its your build dont let it ruin your enjoyment crack on your own way ,any how like the rest loving it so far keep it coming. Dave

[JR]

No worry JR......yer doing yer best, that's what counts! :thumb2:

Cheers Rick .

Blimy mate cracking on ,lazy me id of had a quick mock up/ dry run with the turret on just to see how much was visible coz if you can't see it in my case it dont get done. As for the stuff left off no one here worries and nor should you its your build dont let it ruin your enjoyment crack on your own way ,any how like the rest loving it so far keep it coming. Dave

Dave just think of the internals as a practice, think Academy did the whole thing to make it worth while doing the moulds. Looking fwd to using the new paint :thumb2:

[Cogez88]

Looks fantastic mate

[langy71]

Looking most excellent so far Comrade, one thing I've found with Academy instructions is that they don't always show things in a clear enough way, but they aren't that hard to work out... and it all turns out good in the end.. :thumb2:

[JR]

Looks fantastic mate :smiling3:

Thanks Jordan .

Looking most excellent so far Comrade, one thing I've found with Academy instructions is that they don't always show things in a clear enough way, but they aren't that hard to work out... and it all turns out good in the end.. :thumb2:

Cheers Chris. Not just me thinking that then :smiling3: