M3A1 BY ILOVE KITS IN 1/35 SCALE LEND LEASE DIORAMA

[JR]

For a moment I thought I'd stumbled upon a surgical operating theatre!!! Have you changed your activities to include surgery JR???

Doug , I'm still under training by that well know surgeon Mr Neil Merryweather Neil Merryweather .

That’s partly because that little turret was very cramped, and partly because you have the whole rotating bit at the front upside down, so the gun is on the wrong side and taking up even more space than usual :smiling3: Easy fix: cut off the barrel too, then it will hardly be noticeable that it’s the wrong way around unless you really know your M3 mediums — and crews were likely to remove the gun anyway because it got in the way of getting in and out.

Damn, trust me to get it wrong. Mind you upside down and the wrong way round does take some "skill "

[JR]

Well Doug, guess what I'll be attempting in the morning ?

[stillp]

Well Doug, guess what I'll be attempting in the morning ?

Setting fire to it?
Pete

[JR]

Setting fire to it?
Pete

Well that had been considered Pete, but the amount of sweet and near tears that have gone it to it stops me.
About to attempt taking that turret apart and seeing if I can do it the correct way . This may end in two ways :disappointed: or :smiling3: .

[Waspie]

Knee op or a lobotomy???
THAT is the question! :thumb2: :thinking:

[JR]

Knee op or a lobotomy???
THAT is the question! :thumb2: :thinking:

Unfortunately nothing was done this afternoon, will have another attempt in the morning Doug on the turett.

[Jim R]

Great stuff going on John. First rate dio and now figure surgery. I am certain you'll get the crew in and looking good.

[JR]

Great stuff going on John. First rate dio and now figure surgery. I am certain you'll get the crew in and looking good.

Thanks Jim. I have plans for this about to ford a river and some very worried riders, who might get wet if they don't hang on .

[JR]

Had a reasonable amount of time at the bench. Firstly, last night I had removed the end from the side of the turett by drilling then out. This released that machine gun and I was able to put it in the right way. JAKKO @Jakko eagled eyed had spotted by mistake :thumb2:.I've also put the hatch on again , seems right according to the drawing but are the instructions right ?

Any way added some more figures to the now crowded tank , I'll be able to pick the best when Ie worked out the base




This time I'm going to paint the figures fully kitted out, tried doing them separately before and found it more taxing to fit then after.

Thanks for looking in.
John.

[Guest]

This released that machine gun and I was able to put it in the right way. JAKKO @Jakko eagled eyed had spotted by mistake :thumb2:

Only because you mentioned the figure didn’t fit well in the hatch because the gun was in the way, though Then it clicked that it was on the wrong side. I doubt I would have spotted it the other day if you hadn’t said something about it.

[JR]

No photos , but all those figures and a few more have been assembled.
Sprayed the tracks with a mixture light rust and darker one.
Looking fwd to tomorrow show .
John .

[JR]

Mike is kindly sending me some more track parts.
Meanwhile applied some filler to the 11 strong tank riders .

JOHN.

[JR]

Evening all .
Made a start on the base.


Xps base with a section of white on top .Shaped with a saw to allow for a coat of light weight filler . Will use Sculpty Mould om the top .

Half of the tank will be in the water, various members of the riders still on board with the others watching to see how it goes .


The water should come up over the front drive sprocket.

John.

[minitnkr]

Very cool.

[BattleshipBob]

Lovely John, another cracking dio!!