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  • wasdale32
    SMF Supporters
    • Apr 2018
    • 1115
    • Mark

    #1

    Takom 1:35 FV432 Mk2/1

    Takom FV432 Mk2/1 built OOB - a nice kit but some fit issues with the interior - I don't think the partitions lined up properly and it was too late when I came to fit the roof so I had to do some judicious trimming. I would definitely build another but might not be too bothered about the interior. Click image for larger version

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  • adt70hk
    SMF Supporters
    • Sep 2019
    • 10402

    #2
    Very nicely done!!!

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    • Mini Me
      SMF Supporters
      • Jun 2018
      • 10711

      #3
      Great result Mark :thumb2:

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      • Mark1
        • Apr 2021
        • 4156

        #4
        A nice looking build.

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        • wasdale32
          SMF Supporters
          • Apr 2018
          • 1115
          • Mark

          #5
          Just noticed - at some point I've knocked the flash-hider & foresight off the GMPG - have to look for a replacement.

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          • Airborne01
            • Mar 2021
            • 3962
            • Steve
            • Essex

            #6
            Have exactly the same 432 awaiting rescue from the Shelf of Doom as a result of the defects you highlighted Mark; you've done a lovely job on this one though! Nice one mate!
            Steve

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            • Ian M
              Administrator
              • Dec 2008
              • 18266
              • Ian
              • Falster, Denmark

              #7
              Nice one Mark.
              Group builds

              Bismarck

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              • The Smythe Meister
                • Jan 2019
                • 6248

                #8
                Yep,looks excellent.
                Are those rubber band tracks?!... If so, then you've made a superb job of them

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                • wasdale32
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 1115
                  • Mark

                  #9
                  Originally posted by The Smythe Meister
                  Yep,looks excellent. :smiling3:
                  Are those rubber band tracks?!... If so, then you've made a superb job of them
                  They are link & length but if I do another one I would be inclined to ignore the instructions and swap some of the links round to get a slightly better fit

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                  • Scratchbuilder
                    • Jul 2022
                    • 2689

                    #10
                    The fit problem I found was where the inside of the roof met the engine bulkhead.
                    On the shelf at the moment,
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                    • Richard48
                      SMF Supporters
                      • Apr 2018
                      • 1892
                      • Richard
                      • Clacton on Sea

                      #11
                      Very nice 432.My father drove them with Royal signals when they first came out early 60s.Must do one myself.
                      Rich

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                      • banjer
                        • Oct 2022
                        • 134

                        #12
                        Very nicely done. Got this in the stash for when I find the courage to start it.

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                        • wasdale32
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 1115
                          • Mark

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Scratchbuilder
                          The fit problem I found was where the inside of the roof met the engine bulkhead.
                          On the shelf at the moment,
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                          Same here - I had to skim off the tops of the bulkhead and storage bins to get the lid on... Can't understand why unless the hull was warped or the sides should have been mounted higher

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                          • Lee W
                            SMF Supporters
                            • Feb 2014
                            • 4654
                            • Lee
                            • Sherborne

                            #14
                            Nice one Mark, I was debating which to do, the FV432 or the Bulldog, the Bulldog won, maybe the 432 next time!

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                            • Del640
                              SMF Supporters
                              • May 2020
                              • 1151

                              #15
                              That's a cracking finish.

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