Light Tank Mk VIB (Desert)

[Jim R]

Hi Mike
That is looking excellent. All that detail shows well. I really admire your approach - very well thought through, neat and a lot of skill and patience.
Jim

[Guest]

Hi Mike looks better every time, bummer about the track link, have you accidentally bent the rear spare wheel strut or is it deliberate, I'm not being critical of your work the opposite I'm not in in any position or skilled enough for that.
Pete.

[Guest]

Hi Mike looks better every time, bummer about the track link, have you accidentally bent the rear spare wheel strut or is it deliberate, I'm not being critical of your work the opposite I'm not in in any position or skilled enough for that.
Pete.

Pete,
You had me searching for ages looking for the spare wheel strut. If you mean the item that is in front of the spare wheel on the left side. It is for the tow rope to wrap around and to hold the 'jack' in place, and I see what you mean :smiling4: . The rear bracket is actually bent more that the front one. This was cause by trying to wrap the tow rope around the brackets - first the rear bracket came away (so much for c/a), then I had to re cement that on but in the meantime the 'rope' that was wrapped around it had hardened, so that could not be removed :confounded:... So a blob of c/a was put in the place where the bracket was originally fixed and the whole lot held down untill the c/a did the job it was meant to in the first place. The rope was finally wrapped around the brackets and well spotted by you, I forgot to check they were the same. You were not being critical, and I thank you for picking up on it. The illustration from the destructions show this clearer, but the kit version looks as though it is designed to hold back the Titanic, so got changed for the brass version. On a lot of the MkVIB's, the crews had a bracket bolted on behind this to hold the spare wheel which was just dropped in and left to fend for itself. As for the track link that is now a whole track with the odd link firmly in place. I used the template I have but did not think the length of tape I added would in fact make it a shorter track length - note to self to leave well enough alone.
Cheers,
Mike.
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[Guest]

Hi Mike
That is looking excellent. All that detail shows well. I really admire your approach - very well thought through, neat and a lot of skill and patience.
Jim

Jim,
Many thanks for your kind comment.
Mike.

[Guest]

Looking absolutely stunning Mike. Love the sun-bleached colouring.

[Guest]

Glad it's all sorted now :thumb2: .
Pete.

[Guest]

Update,
I am now calling this one finished (almost). The build itself is complete, although like all builds you keep looking an thinking should you add a bit more. There is more to add, but this is just additions like the burner can for brewing the tea and I may even add a crew once I get the next build out of the way. So it is off to the completed section. Many thanks for looking in - the comments, as always very welcome. And as always any questions feel free to ask away.
Cheers,
Mike.
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[stillp]

Nicely done Mike.
Pete

[Steve Jones]

Terrific work Mike. Its been a joy watching this one come together. I will get a map and compass now and try and find the finished photo thread. Great stuff mate

[tr1ckey66]

Terrific work Mike. You’ve put a helluva lot into a little gem.
Quality work
Paul

[Guest]

Pete, Steve and Paul,
Many thanks for your kind comments. now blushing....:hugging-face:
Mike.