SimonT - 1/35th Tamiya T62 (well worn)

[Mini Me]

Half a tube of putty later 'er we are! Just loverly Mr. T. As Scottie says Your shares in Squadron Green must be soaring!!!:tongue-out3:

[minitnkr]

You give a whole new meaning to plastic surgery.:smiling2: PaulE

[SimonT]

Morning all - bit more done last night



finished shaping the cheeks - now about twice the original depth and a better profile



added the turret ring shot deflector bar thingy - made from two lengths of micro strip, curved and stuck back to back

the mounting tabs were CA'd to the side of the cheek as per photos, rather than on top as Tamiya have them

the cheek part was then textured with more of the red paste and a chunky weld seam added on the edges from VJ putty

just need to replicate it on the other side now....

[Mini Me]

Quite an improvement Mr. T.

[David Lovell]

Blimey Simon, I get up let cats out let cats back in and feed ,retire to smallest room with tablet start this one from the beginning, quick build my bottom ,mind I should have known better ,as always a master class even those of us not capable I'm sure find it fascinating, , you must have the patience of a zeppelin captain sailing into a head wind,I tend to lose it just box bashing ,please keep it coming, oh dear 30 plus minutes of elbows in knees seems to have caused pins and needles in both legs not the best place for this you could say I've been caught with my pants down Dave

[JR]

Late good morning Simon.
Those first two photos remind me of a wooden bowl segment after gluing and first turning:smiling3:

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
The cheeks do look neat and tidy.
Jim

[minitnkr]

But prolly have deep dents.:smiling:PaulE

[Steve Jones]

Very nice Mr T. Very nice indeed.

[Guest]

".... turret ring shot deflector bar thingy ....."
It's the technical jargon that really confuses us...:smiling5:.
This is going to be a great model when finished.
Mike.

[SimonT]

Thanks all

Mike, I shall try and keep the technical jargon to a minimum for you :thumb2:

There has been a bit of progress on this one today

Broke out the new copper foil - nice stuff. Very thin so it cuts easily, but more rigid than pewter, so ideal for the track guards

Also finished off the curved bars and added the exhaust (cut from the hull during the modifications, assembled and then had the etch end piece added)




the curved bars sorted around the cheek parts and then the smaller segments added front and back on the hull top




exhaust added back on to the hull side - position based on reference photos that show it further to the rear than Tamiya had it

this left a hole in the hull side that had to be plugged before the track guards could be installed






track guards made from copper sheet with the edges bent in an etch bender

impressed pattern on the front ends made with a ball end embossing tool

looking a bit more tank like again

[Steven000]

You make it all look so easy Simon! :tongue-out3:
Great work for sure! :thumb2:
Steven

[Road of Bones]

Nice work Si- that Copper sheet looks very satisfying to work with, and I can see the benefit of the embossing tool now. One of my favourite things on this, oddly enough, is the perfect (interrupted) circle of turret-ring shot-deflectors you have achieved :thumb2:

[SimonT]

Steven / Al - thanks both. Al,the circle isn't actually circular - the front ends of the bars over the cheek parts are pulled in towards the hull so it is more egg shaped

The copper sheet is nice stuff and will no doubt feature on future builds



added a few bits to the turret



track bump stops and track pin relocating device (just a big lump of steel that the pins smack against) added to the lower hull

[Strenko J]

Just fantastically masterful piece of work going on with this build Si...keep it coming