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Forum: RC Tanks
09-25-2014, 06:10 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

How to build stuff lessons indeed! I'll be...

How to build stuff lessons indeed! I'll be getting some off you ;). If you want I can mail you some!
Forum: RC Tanks
09-24-2014, 03:24 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

I did say the last update would be the final one...

I did say the last update would be the final one before she went to be shown off and declared finished. However, Im so please with the result of my latest test I thought I would share the results.
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Forum: RC Tanks
09-15-2014, 08:06 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Thanks guys, they are on backwards. Will rectify...

Thanks guys, they are on backwards. Will rectify when I paint the tracks!
Forum: RC Tanks
09-15-2014, 02:22 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

I've done some more on the dusting, just need to...

I've done some more on the dusting, just need to make a tarp and a crew and we're done!

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Forum: RC Tanks
09-13-2014, 06:54 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Added the number plates and given her a good...

Added the number plates and given her a good dusting. No sure about scale of the letters, might go for a slightly bigger ones.

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Forum: RC Tanks
09-12-2014, 11:49 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Think they're evergreen plastics? So taken...

Think they're evergreen plastics?

So taken with the mg34 work people have been doing I felt ma deuce needed some loving. Scratched a cover for the ammo box, then added a live resin ammo and 50 cal...
Forum: RC Tanks
09-10-2014, 07:50 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

They're for model railways. I got the 2mm set,...

They're for model railways. I got the 2mm set, bought from hobby holiday in the UK, I'm sure something similar exists in the USA
Forum: RC Tanks
09-08-2014, 11:16 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Thanks for the kind words gus! For the base metal...

Thanks for the kind words gus! For the base metal colour I used tamiya gunship grey out of a rattle can to simulate the metal effect, some reason metallic paints never look right for this!

I was...
Forum: RC Tanks
09-08-2014, 07:46 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

hey bob thanks very much, still no sign but I'll...

hey bob thanks very much, still no sign but I'll keep looking out for it.
Forum: RC Tanks
09-08-2014, 07:44 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Getting the little details done, made up the...

Getting the little details done, made up the photo etched straps for the jerry can holders. Very robust and not as fiddly as of feared. I've added a tow cable, some rust streaks on the stowage bins,...
Forum: RC Tanks
08-28-2014, 01:21 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Tools need love too! ...

Tools need love too!


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/team_shrewsbury/m51/CB800721-3B4C-4028-AB17-474083BBD54B_zps97cgaghv.jpg...
Forum: RC Tanks
08-22-2014, 04:56 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Closing in on completion! Finished painting the...

Closing in on completion! Finished painting the 50cal, done some more tidying of the pin wash, some streaking and done the commanders hatch glass. Also started on the stowage, painting and chipping...
Forum: RC Tanks
08-18-2014, 12:27 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

And the video as promised: ...

And the video as promised:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZESTgNik1JQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Forum: RC Tanks
08-17-2014, 11:56 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Had some issues with paint flaking, think due to...

Had some issues with paint flaking, think due to the new (expensive) hairspray I borrowed off my missus; back to the cheap aldi stuff me thinks! Anyway, chips are tones down slightly. Usually I chip...
Forum: RC Tanks
08-15-2014, 10:03 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Paint paint paint! Base of tamiya primer, then...

Paint paint paint! Base of tamiya primer, then dark grey which will act as a metal chip colour when I hairspray over the main colour. Also gave it the mr surfaced treatment!

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Forum: RC Tanks
08-14-2014, 11:15 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Cheers dan! Given the standard of the other m-51s...

Cheers dan! Given the standard of the other m-51s that are out there I felt I needed to step it up with this one! However I'm quite looking forward to doing my late tiger with a few less bells and...
Forum: RC Tanks
08-13-2014, 11:00 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Got a bit more done today, the mantlet cover...

Got a bit more done today, the mantlet cover fittings done. Unfortunate run out of 0.6mm rod to finish it.


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/team_shrewsbury/Moonraker/null_zpsc36a6796.jpg
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Forum: RC Tanks
08-13-2014, 10:55 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Boo! Still always next month. A bit more...

Boo! Still always next month. A bit more progress, finished the rear stowage bin and added the chain to the pin holding in the hex spanner.

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Forum: RC Tanks
08-13-2014, 10:54 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

After rather a big tangent into some rather large...

After rather a big tangent into some rather large model boats and a Trafalgar submarine I've yanked my attentions back to tanks, hopefully for long enough to finish the m51 and kv2!


It's a small...
Forum: RC Tanks
08-13-2014, 10:53 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Nearly there, currently adding the last little...

Nearly there, currently adding the last little details; casting numbers, tow rope holder and the hook for the barbed wire. All that's left is the spare wheels and the plastic cover which goes next to...
Forum: RC Tanks
06-26-2014, 02:20 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Little bit more done tonight, added some chains...

Little bit more done tonight, added some chains to the smoke launchers and made a search light to house the IR emitter:

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Forum: RC Tanks
06-25-2014, 12:36 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

The build phase is nearly done, need to add the...

The build phase is nearly done, need to add the chains to various bits like the fuel filler caps etc, need to add the barbed wire hook, bit you pull to cock the 50cal and some weld lines. Tonight...
Forum: RC Tanks
06-24-2014, 01:14 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Cheers Maus! A bit of brass and some styrene goes...

Cheers Maus! A bit of brass and some styrene goes a long way!

Tonight ive ive crossed another bit off the list and done the clasps on the bins. I was going to use PE ones left over from my German...
Forum: RC Tanks
06-23-2014, 03:29 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

It's almost certainly a well known fact that...

It's almost certainly a well known fact that shermans look better with a 50cal mounted. So it was time to tart up the henglong offering I had left over from some Pershing bits. I've rebuilt the wire...
Forum: RC Tanks
06-21-2014, 01:04 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 10,218
Posted By tomhugill

Mr Maus, I recently saw some more references too...

Mr Maus, I recently saw some more references too and came to the same conclusion ;) I really need to get this finished so I can start my KV-2. So I've been beavering away today! Main bits have been...
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