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Starting 2019-2020 Christmas Challenge project today.
Finished 2018-2019 Christmas Challenge project.
Very cool and good luck!!!
Takes me over a year to build anything!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Sergeant, Glad to hear from you again after a prolonged absence. The jeep project from last year sure turned out well. It will be interesting to watch your progress on the 3" AT gun. I've looked at this kit a few times and wondered about it. I've never done an AFV Club kit before.
My latest and last kit ( it's always going to be my last build) is the Tacom 1/4 ton truck (jeep) with 1/4 ton trailer. It's my Xmas Challenge, except it is really my Xmas to 4th of July Challenge because it will take that long to finish. As so many of these kits are, I feel as if I'm actually building a jeep. The kit has separate parts for the block, head, coil, distributor, starter, etc. After building Sherman's for so long, these parts look really tiny.
Good luck with your latest build!
Harold, I've been lucky so far and haven't lost any small parts or broken any either. But, I'm sure it will happen before I'm done with the kit.
Your replacement spring looks really good. Good recovery!
At the end of day two I only completed step one. Hopefully today I can make more progress. The manufactures' instructions divide the assembly into 15 sets. Since we have 12 days to complete our projects and I allowed 2 days for paint that gave me 10 days for assembly. I have 14 more assembly steps to complete in 8 days counting today so I need to complete at least 1 1/2 to 2 steps each day to complete my project on time.
Harold
At the end of day three I completed steps 2 through 5 which is mainly the M1 Carriage. Step 6 and 7 is the gun cradle. Step 8 and 9 is the barrel sleigh and recoil mechanism. To say this kit is highly detailed would be an understatement. I hope to have steps 6 through 9 completed by the end of day four. That will leave six days to complete the rest of assembly and two days for paint.
I have attached some fabric to the edge of my work bench so any parts that go flying hopefully land on my lap-cloth, otherwise I'm down on the floor with a lint roller looking for parts. I've been using a new pair of GodHand SPN-120 nippers and they save a lot of time in cleanup.
Looks good!!! Always been a big fan of AFV Club kits, the only real problem I have with them is the piles of injection pin nubs and holes over all the flat parts.
Making better progress now that I've completed step 9. Steps 10 through 15 are controls, shields, wheels and a machine gun. The machine gun is optional, and the wheels are basically done, so I should be ready for paint tomorrow.
The detail on this kit is go delicate, my wife thinks I'm nuts to try this build with shaky hands, poor eyesight and fumble fingers. I broke the main plastic spring on the first day and replaced it with a wire spring that I made from scratch. I lost two important tiny plastic parts to the evil floor monster and replaced them with scratch built from Evergreen Scale Models polystyrene stock. Other than these minor setbacks all are well on New Year’s Eve.
Outstanding work there Sarge!
These kits can help you with your co-ordination etc, so they are worth the trouble. Do point that out to Mrs Sarge!
Keep going. 6th January is the finish date!
Assembly is almost complete on day six. Time for a primer coat of paint on January 1, 2020... Wow 2019 has gone by fast for me. I left the shield off to make it easier to paint the front of the gun carriage. I will use Tamiya Surface Primer and Vallejo Olive Drab #71-043 which I know from experience last year is a very authentic World War II color for the U.S. Army.
The M5 Gun was first used in combat during the Italian Campaign by the 805th Tank Destroyers Battalion in December 1943. 2,500 M5's were produced between December 1942 and September 1944. The M5 was in service until 1945.
Looks really good!!!
Have to agree-looks great-and the amount of detail in such a small kit is amazing.
Bob
Sarge, I have to agree with Gamera's comment. It looks really good. Love the metal barrel.
Excellent work there, Sarge! Keep going. Another proud addition to the cabinet!
Looks great. I just finished that one about a month back. Yes a whole lot of teeny parts in that kit.
A number Army Viet Nam scans from hundreds yet to be done:
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Have had the great fortune to be on every side of the howitzers.
12 Days of Christmas Challenge - Mission Accomplished!
Very nice. It came out great. Now you just need to mount it on a base with a couple gunners.
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Harold: Great job there- you knocked it right outta the park!!!
Thank you Gino and Gamera for your positive comments. Originally I was not planning to do any more with this model, but Gino's comments got me to thinking about a gun crew and I found one of the few Hobby Fan kits available #HF708 for this model.
Well done, Harold. Put up your badge! An excellent job and a great build in your display cabinet!
snapdragonxxx Well done, Harold. Put up your badge! An excellent job and a great build in your display cabinet!
In agreement with the others-very nice build.
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