I could have called this: Sooooo many road wheels!!!!!!!!!!!! Soooooo many rivets!!!!!!!!! ![Banged Head [banghead]](/emoticons/icon_smile_banghead.gif)
Here's what I've been up to since March, when I don't also work at home, which is more often than not lately.
I am converting CMK's TACAM to a Artillerie Schlepper 35(t).
I know, CMK has a Schlepper ![Shock [:O]](/emoticons/icon_smile_shock.gif)
, I just didn't know when I started. ![Tongue [:P]](/emoticons/icon_smile_tongue.gif)
There is so many things wrong with this kit, I don't even know where to start ![Question [?]](/emoticons/icon_smile_question.gif)
Let's just say that you need lots of patience, and lots of putty. The majority of the rivets are not that crisp at all, for a vehicle covered with it. I slowly relaced most of them with other ones that I made by punching a #80 drill bit through a 0.005" Evergreen sheet. Less than 15% of those are keepers. The kit doesn't have any front fenders at all. I made these ones with aluminum foil using my Eduard Panzer 35(t) PE set as a template.
The running gear parts count is insane, but well detailled.
I wish I could say the same for the tracks in the kit:
After fiddling with them for a few days, I lost it and ordered a set of MKs:
It's a first for me, and it get addictive! Takes a little while to get together, but the results are stunning! I already ordered a few other sets and I plan to order some more.
There's only a few things to do: replace the front hull rivets and add a few more elsewhere, remove some misplaced details and scratch them, scratch the jerry cans rack, make the tarp, add a few extra parts and scratch the towing bar. I hope to get it done before I return to work!
Comments are welcome!