frosty's ersatz m10 progress report UPDATE

here's the promised WIP shot....
got ahead of myself & kinda ruined the sequence, but whatever...



thanx, Chris! i'm definitely happy with this one !

frosty

woohoo, you did it!!

it looks really good there, frosty!!!

yippee & PTL, it worked...
so here's another shot of my new beastie !



tell me what u think, folks !

best wishes & happy modeling,
frosty

ok folks....
as promised, i have just uploaded a couple of in progress pix of the ersatz to the ronusmc site... they r on pg. 11 in the upload gallery rite now,
here's a link, or maybe even an image:






if i did it rite...

3rd time mite b the one ....fingers crossed !
frosty

Pics Frosty, we need more pics.

Well Done frosty! can't wait to see the little guy!

Gotta see da pix!

Well, i did a bunch of work on the ersatz over the last couple of days...

the turret armor is done, the side skirts r on, and i added a lot of lift hooks
and small fittings to the turret top, mantlet, glacis plate, lower bow plate,
and back plate. the beastie has been painted a dk. green, and circle star
decals applied 2 glacis plate & turret side armor.

so, apart from a few last details like spare tk. racks & the lenses 4 the rear lights, i'm pretty much done w/ this little kittykat !!! joy, joy....

gotta say it turned out pretty well 4 my first major 'plastic surgery ' conversion, altho' if i had 2 do it again, i'd try & do a bit more sanding on the putty & i don't think i nailed the overhang of the rear turret plate...

but, crude as it may b, it's all mine ! and i love it !!!

pix will b posted tomorrow if all goes well !!!
(i know, now the anticipation will b killing some of u, but u'll just have 2 wait & see... my apologies !)
hope everyone else is having fun w/ their build ...
i can hardly wait 2 see the rest of these projects !

frosty
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At least you're making progress unlike me. Looking forward to pics.

And Merry Xmas to you too, Frosty!

here's the latest news:
the trax r now installed
drilled holes 4 coax mg & gun sight in the false mantlet cover

next: the side skirts....& turret armor !

will probably not b able 2 post pix 'til after x-mas...

Happy Holidays 2 all !
Peace on Earth, and good will to all.... people ! (LOL)
frosty

Get well Frosty.
Sounds like you're making good progress, keep us posted.

Thanks for keeping us updated! Keep up the good work!

hi, all !
here's the latest news on my project.
took a short break from 'plastic surgery' to work on the drive train:
painted road wheel rubber
installed road wheels, idlers & drive sprockets

then back 2 the styrene stash 2 build more parts:
false backplate installed
false mantlet cut & installed
added step 2 bow plate

didn't get a heck of a lot more done on this, 'cause i'm actually still kinda sick...
but i think i'm still on schedule so far.
it's really beginning 2 look like something now, the shape of the treacherous ersatz begins 2 emerge from the shadows !

pix will b posted asap, i promise !

best wishes & happy modeling,
frosty

Hey, that looks pretty good! Keep up the good work!

QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl thanks, claymore68 ! if u want 2 import any of this stuff 2 the dedicated Panther group build site, please go ahead... i'm just too ignorant in the mystic ways of the 'net to do it myself. my next challenge will b 2 attempt 2 post my own link at some point ! (can anyone say "Y2K"- type meltdown ?) thanx again !!!! frosty

I'll start importing and hopefully have it done by the weekend.

Lookin real good there Frosty... Keep up the steady work...

God Bless,
Kenneth

starting to take shape, I see. can't wait to see the end result!

thanks, claymore68 !
if u want 2 import any of this stuff 2 the dedicated Panther group build site, please go ahead...
i'm just too ignorant in the mystic ways of the 'net to do it myself.
my next challenge will b 2 attempt 2 post my own link at some point !
(can anyone say "Y2K"- type meltdown ?)
thanx again !!!!
frosty

ohhh pretty pics
working on final papers so i'm loopier than usual

Here's a couple shots:





Looking good Frosty. I had a bad setback with my scratchbuilt turret. I took a day off and hit it again the day after, second try looks pretty good.
Stick with it.

i just hope the meal's worth waiting 4....
i took these pix between 4:30 & 5:30 AM today... groggyville, no doubt ! ]
LOL !!!
frosty

I think we're all like cats at the sound of a can opener, poised at the ready...food,food, food...
pics, pics, pics..

OK, here's the latest news:
i'm rite now in the process of uploading pix of this project 2 ronusmc's gallery, so there should b some pix visible there shortly & if some kind soul will post the links, u'll b able 2 see 'em here as well !
otherwise, go to general modeling discussion forum, click on the Photo gallery upload thread, then use ron's sig 2 go to his gallery & check the upload section & u should find my pix !
and since i still owe u folks some pix of my pink Panther, i'll b uploading a few pix of that little kittykat....
and if i have time, maybe even a couple more !
thanx 4 being so patient & waiting 4 me 2 get around 2 postin' pix, everybody !
best wishes & happy modeling,
frosty

AH HA! here it all is... I have used Ron's site also with no problems...

Now I feel ashamed....my home computer(Alienware) has about 10 usb2 ports on it and now I learn there are some folk who don't have any.... Kinda like watching one of those Sally Struthers commercials...

God Bless,
Kenneth

I'd like to help with ideas on the skirts but unfortunately I need a visual reference. I know how it is when parts don't fit well.

Looking forward to seeing your updated photos, and congrats on your progress. You are tackling a job I would be afraid to try. Fight on!

Frosty,

good to see that the project is advancing. Re. Ron's gallery, I uploaded pics yesterday, by loggin in on page 2 or 3, rather than from page 1, where there's some kind of bug...

About the skirts, don't worry too much, I too sometimes have to start a scratch part several times over..! If you fail, give it another day and try again. Sometimes it's all it takes!

hi folks !
i'm kinda bummed that nobody had any ideas re: side skirts... oh well...
did some more work on the ersatz last weekend :
sanding the turret top & glacis/bow plate join
recut flat hatch 'cause i couldn't find the one i cut before...
added hinge detail 2 hatch
scratchbuilt exhaust pipes from brass tube
painted trax, road wheels, idler wheels & drive sprockets dk. green
painted lower hull dk. yellow
found the package of stirrup steps i lost
(need 2 add a step 2 bow plate at some point)

i'm hoping 2 upload some pix tomorrow, really !
does anyone know if RonUSMC's gallery is working again, or should i try 2 post on the dedicated site ?
i'm gonna need help posting pix, most likely, if i need 2 post 2 the cronuswarp site....
sorry, i'm majorly IT-challenged...

frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by wildwilliam Frosty, ARRRGH! you lured me in under false pretenses! i thought there would be pictures! :-) sounds like you are moving ahead rapidly. keep it up. ed.

LOL!!!
sorry, i don't mean 2 b a teaser...
and 2 make it worse, i changed the heading before adding the latest update...
i hope i can get pix up next week; there's only 1 'puter in my personal orbit with a usb port, & i'm hoping 2 get on it next tues. or wed. if all goes well ( the luck of the draw, first come first serve on terminals...)
my apologies again !
bad frosty

OK, here's the report from the shop...

added more putty to the joint between the false glacis & half-round
cut & added the little hatch that covers the machine gun
cut templates for the turret armor sides
put together the main gun

i've been having a little battle w/ the side skirts...
first time they were thin enough, but too long & i couldn't file the thin sheet styrene in place so i pulled 'em off
( they were just tacked on, no big...)

then i used some strip styrene... perfect length but too thick in cross section and the trax wouldn't fit inside the sponsons... not to mention that the skirts now were parallel 2 the slope of the hull instead of plumb
so i pulled 'em off again

last nite i redid the styrene strip mounts 4 the side skirts & cut a template 4 the skirts themselves... but i'm still not totally happy.

the main problem is the front end of the skirts, it curves down below the main horizontal edge so i can't just use a piece of strip exactly the rite height... i'm having trouble getting the curved lower edge smooth & the main horizontal lower edge cut evenly.

i think the template will help, but i'm open 2 any suggestions !

frosty