#6 Polish Artillery Tractor C7P-WIP 4/18--More Weathering Pics Page 12

lookin' sweet Bill

that mesh is a huge improvement over the original kit molding, (and the pattern is spot-on as well)

keep up the good work

Brett

Today I made some real progress.  First, I was able to find exactly what I needed in terms of PE screen to replace the plastic intakes:

I cut it with some heavy shears, and it looks like this from the back

And the front, pretty close to what I decided it would look like before I cut it

versus, the same part before modification

Here it is in place on the fixture for the rear hull

And that piece glued to the rear, pardon the day glo .99c clamps

Another view showing off my first full interior

And finally for tonight, a close up of the transmission and final drive area

the doog wrote:

I've a;ways wondered what this kit woul dlook like built up? Good call on that mesh job, there, but aren't you going to have to canter the weave diagonally to replicate it accurately?

Hi Karl,

Yes, there's a definate slant to the pattern, I plan to cant it, but my bigger problem is that I am going to try to find some railroad chain link fencing, as the PE stuff I have been able to find is not really very close to the pattern on the part.  Nobody will ever know, except me, that is.  Gota get something I am comfortable with.

Thanks, Ed, Wbill, and Dioramator for following along and checking in!  I hope to get some more done tonight.

Bill  

I've a;ways wondered what this kit woul dlook like built up?

Good call on that mesh job, there, but aren't you going to have to canter the weave diagonally to replicate it accurately?

G'day Bill

I fell in love with this kit a couple of years ago, so I bought it. Then I found some RPM indy link tracks to suit. Then the problem began, I also found the PE interior manufactured by PART, then went on to buy PE exterior vol 1, then vol 2, then I come across the PE fenders and finally the PE side tarpaulin roller blinds (all made by PART). The problem I have created is that the build is now bigger than Ben Hur, and unfortunately keeps dropping down the priority list of the stash collection. (and I have easily tripled the original purchase price of the kit).

Anyway I will get around to building it one day. In the meanwhile, Ill have to be content to watch your build. (and see what I'm in for).

Brett

Lookin great Bill I am glad to see you found a little time to model over the Holidays!

Tell your boss to settle down Mr Cratchet or I will have to send three ghosts to see him!

I have had a busy weekend, but finally got a chance to make some progress on this one.  WHen we last left off, I was soliciting advice on how to best cut these side pieces , and settled on clamping a straightedge on adn scribing it with a #11 blade.

The discard pieces are above.

Then I put together the bogies, these are 12 piece units, Dragon has nothing on Mirage in this department:

Then, this being a Euro style kit, I assembled the hull from basically flat pieces:

Here it is boxed in, and another with a driver figure for scale, it's REALLY small for something with tracks:

And, lastly for tonight, we have the fenders, which needed a dab of putty to fill some amazingly deep punch out plugs holes, after this I hit them with some Mr Surfacer for a nice smooth result

That's it for tonight, more tomorrow, I hope.

Thanks as always for looking in.

Bill

Hi, Bill I done this one a few years ago and its truely enjoyable, good luck.

Terry

Tonight, I got a little tricky, and decided to take the one side of the mesh off, leaving the other intact just so it would photograph better.  I used the trusty Dremel with a cutting bit, it looks a bit like a drill bit made out of a rough file.  It works very quickly, so take it easy adn plan on doing the final trimming with a file.  I'm pretty happy with the edges of the removed panel, a bit more trimming, sanding, and scraping, and it will look like it was made this way.

Here is what it looks like with just one side finished:

Here it is with the pe mesh behind it

Sorry for the baby update, tomorrow I will finish this part.

Bill

Bill,

I asked in the BA-6 thread what was next and here's the answer! Looking forward to seeing what you do with this one.

Thanks, Pawel!  I just got an urge to build different, and this one fit the bill, so to speak.  No surviving examples, though, so that's a shame.

Ed, welcome, sorry it took so long to declare the BA-20 completed so i could cut the plastic on this one and get a look at it.

F Matthews, thanks for the confirmation, I noticed that the T-26 lower chassis was identical, so I took a chance.  Later I learned that both derived from the Vickers, but Fruil doesn't mention Vickers, that I could find, on their T-26 box.  They certainly are tiny tracks.

I'll try to get some progress posted this weekend, it has a transmission (no motor) and a full interior, so it should be a handful for me.

Bill     

Awesome Bill I was hoping I would see this hit the Forum soon!

I will be watching this one closely!

Hello Bill!

Good luck with your project. It's always good to see a Polish accent. For those who would like to find out more about the machine, here's the link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C7P

So, good luck again and have a nice day

Pawel