I had a fairly good week at the bench working on the details. First the kit does not include troop seats. Many of the M752s had seats for the missile crew. I set off to scratch build the seats firs with .030 strips of bass wood cut to the proper width and length. I then used some evergreen .030 C channel strips cut to length for the C channel cross braces. Lastly I pinched some .010 sheet and countersunk the bolt heads which attach the wood to the C channel. Here are the raw finished seats.
After sealing the bass wood with a clear coat, I sanded off the rough edges on the wood. Then after a thin second coat of clear, I painted the seats with Tamiya X13 JSDF Green.
I gave the tracks a bath in Blacken it and the removed a spare link from each track. I mounted the spares on the front fenders. I made the retaining bolts with punched .010 styrene and with a bologna slice from Evergreen hex rod to simulate the bolt and fender washer holding the track in place. The bolt and washer were painted with Alclad Aluminum.
I took care of the tail lights and reflectors painting the lenses with Tamiya Clear Red and the BO lenses with Tamiya Smoke. I colored the rear door gasket with a .020 black marker.
The fire extinguisher is Tamiya Red, Flat Black and Alclad Aluminum. I then decaled the extinguisher, mounted the PE retaining bands and the mounted the extinguisher in the holder on the wall of the vehicle.
With all this going on I coated the missile with a coat of future and began the decals. The only problem with the kit decals is the do not include the US ARMY decal found on most missile. Into the old pile of decals and here is the completed missile, which still needs a seal coat of future after allowing the decals to totally set.
Well that’s it for this week. The remaining details are the tools and straps and two panels for the cargo area interior. Next week will be busy going to Misquitocon so I will see how far I can get in between the show!!
As always, all comments are welcome and thanks for stopping by.
Rounds Complete!!