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- From: Valrico, FL
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Posted by HeavyArty
on Saturday, December 12, 2015 9:09 PM
I have completed detailing the interior.
In the turret, I had to lower the radio shelf at the rear by about 1mm to get the SINCGARS mount to fit w/out hitting the periscopes. I also added the arm pad in front of the TC's joystick and kidney pads on both sides behind the seats. Additionally, I added the TC's lower seat, left off by Meng, they have the TC's stand, but there is also a fold-up seat that goes over it for when he is seated.
I added the two missing 25mm ammo chutes from the ammo box in the lower left side of the turret up to the shelf under the gunner's sight. They were left off by Meng. I used a couple sections of an Eduard .50 cal feed chute for them, folded around a piece of 0.040 sheet styrene to make it larger for the 25mm shells.
I added an intercom control box, a couple J-boxes, and a speaker box to the walls of the upper turret as well. In the turret I only added a few wires since they can't really be seen once it is assembled, but I know they are there.
On the hull roof, I added J-boxes, speakers, and lights, all wired up with thin solder. I also added the AT-4 and fire extinguishers.
In the back, I added the TOW rounds on the left sponson and under the right seat. I scratched up the correct mount for the TOW round on the top of the stack on the left side. It is actually on a rack that folds up so you can access the rounds below it.
Up front I added the instrument panel and decal from the Tamiya M2 kit. I also used the driver's IR periscope with orange lens cover. I added a lever/handle for the driver's seat adjustment as well.
The rest of the decals are from the kit. They went down really well and look great. I really like how the interior went together and like how it looks.
Next up is to weather the interior and fill it up with gear to make it look lived-in.
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