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Modeller Build Logs

M47 Patton at Suez

By Paul Roberts
Started: Jan 28, 2005
Updated: Oct 23, 2005

My local club is having its yearly club contest in January and, in typical fashion, as of December 26th, 2004, I didn't have anything built. Again. I was determined to have something this year for the "Cold War" armour theme and as Korea was specifically excluded, I went huinting through the kit stash for something that I could build out of the box and still be happy with, rivet counter that I am.

My eyes settled on the old Italeri M47 which I had always heard was a great kit. Good choice, I thought, but what scheme other than European OD Green??? Who used these puppies in the mid 50's? France! At Suez! And thus started the 4 week build for the contest.

Introduction Chapter 1 - Its all about the texture... Chapter 2 - Texture II Chapter 3 - Casting Numbers Chapter 4 - Casting Numbers II Chapter 5 - Turret Texture Chapter 6 - Turret Texture II Chapter 7 - Turret Texture III Chapter 8 - Hull Texture I Chapter 9 - Hull Texture II Chapter 10 - Texture Variations Chapter 11 - Ready for the Fiddly Bits Chapter 12 - Ready for Painting - 1 Chapter 13 - Ready for Painting - 2 Chapter 14 - Painted and decalled Chapter 15 - Turret close-up -01 Chapter 16 - Turret - 2 Chapter 17 - Mantlet Cover Chapter 18 - Hull Front Chapter 19 - Finished! Chapter 20 - All Done
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Chapter 17 - Mantlet CoverApr 29, 2005
Here you can see the mantlet cover I made from A+B epoxy putty. Not my best attempt at this, but you can still see how the tie downs are simulated by dragging the flexible putty towards the moulded clips on the turret. A little fussing with a damp finger and a plastic spatula and you get a pretty good effect. The lighter section on the barrel is an area I added after the contest as I forget it initially and it is quite visible on the real thing. This will be painted to match before weathering.


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