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| Subject: | [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Fenders, Sand Skirts & Stowage Strips |  |
| Date: | Nov 22, 2005 |
| From: | Hans Haase | |
Chapter 9 - Fenders, Sand Skirts & Stowage Strips
Finally great to get the upper hull attached and call the hull interior finished. While I know there are still challenges coming up, it no longer feels like a chore and I'm happy with how the interior looks for this purpose. Other than a couple styrene strips at the very rear edge of the sponsons, the hull halves attached perfectly. Better, in fact, than most styrene kits. I don't remember if I had glued on the bogie mounting plates that came with the CMD hull or if they were molded in. Either way, I had to sand and scrape off the wrong mounting plates to put the TMD ones for the early suspension type.
Just like James's Sherman III, the sand shields and side strips were a pain in the butt this way as well. I used the sand shields from the Tamiya M4 kit, which thankfully were the perfect length. They did need some re-shaping on the edges where it meets the front fenders. I did have to make a couple replacement pieces for the inner sand shield. I forgot to take pictures of the rear hull pieces, but on the bottom left here you can see the front equivilant.
The sequence was critical here to get everything attached. I had to glue the rear half of the sand shields in place, then paint the underside of the hull and drive sprocket, attach the drive sprocket, then glue on the front of the sand shields. Not difficult, but you can't put the drive sprocket on if the front of the shields is attached.
For the side stowage strips, I just couldn't justify spending MORE money on something that in theory would be easy to scratch build. These are made of styrene strip stock. Time consuming, and not perfect, but I honestly find this result more satisfying than buying another set of brass and just following instructions.
Still waiting for a couple parts for the interior of the turret before I finish that up and show it. I need to order some flimsy cans to make the front rack. But digging through the spares box and my initial shopping spree has managed to give me most of the parts I need for the hull so far.
-Hans |
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 | [BLOG] El Alamein Sherman III DV with full interior - Hans Haase - Oct 1, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 1 - Rounding up the parts for the build - Hans Haase - Oct 1, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Facinating.. same subject, different set of kits. - Paul A. Owen - Oct 1, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Yes, the differences are extremely minor - Hans Haase - Oct 2, 2005 |
| . . . Re: [BLOG] El Alamein Sherman III DV with full interior - Jim Wechsler - Oct 3, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] El Alamein Sherman III DV with full interior - Hans Haase - Oct 4, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 2 - Starting the interior - Hans Haase - Oct 7, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 3 - More interior problems - Hans Haase - Oct 7, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 4 - Interior Progress - Hans Haase - Oct 8, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 5 - More interior - Hans Haase - Oct 12, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 6 - On to the turret - Hans Haase - Oct 14, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 7 - Fighting compartment finished - Hans Haase - Nov 5, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 8 - Engine Compartment Finished - Hans Haase - Nov 13, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Fenders, Sand Skirts & Stowage Strips - Hans Haase - Nov 22, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Fenders, Sand Skirts & Stowage Strips - R.C. Hill - Nov 23, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Turret: Ready for paint - Hans Haase - Nov 23, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 11 - Main Hull: Ready for paint - Hans Haase - Nov 26, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Suspension and a couple other goodies - Hans Haase - Nov 28, 2005 |
| . . . . . . how did you make the headsets? - dominic j miele - Nov 28, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Scratch-built - Hans Haase - Nov 29, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 13 - Base coat and marking the camouflage - Hans Haase - Dec 2, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 14 - Turret Interior finished - Hans Haase - Dec 5, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 15 - Tracks and Hatches - Hans Haase - Dec 23, 2005 |
| . . . . . . T41 vs T51 - Kurt Laughlin - Dec 23, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: T41 vs T51 - Hans Haase - Dec 27, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . it could also be well-worn WE210.... - Chris Smith jr - Jan 4, 2006 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 16 - Base Camouflage Coats - Hans Haase - Dec 27, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Color comments - Hugh Bispham - Dec 27, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Color comments - Hans Haase - Dec 27, 2005 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 17 - Major Assembly Completed - Hans Haase - Jan 4, 2006 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 18 - Markings and the fiddly bits - Hans Haase - Jan 26, 2006 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 19 - Diorama - Hans Haase - Feb 16, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 19 - Diorama - Paul A. Owen - Feb 16, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Plan to when I'm done - Hans Haase - Feb 16, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 19 - Diorama - Jim Wechsler - Feb 17, 2006 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 20 - The Crew - Hans Haase - Mar 21, 2006 |
| . . . [Chapter] Chapter 21 - Finished - Hans Haase - Mar 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 21 - Finished - Steve Frost - Mar 24, 2006 |
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