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| Subject: | [Chapter] Chapter 15 - Tracks and Hatches |  |
| Date: | Dec 23, 2005 |
| From: | Hans Haase | |
Chapter 15 - Tracks and Hatches
Time to keep making progress. The tracks are the AFV Club T-51's. I'm not 100% sure if I should have used the T-51 tracks or the earlier T-41. Both are plain rubber block, which is what the tank in question shows, but I just can't tell which of the two the tank uses. It's very difficult to tell the difference between the two, even when on a model.
Some period photos show the various other types that were in production at the same time as the T-51's, and the date range is correct for them to be in service, so I stuck with them.
These tracks were a bit of a pain. The end connectors were simple enough, just clip off the sprue and use. However the track blocks themselves took a lot more cleaning. Each one had two prominant sprue attachment points on the long sides, and a big ejector pin mark on the inner face. Not much work individually, but over the course of 162 blocks it does add up. The set included 168 total, and I used 162 of them, so I don't think there would be enough for an M4A4 chassis. Not many spares included eithe, so be careful!
The tracks were assembled before painting, then sprayed in Gunze 'Burnt Iron'. The black rubber blocks were painted by hand to finish the base colors. I used a wash made with MIG pigments mixed about 2:1 standard rust and light rust. This was then carefully applied to just the end connectors, a few coats were needed to get the desired level of rust.
The hatches were a different story. These are the TigerModels commanders hatch and hull hatches. Easy cleanup and much better detail than the CMD hatches included with the hull. References were difficult to tell what the inner hatch colors were, but most photos I say seemed to be a dark color, which made my educated guess OD Green. Knowing how the US modification systems worked during mass production at the time, this seems correct to me. Topsides were painted in order to match the camo scheme of the hull. They will be weathered later, with the rest of the tank, in order to keep consistancy.
Not included here are the engine hatches, which were done the same way. I don't know which set these came from, they were provided by a very generous modeller from another aftermarket set. The CMD hatches were not made for an open engine compartment, and don't have any detail on the inner surface and are unuseable in this build. If there is a lesson I've learned in this build, it's that you can never have too many friends or too big of a spares box. |
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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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