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| Subject: | [Chapter] Hull, fast progress, almost done |  |
| Date: | Jul 12, 2007 |
| From: | Hans Haase | |
Hull, fast progress, almost done
This section went much faster than I expected. Mostly due to the Eduard, Verlinden and Academy parts being pretty accurate for this part. So no real scratch-work was needed. I just proceeded along assembling the various parts from the different sets which I considered best. This area proceeded a lot faster than I expected, and was quite pleasant. I think I used almost the entire Eduard sheet with only a couple pieces omitted or replaced. The Verlinden also came in a bit handy with the early type air cleaners, more accurate seat cushions, and fairly nice fire extinguishers. Stowage will all come later.
One odd note is that of all the PE fender sets I gathered, I didn't like any of them for this use. The DML set from their Sherman III didn't quite fit. The Armor Research ones were less detailed. So I ended up using the Academy fenders after all. They aren't bad, just like any plastic fender they are a bit thick. I did thin the edges down a bit, but not too much.
One thing I do have to say is you MUST decide on a subject vehicle before attaching the fenders and stowage boxes. There is a pretty wide variety in what is actually used, especially the fenders. It seems that every vehicle has a different combination of parts from various types of fenders, sandshields, boxes, tarp supports and so on. I've only found two vehicles that seem to have anything close to what the Academy parts provide, and all the steps they give you on the rear fenders don't seem to appear anywhere. The fender support rods also vary pretty wildly, but most seem to be flat bars welded straight to the vehicle. The Eduard parts are much to thin and have bolted ends.
Tracks also vary pretty wildly, and if you are doing a vehicle that has the extended end connectors on the tracks, you need to remove the sponson supports from a couple chapters back. |
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 | [BLOG] M-12 155mm GMC - Hans Haase - Mar 7, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Rounding up the Pieces - Hans Haase - Mar 7, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] How long is a drivetrain? - Hans Haase - Mar 8, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] How long is a drivetrain? - John Eary - Mar 9, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] How long is a drivetrain? [IMG] - Mike Shackleton - Mar 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Funny you should mention that..... - Hans Haase - Mar 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Lots of updates in the pipe now - Hans Haase - Mar 28, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 1 - Hans Haase - Apr 19, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Nuts, Bolts and Plates - Hans Haase - Apr 24, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 2 - Hans Haase - Apr 29, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 2 - Christopher C. Tew - Apr 30, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 2 - Michael Bedard - May 7, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . easy1 - Roy Chow - May 7, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: easy1 - Mike Powell - May 8, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Suspension - Part 1 - Hans Haase - May 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Suspension - Part 1 - Michael Bedard - May 11, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Suspension - Part 1 - Hans Haase - May 12, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Formations Early VVSS Set F080 - Saul Garcia - May 14, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Probably the Priest set.... - Hans Haase - May 14, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 3 - Hans Haase - May 13, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Crew Compartment, finished - Hans Haase - Jun 28, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Engine Compartment - Hans Haase - Jul 5, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Engine Compartment - Christopher C. Tew - Jul 6, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Engine Compartment - Edward Hall - Jul 8, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . It has been more fun lately - Hans Haase - Jul 8, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It has been more fun lately - Jelle Renze Boelens - Jul 9, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Upper hull attached, and some more goodies.... - Hans Haase - Jul 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Upper hull attached, and some more goodies.... - Jelle Renze Boelens - Jul 11, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . I will try to mail them out tonight - Hans Haase - Jul 13, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: I will try to mail them out tonight - Jelle Renze Boelens - Jul 13, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Suspension: Part 2 - Hans Haase - Jul 11, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Hull, fast progress, almost done - Hans Haase - Jul 12, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] 155mm gun: Part 1 - Hans Haase - Jul 13, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] 155mm Gun: Part 2 - Hans Haase - Jul 13, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] 155mm Gun: Part 2 - Petr Bednarik - Jul 14, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Yes, I noticed that as well - Hans Haase - Jul 15, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . All fixed - Hans Haase - Jul 17, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Ready for Paint! - Hans Haase - Jul 17, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Base Colour - Hans Haase - Jul 23, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Second color coat - Hans Haase - Jul 27, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Adding the Stars - Hans Haase - Aug 3, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Tracks - Hans Haase - Aug 3, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] 155mm Ammo - Hans Haase - Aug 16, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Stowage Added and More Weathering - Hans Haase - Aug 16, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] An extra weld seam... - Hans Haase - Aug 19, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] An extra weld seam... - Martin Dogger - Aug 19, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Finished - Hans Haase - Sep 2, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - Christopher C. Tew - Sep 3, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - Tim Streeter - Sep 3, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - Matt Riesmeyer - Sep 4, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Found those, the PE set is holding me up - Hans Haase - Sep 4, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - James Wechsler - Sep 4, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Thought about it, but passed.... - Hans haase - Sep 5, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - Gaylan Morris - Sep 9, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Tracks were DML - Hans Haase - Sep 9, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Tracks were DML - Gaylan Morris - Sep 11, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . They aren't too bad either.... - Hans Haase - Sep 11, 2007 |
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