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Hi all back in 1981 I had a very bad bike accident and was in hospital for 8 months and after I came home I couldn't work for another 7 months as I needed a lot of physio to get me walking again. To stop me going crazy the wife got me this model so it has a lot of memories  This kit made by Tamiya is going to be a straight out of the box build and when I opened the box it looks like they haven't retooled it from when I first got one back in the 80s  Hopefully will get this going in the next few days  Cheers for looking rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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 Hi Nem I love the Panther a very nice looking tank . My first one I built I did as a dio I had it in the Eastern front and put lots snow and ice round it Not sure how I am going to finish this one yet but definitely going to do a dio Thanks for following rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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 The Tank that all modern tanks are based upon my top tank too, Built the Dragon version a few years back and will look forward to your build diary Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi all and thanks for the comments I have been a little snowed under at the shop so not a lot done But a small update. I have built the turret and am putting on the zimmerit coating by using a heated screw driver. If you use this method be very careful that you don't burn through the plastic. It does take a bit of time but this is how I did it in the 80s before the PE came out lol . Thanks for looking Rgd Martyn Martyn Ingram attached the following image(s): Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Very nice work on the zimmerit, nice to see an old skool technique being used!
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Hi Martyn. Looking Good, Look forward to seeing this one progress. Regards Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Thanks for the comments guys. Yep very old school Nem but the great thing it doesn't cost anything lol Once finished with a light sand and a coat of primer it looks quite good and I want a bashed look. Thanks for following Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Looking great and nice work Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Great idea for the zimmerit and it looks pretty good too. You must the patience of a saint using this method
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Thanks Andy and Dave for looking in . It takes a little time to do but once you get the hang of it you can plod through lol Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Hi all and thanks for the comments. A bit of a update. Er no quite a big update as I have been a bit busy at work but hayho I have finished the Zimmerit and started the painting after that the weathering was applied. The mud is made by getting dirt from the garden and mixed with PVA and splattered about with an old brush The branches are made from twigs and the leaves are seeds from a silver birch tree that I have in my garden, l think they look ok . Next job making the base Rgd Martyn Martyn Ingram attached the following image(s): Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Well the Panther looks absolutely awesome!!!! great job Martyn regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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Brilliant Martyn, well done!
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Thanks for the comments guys. Just one thing looking at the photos the tracks haven't got enough sag in them as they are the ones that came with the kit . Any ideas on how I can get them to hang right. Thanks for any help Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Looking good Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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If they are the kit elastic band type, then to get the sag right you will have to carefully glue them to the tops of the wheels you want them to touch. It does work and looks ok. The other way (and I always do if I can get them) is to replace them with individual link track sets, metal or plastic, as you can add or take away links to get the desired sag. I prefer the metal link sets, they add weight and the sag looks like the real deal.
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Cheers Nem yep there the elastic band type that comes with the kit I will try and glue them to the top of the wheels. What do you recommend to glue them with . Thanks again for the help Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Martyn Ingram wrote:Cheers Nem yep there the elastic band type that comes with the kit I will try and glue them to the top of the wheels. What do you recommend to glue them with . Thanks again for the help
Rgd Martyn
Use a gel type super glue, it will let you move them about to get the right sag. Do one wheel at a time, then hold the track in place until it has dried then check it and move to the next.
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Just as a guide, here is the track sag on my Panther.Nemesis attached the following image(s):
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