M47 Patton, 5th ID Germany, Patton Project Pt.2

[Floki]

I really like it! Just the right amount of grime too.

[LyleW]

Just right! Looks great.

[Stikpusher]

Clint & Lyle, thanks for your kind words.

Today I got the upper hull glued in place. Starting to look like a tank now!





I need to deal with one seam on the bottom rear and then I can add all of the last little bits to complete the hull

[mustang1989]

That's gotta feel good to be at this stage with it Carlos. Getting close to paint now eh?

[Stikpusher]

Not quite at the painting stage yet. I need to add all the final bits on the hull, then build the turret. I will be doing a few changes on the turret to backdate it, so that will add some time. After that is texturing and some other final details before I get to the painting stage. My estimate is a couple or three weeks if all is well.

[Stikpusher]

Back in the saddle on this one today

I added the small bits to the rear of the hull



and began adding the small bits to the front of the hull



Not much longer until hull construction is done...

[Stuart]

Excellent work Carlos, that power-pack looks the business!

[Stikpusher]

Thanks Stuart. I finally finished up adding all the little tiny bits to the hull this afternoon. I’ll get some photos up later.

[Stikpusher]

As promised, finally some update photos. Had company visit last week, so no bench time while prepping the house...

I finally finished all the basic construction on the hull. It was pointed out to me that the hull attachment point for the rear fenders was inaccurate. So I modified them to look more like the real thing.





And I added all of the little bits to the front of the hull



Now I just need to add the cast armor texturing and casting marks to the hull

[Floki]

Any progress is good progress.