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  1. RGL
    Good point but it will be inside a cowling so not really worth th effort.
  2. RGL
    So we are all probably old enough to remember the horrible soft plastic from Airfix, and according it’s bloody hard to work with. I’ve cut and sanded for hours so I could improve on the cylinder heads to look a little better. I’ll do the wiring once I’ve painted it.
  3. RGL
    The engine, lots of pieces and lots of clean up needed. Full day to clean up and add to the engine block, lots of blobs cut out to help with alignment and tomorrow I can add sone details. The beauty of this engine is that it’s simple but lot and lots of reference photos
  4. RGL
    Coming togeather but you can see from the size or the gaps on this fuel tank, this is the fight I’m having with the poor molds
  5. RGL
    You can see the process of development 100 years after, just not then. Like why do they need a front steering wheel? Obviously not but back then? I grew up in a farm in the 1970’s with big tractors but the difference to farmers by was very very different
  6. RGL
    Thanks, there are a heap of reference photos of her. I got some aftermarket rivets as the kit ones are so damn rough. Here’s a good one of the underside
  7. RGL
    So the undercarriage is done. Most wind be visible once the upper body and tracks are on.
  8. RGL
    The undercarriage of the Holt Tractors. It’s a really cool design by Rodin poorly made. I added a few rivets to the front steering wheel
  9. RGL
    I have a lot of files, I’m giving them a massive work out. I’m dreading the first primer coat.
  10. RGL
    So after the beauty of the 3D print, the Roden tractors are going to fight me the whole way like my Zvezda Borodino. Misaligned and more flash than a pimp.
  11. RGL
    So I got a lot of warping but once I got my head around what I need to do I but the bullet and made a start. This set is so cool.
  12. RGL
    Yes please. My plan is to tow it in this configuration as it looks good, using 2 holt’s
  13. RGL
    I’m sorry, it whilst it’s massive it’s pretty cool
  14. RGL
    The configuration is really cool, as one tractor rows the barrel and the second Carrie’s the frame
  15. RGL
    And the tractors
  16. RGL
    Now some references
  17. RGL
    I need to do something different, this 6” gun is a 3D print from Panzer Concepts in the US. As usual I’ve overcapitalised and bought 2 Holt tractors for it. I gave away my Yamato and the bloke didn’t need the base so I thought this would be perfect for it
  18. RGL
    Thought I’d add a ships launch
  19. RGL
    Nice
  20. RGL
    I really wish I found this earlier
  21. RGL
    drawings for the complete class of ships: MS Hikawa Maru: https://archive.org/details/yn177ga1930 MS Hiye Maru: https://archive.org/details/yn178ga1930 MS Heian Maru: https://archive.org/details/yn1128ga1930
  22. RGL
    Part 3, that’s the deck details done, gangways next
  23. RGL
    Part 2
  24. RGL
    After weeks of prepping little things and figures and a few weeks off for Josie work, starting to fill in things. The front part of the ship, so eventually I’ll have 2 subs alongside
  25. RGL
    Welcome

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