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I’m back. Guests have departed for the traditional wet holiday weekend in Wales. So I’m picking up the Comet and moving forwards. The single links of the tracks were a bit fiddly but much better than the Flyhawk ones. It looks a lot neater too although I seemed to need less links than the instructions suggested. I used the information from @Egilman and @Baker to paint the tracks. Further reading online shows this to be a thoroughly confusing subject so I’m extremely grateful for the guidance. I painted the tracks black, followed up with British Army dark green and then dark brown. I then painted the cleats in buff to represent the abraded surfaces. A dilute black oil wash finished them for now. I think they compare pretty well with the new tanks in Patrick’s photo. i then added the deck and turret and started building up some details. The instructions are a bit vague in places so the photos kindly provided by Patrick are extremely useful to place some of the parts. The hatches allow you to pose them open so I chose to do that although there is no detail inside and it’s too dark inside anyway The photo etch is very soft and easy to cut and bend but very small. A few bits left to do but the most intricate, the sight on the turret is complete. Not many parts left on the sprues and then some touching up and weathering. The weathering is going to be very light. This is a post war Comet, a garrison vehicle so I plan to add some road dust and call it done. Thanks for looking in and for the likes and comments. alan
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Thank you very much Rob, a great compliment. I have some 1/350 kits but they are too big really for display, the limited size of my bench and my vision. I need to wear magnifying glasses for the work which limits my depth of field and with big kits I keep banging them about. I do have. 1/350 USS Wasp that I may make an exception for, I have some happy memories of that ship. with visitors from wet Wales , the sea being warm now and the beaches empty I don’t see much modeling for a couple of weeks. alan alan
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The 3D printing was quite an adventure and it was a lot of learning but I enjoy seeing the finished model every time I’m in the study. Im also a huge fan of the Flowers. Ive a couple more 1/350 Mirage kits to build and I want to create another diorama with one of them. The Revell kit is very tempting though. alan
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It’s really a good kit, nice details and generally well thought out. The track links are better than the Flyhawk ones but still rather fiddle. Im finding it works better if I add a couple of links at a time and then let them dry, otherwise the slightest nudge ends up disturbing the whole section in work. alan
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As a result of vacillating between kits I seem to have started a number of different things simultaneously. And so the next temptation, a white metal miniature by Art Girona Judging by the size this is a drummer boy. The sculpt is nicely done and this should be a pleasant little project. I’ve assembled the major elements and given them a coat of black primer and the white directional spray After looking at the box art I was surprised to find that a dog is included. That will be a new challenge but he looks well sculpted. I’m keeping the drum separate until the end of the painting. Thanks for looking in. alan
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I assembled the running gear today. No issues, everything fits nicely. Then onto the tracks. The tracks are link and length again but the individual links have more positive locating features so I’m hopeful that this will be an easier build. The instructions call for 7 links at each end of the track pieces and there are exactly 28 links in the kit. No pressure. ive fitted the lower sections so far and then got brave and added the first link. It fits to the adjacent track section nicely so I’m hopeful. Thanks for looking in, the likes and the excellent input to help me out. alan
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Thank you so much EG. That is a lot of information that you pulled together and it’s very much appreciated. The Comets had a pretty short war so I’m planning on a nearly new condition. Some wear on the cleats and some dust on the lower hull. Patrick’s photo also shows that using the resin mantlet was a good choice. It matches the real thing a lot better. Thanks again. alan
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