IDF Sho't Kal "Gimel" Tank by CDW - FINISHED - Amusing Hobby - 1:35 Scale

[mtaylor]

1 hour ago, CDW said:

An interesting question to be sure. Seems they would be a dust magnet. 

They did have some issues with heavy dust conditions according two Wikipedia.  Very few moving parts and a quick cleaning could fix it in short order.   I wonder if they put some sort of cover over them on the tank? Or even took them inside?    Seems if you need to use it, but have to clean it out first would be a serious problem.

[CDW]

Marines could not tolerate that condition for their rifle. Ooo-rahh

[lmagna]

I think that they could be close quarters, close range weapons only and would be stored in this location only when engaging in urban actions. Not as much dust as everyone is moving relatively slowly as well as probably having paved roads. Most times the crew, other than the driver, will also be more fully exposed and a personal weapon on the outside would be quicker to deploy and have a broader field of fire.

Edited July 19, 2022 by lmagna

[mtaylor]

5 minutes ago, CDW said:

Marines could not tolerate that condition for their rifle. Ooo-rahh

I believe that to be a true statement.  Over in 'Nam, they'd put condoms on the muzzle and wrap a bit of clear wrap around the breech when a heavy trek was done.  Those of us who were air wing... nah...  we flew above the dust mostly. 

[lmagna]

We used condoms as well but it was for the rain especially during monsoon. Plenty of oil present to stop rust, (In most cases) but the rain was sometimes heavy enough to fill the barrel!

[CDW]

One of the 30 cal machine gun mounts. Fiddly parts look great if you take the time to do them.

 

 

[CDW]

1 hour ago, lmagna said:

I think that they could be close quarters, close range weapons only and would be stored in this location only when engaging in urban actions. Not as much dust as everyone is moving relatively slowly as well as probably having paved roads. Most times the crew, other than the driver, will also be more fully exposed and a personal weapon on the outside would be quicker to deploy and have a broader field of fire.

I believe you are exactly correct on this…urban combat

[CDW]

1 hour ago, mtaylor said:

I believe that to be a true statement.  Over in 'Nam, they'd put condoms on the muzzle and wrap a bit of clear wrap around the breech when a heavy trek was done.  Those of us who were air wing... nah...  we flew above the dust mostly. 

I have buddies whose go bags are still embedded with desert sand/dust from the early 90’s engagement. The stuff is super fine and gets all over everything.

[Egilman]

26 minutes ago, CDW said:

One of the 30 cal machine gun mounts.

Those are some fine looking M1919A1's.... great molding work to produce those...

[Canute]

The monsoons in SEA could produce rainfall rates exceeding 2 inches an hour. Veritable gully washers. We had big canals around the runway to route the water away from the concrete. No fun landing in the water. You turn into a big tricycle and need the tailhook to stop. Really disrupts flight ops. 😉

[CDW]

Some jerry cans, various brackets odd and sod bits then it will be ready for painting and detailing.

 

 

[mtaylor]

That is one loaded and detailed model.  I can't believe the detail and parts for this model.  Excellent work.

[CDW]

1 hour ago, mtaylor said:

That is one loaded and detailed model.  I can't believe the detail and parts for this model.  Excellent work.

Thanks Mark.

 

Its ready for the paint shop now.

 

 

[CDW]

 

Mr Mahogany 1000 Surfacer, ie: hen turd brown 

 

 

[CDW]

Once I put the fender skirts on, not much of the road wheels will be seen and really, almost none of the suspension unless one peers inside with a flashlight. 

This dark undercoat will give good shadow to the pending desert sand colors.

Edited July 20, 2022 by CDW

[Canute]

Busy looking tank. This from a fairly new company. The fit looks really good.

 

Nice shade of primer, Craig. I'm building a batch of circus wagons for a circus train; since it's Ringling Brothers, they are primarily red, so I'm going to use a yellow primer. Don't think it has a descriptive naming like yours.

[CDW]

Going to go straight the way through with lacquer on this paint job. Only exception will be specific details which will be brush painted with acrylics.

[CDW]

The first of a four color modulation went on the turret. Paints are Mr. Color. Highly reduced at around 6 parts thinner to 2 parts paint, each color is laid down in multiple thin coats to preserve the details underneath. Less is more in terms of paint per coat. Each successive coat will be lighter and certain areas will be picked out to add depth. Working with lacquer has the benefit of fast drying time between coats laid down thin.

 

 

[lmagna]

We had big canals around the runway to route the water away

19 hours ago, Canute said:

We had big canals around the runway to route the water away

We had them on the field and on base. One of my buddies had to jump into one on a night when we received some morter rounds during monsoon season. It was mostly empty but it had rained for several hours that day and was more mud than anything when he went in partly face first! Took him an hour to bet showered down and look human again. We called him "Swamp Thing" after that.

 

Craig

Do they explain what the bump on the barrel is in the instructions? I suspect not as that kind of information is a thing of the past in model building but to me it looks like an iron sight on a rifle????🤔

Edited July 20, 2022 by lmagna

[CDW]

No idea about the bump. No info given in plans.

First modulation coat is down.

 

 

[Jack12477]

5 hours ago, lmagna said:

Do they explain what the bump on the barrel is in the instructions

It's a bore evacuator see Video

[CDW]

With the 2nd modulation coat on the turret, the contrast is evident.

 

 

[CDW]

With the 2nd modulation coat on the hull, will add the tracks and fender skirts so I can blend the skirts into the paint job.

 

 

[CDW]

Just now, Jack12477 said:

It's a bore evacuator see Video

I thought Lou was talking about the bump at the tip of the barrel.

[Egilman]

2 hours ago, CDW said:

I thought Lou was talking about the bump at the tip of the barrel.

He was, it's part of the gun stabilization system... The Abrams has a similar one as well

[CDW]

Detailed the road wheels and installed the tracks. Ready to install fender skirts.

 

 

[CDW]

Next will move on to the 3rd modulation coat, then decals and some weathering.

 

 

[lmagna]

7 hours ago, Egilman said:

He was, it's part of the gun stabilization system... The Abrams has a similar one as well

Yes I was but Jacks movie taught me about the question I didn't ask so I still learned something new. Not too hard as I know almost nothing about tanks. 

 

I have seen similar items on tanks like the Abrams but on those barrels they look like some kind of electronic device. I suppose that this is what holds the barrel on target so the tank can fire while still moving as that gizmo is holding the target in the sights. 

[CDW]

3rd modulation color down

 

 

[CDW]

The kit gun barrel is warped. If I can I will fix it. If not, maybe an aftermarket barrel. Will need to search.