Renault FT-17 on a Renault FP artillery transporter by RGL - Meng/U-Models - PLASTIC/RESIN - diorama

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Next build, this will be a diorama, with a lovely resin kit from U-Models with a Meng FT 17 with full interior. 

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Mandatory photo dump plus some form the Australian war memorial 

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Of note, the FT17 at our memorial didn’t have enough track tracks so they cast their own. It still has a bullet lodged in the radiator. My plan is to have it all ya hated open. The Meng kit first released was a full interior kit, which cost twice as much as the later release with no engine (I got it cheap still from China. I also have a French motorcycle from CSM and lots of figures 

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A morning working with resin 

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All the resin is now cleaned up. I’ve ordered some cleats from Blast models in France for the tracks, I’ll have to paint up the lower hull first before the topside. Everything dry fits really nicely, which is mandatory as the instructions are quite basic. You can see the engine hood which is thrown on top of the fuel tank in nearly every photo and the engine is open to the air. 

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Now if I could just find this book….

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Lower part of the vehicle worked on today so I can mask it off and do the upper works. There are not enough track links for the entire length but I still drilled out and pinned the bent pieces of tracks. 

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Tracks on!