nightshiftmodeller

DAILY UPDAYT

Added 2020-02-06 00:33:16 +0000 UTC

Alllllright, the second track is assembled, the Tiger is standing on all fours, and I also got the turret details out of the way. Luckily the turret is pretty barren so it wasn't that much work, except the spare track holders. At first I wanted to skip that and pretend there are no details missing but after trying to bend 1 tiny handle I just couldn't... cuz, you know, it's one of those things when you know it's gonna be a boring task, but you can do it... so yeah.

The smoke discharger mounts at the front were cut off with a blowtorch on the real tank and I think it's a really cool detail. Tomorrow I'll add weld beads around all those tiny parts and the turret will be complete. Well, I'll have to give some TLC to the loader's hatch because it's a Dragon part, which has better details, but the hinges don't quite line up, so I'll have to extend them with epoxy putty.

Also the gun barrel had a loose fit so I had to superglue it into the barrel sleeve and here I noticed one odd phenomenon. The superglue didn't dry even after several hours. I guess it formed some sort of vacuum inside or something, basically simulating the conditions inside a superglue bottle? 🤣 I'll see tomorrow.

Anyway, that's all for tonight!