Start of a diorama, "what if" Sweden 1946.

[Bagge]

Some progress of the interior work and gun modifications

Trying tofigure out where to cut the barrel :hmmm

View from the backdoor

Opened up the hole in the mantlet to fit the new installation

Cutting...

How it is looking inside, will add some more bits to it

Gun Primed (not dry), will get a off-white colour soon

The crew is checking out their new ride

Ok back to the bench :coolio

//Mats

 

[ij001]

That's just raised to it 'to a new level' !!

Ian.

 

[Sherman 18]

Nice!

 

[Bagge]

I have the gun painted now, first a layer of Tamiya Buff and then Vallejo white in a thin layer, today some chipping

 

[Bagge]

Gun painted first with Tamiya buff and then a thin layer of Vallejo white

Filled up some holes with plastic

Some more details added on the inside, gonna look for some 17cm ammo to place on the sides

//Mats

 

[Swordsman]

Very nice job of modifications ..... looking very good Mats .....

and I will be ....

 

[moon puppy]

 

[SA Dave]

Really interesting "what If"

 

[Bagge]

Happy to begin with the painting of the interior :dance

Well used gun

Added some Mr surfacer 500 to the exterior

I left the bottom part in red primer, seen that on some pics of real tanks

The boxes are from the scrap box, just to fill up a little bit :coolio

Top interior primed

Added a fire extinguisher to the inside of one backdoor and put together some sparetracks, not to be used the instructions say but i believe that they would need to have a couple with on the tank :hmmm

Also added some tools

thinking of adding a MP40 to the other backdoor or some stickgrenades (easy to reach for the commander if needed)

//Mats

 

[Swordsman]

Looking good ....

 

[moon puppy]

Nailin' it Mats!

 

[Bagge]

Progress, i have closed up the hull of the tank!!!
Getting ready for painting

Camo net on the barrel

Interior painted and weathered

Decals on

Standing on the wheels for the first time!

View from the open hatch

Added some weldbeads in the front

Now back to fix the last small things and then painting!!

Have a couple of ideas for the camouflage...

//Mats

 

[Bagge]

Some shiny PE in place, the only metal in the kit by the way

Added some small details to the chackels

Paint is on, Red oxide primer from Tamiya

Happy with how the welds turned out

Now planning the layout of the camouflage on the red primer and painting the roadwheels to

Had a great day building together with my wife, she is building a Stryker from Trumpeter, wonderful little kit and Bram is also checking out what we are doing

//Mats

 

[Bagge]

Started with the camo, made a little twist on the scheme in the instructions, used the red primer for the bigger areas and the green will instead follow the edges of the dark yellow patches.
Maybe some dots or cirkles later, must make some tests first to see how it will look :hmmm

//Mats

 

[lupanzer]

Great job , Mats

Luiz

 

[SA Dave]

Really shaping up GREAT Mats

 

[Bagge]

Thanks filled in the green to now

//Mats

 

[moon puppy]

Looks good Mats, you got your grove on the bench don't ya?

 

[ij001]

Man, that came together quickly !!

Ian.

 

[Bagge]

Yes but still some roadwheels to paint and tracks to make, I think I will pick up some aftermarket tracks for it, the rubberbands are not so nice
//Mats