Stalinetz-65 @ 25th

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Hi all,
Just a preview of my current WIP:




Will be 100% scratchbuilt.
A modified/licence produced Soviet copy of the Caterpillar SixtyFive from 1937.
Here's a link to a walk around of a restored wee beastie = Walk-around
And now onto the build

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And my re-introduction to modelling:







I think I'm starting to get the hang of this hack'n'slash stuff again  .
More to follow _ _ _ _

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And a bit more plastic hacking:







second to last photo show's my 'deliberate' mistake - messed up on the radius and thought I could do a cut'n'paste fix, but it will be quicker and easier to redo a whole new piece (hey I'm still learning  ).
More to follow _ _ _ _

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It's sort of looking agricultural now:




inspection hatches 1/2 done:


and some serious marking out in progress for the lower track guards:

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And time for some track frame work:




To be continued _ _ _ _

[jimb]

Beautiful work, Roger. Are some of those parts CNC milled, or is it all done with hand tools? Just incredible.

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Hi Jim,
No CNC work here  , all done the old-fashioned way with basic hand/modelling tools.
Cheers for looking in.

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Time to splash some glue around and connect some of the piece's:






the front x-member is only dry fitting (still to add the top plate and final filing/sanding):




and a bit more work done on the track frames:





Please feel free to point out anything that doesn't look right or any faults. Constructive criticism is always welcome . 

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Hi all,
Finally managed to get a part built that's been holding up further progress:





Looks simple enough but with 32 pieces and a minor angle at the base it has caused a few "rebuilds", now just have to finish the other one and tidy them up a bit, then rebuild the equaliser beam (photo references differ from the parts manual) and slap them together and hopefully it will start to look like a crawler.
Cheers for looking in.

[jimb]

Great details, Roger. Very impressive.

[gatorincebu]

Roger,
Your work is impressive. I will be following this build closely . As I know I will learn a few tricks from you.



Be Well
Gator

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Cheers for the comments Jim and Gator,
I'm just continuing to plod on with various sub-assemblies.
WIP to be continued _ _ _ _ 

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Hi all,
just spent a few hours marking out the drive sprockets (3 pieces for each of the main web spoked part, will post at another time).
Anywho just needed something quick and easy to work on so had a bash at the fuel tank. I'm not overly happy with it, hence it's rather rough finish - indents seem a bit big (your thoughts) so might rebuild tomorrow.

[gatorincebu]

I think the fuel tank looks good. Maybe with some paint the indents won't look too deep. But it is your build!


be Well
Gator

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Had one of those "the lights are on but nobody's home" days yesterday.
Everything I did yesterday has to be rebuilt - even messed up on the sprocket marking out  .
Might have to take up knitting instead  .
Rebuilds currently in progress _ _ _ _
Cheers for the input.