Global Scale Modeller

First WIP contribution to the site...please be gentle...lol

I started the kit about a month ago, but took a few photos from the 2-3 days I've able to work on it since then.

The kit:


Being as this is only my third armour kit, there's a lot "firsts" for me with this kit:
- My first Dragon kit - gorgeous kit...instructions not so much...lol
- My first Magic Tracks - tricky but look great
- My first photoetch - vocabulary expanded...that's all I'm gonna say...lol

I tackled the Magic Tracks early to get their assembly out of the way. I had a bear of a time getting them to sit still, so I employed a technique I read about on the forum; Tamiya tape, sticky side up. Worked well. I've set them aside unglued until ready to do fit-up.


And, what I completed today: Progress has been slow as I pay my dues with the PE: most of the PE parts on the kit so far have been installed twice; the first time, each piece seemed to dry out of alignment ... then, removed with CA debonder ... then, reinstalled...lol. (Debonder is my new favorite tool of all time - this week)...lol




Disclaimer: due to work commitments taking up a lot of my time for the foreseeable future, I will be progressing this thread slowly, but it's my hope that having this WIP thread going will help keep me motivated...even if it may take several months to complete.

Comments & suggestions appreciated
Cheers,

Serious tank, looks neat and clean.
Looking forward seeing more

Perhaps a slower CA? I use the extra-thick that takes 20 seconds to set.

Love this kig built it my self...look forwad to seeing how you go

Thanks for looking in folks.

Thanks for the suggestion Forbes. I did in fact discover that my initial problems were related to the viscosity of the CA used. However, in my case, my problems were solved when I went to a thinner, faster-setting CA. (I came to understand that the PE was shifting when I was lifting my fingers/tweezers away from the part before the CA was cured, even though I was holding it for 30+ seconds). I bought new medium-viscosity CA and that worked much better. Thanks for putting thought into it for me though

What is a time limit? You can take as long as you like and have made incredible strides so far considering some of the work is new
Tom

Magic Tracks rock. DS Tracks suck.

Great start, will look forward to your future posts.

Its a very nice looking tank! Great work and looking forward to the progress!