M47 Patton, 5th ID Germany, Patton Project Pt.2

[Stikpusher]

Thank you Clint. Without rebuilding the kit part, I think that it now looks close enough to this

[LyleW]

I see a rabbit hole in your future. You will try to resist. It will be futile.

[Medicman71]

Oh yes. The damn rabbit hole. I know it all to well.

[LyleW]

She is insidious to be sure!

[Stuart]

I don't worry about the rabbit hole - I back filled it with cement and put claymores around it

A super sounding project Carlos and a really cool idea to add that detailing - only a little will make all the difference!

[BlackSheep214]

Gonna put some shiny chrome parts in there too?

[Stikpusher]

This is a tank Tom... no shiny chrome allowed...

So the last couple of days I've been working on the engine. Yesterday I cut off Italeri’s sorry excuse for the auxiliary motor and generator



Which looks nothing like the real thing



And I also sanded off all the incorrect detail molded on the oil coolers, and drilled in holes in preparation for plumbing lines.

Today I measured and cut lengths of styrene rod to make up the ignition harness for the cylinder banks, then glued them in place. I also created a section of the right side hull fuel tank that goes under the auxiliary motor





Then a test fit into the hull with the top on to show what will be visible



I still have a couple more sessions worth of work to add more details in there.

[Floki]

Huge improvement over the kit detail!

[Stikpusher]

Thank you Clint. Give me a few more days in there. Then it’ll look proper. Curse you Joe!

[Stuart]

That's coming along nicely Carlos!