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

[Stikpusher]

Any progress is good progress.

So very true! It’s nice to have basic construction almost complete... better than half way now. That’s progress!

[speedgraflex]

Photography looks great, Carlos! Very sharp! By armor texture do you mean stippling with Mr. Surfacer?

[Stikpusher]

Thanks Bruce. I took your advice on the lens setting. And yes, I’ll be using Mr Surfacer to add the cast armor texture.

[LyleW]

that is really looking good. You should build more armor!

[Stikpusher]

Thank you Lyle... and I just might follow your advice....

[Stikpusher]

Small progress on the turret. Over the past few days I assembled the main gun, sanded the seams smooth then installed it into the turret bottom




And today I airbrushed the turret interior white...



I just need to paint the breech block steel, sand off the paint on the surfaces to be glued, and assemble the turret halves... then this will start looking like a TANK!

[Stikpusher]

Well, I just had to forge ahead this morning....

Breech block painted steel. Not sure if it’s accurate or not for the M47, but I like the look, and I’ve seen it before on other types. Besides, the turret hatches will be closed and no one will see it...



Then I glued the upper and lower turret halves together



and well, I just had to fit it on the hull



Now it looks like a tank!

Next up, adding all the little bits to the turret before the cast armor texturing

[keavdog]

Looks like a tank! Great progress.

[Floki]

Looking really good Carlos!

[Stikpusher]

John and Clint, thank you. I’m so happy to finally reach this point.