Elvis Tank, Dragon M48A1

[Floki]

I might be able to resin print you a Elvis head. Not sure what is out there

[Stikpusher]

They were still using the WWII tanker helmets at that time

[Stikpusher]

So I’ve made a bit more progress over the past few days…

First up, I added the engine rear and top deck areas, the biggest visual difference between the M48/M48A1 and all of the follow on variants. Much closer is appearance to the preceding M46 & M47, than the A2, A3, A5 and M60 family engine decks…





Then earlier today I added the road wheel arms, shocks, and final drive housings



More to come in a day or two….

[Stikpusher]

Had a short workbench session today.., I glued on all the road wheels and did the basic construction of the fenders. The sprocket wheels are test fitted but not glued in place until I add the tracks. I’m deviating fro. The instruction a bit now by concentrating on the hull before I start on the turret. The instructions by this point have you bouncing back and forth.

[Stikpusher]

Today I got in a few good long bench sessions and finished up the hull.

First up I added the BII tools and PE detail bits to the fenders, glued on the tracks, then glued the fenders in place





then later on I added the tow cables to the fenders, and the last detail items to the glacis area



Now it’s all ready for priming the hull… I have another project that I want to prime, so two projects during the same priming session, and then I can start assembly on the turret later in the week.

[Gary Brantley]

Good progress Carlos! You're well on the way. What is that large, tube-like thing just to the driver's left?

[Stikpusher]

Thanks Gary. Those tubes are heater exhausts for the internal vehicle heaters. A definite necessity for any vehicles in Europe for much of the year….

[Medicman71]

It's coming along nicely Stik!

[Stikpusher]

Thanks Mike!

Since I had the airbrush up and running today, and the primer mixed properly, I also airbrushed on a coat onto the hull of this one after finishing with the Crusader AA session.



I just left the driver periscopes undone as those are clear and I need to do an interior silver coat on those first.

Now I need to start on the turret assembly…

[Stuart]

Awesome, I'm liking how you assemble everything and then prime it as a whole. When I get my Neo I'll have to have a go with that.

What type of tracks are those?