The next chapter of this novel:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1209894613/Zil-42+Russian+half-track+Eastern+-+1-35+-+part+ONE
More progress in the half-track::
The cut of the door-steps, for fixation of the back fenders:
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The most difficult, I thought, it would be the repair the rubber tracks, but in the end, it was super-fast: I used an abrasive tool in Dremel to consume the vinyl and the pin-marks disappeared and got two rabbits with a one shot: the removal of the pin-marks and an burned aspect in the tracks....
For great problems, small solutions!!! !!!
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Here is the thing:
Before and later:
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Cool!!!!
Painting of the chassis in mat black ...
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Painting the cabin ...Russian green!!!:
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I glued the glasses after this picture and...
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Cargo bed:
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the bogies:
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Gluing the bogies in the truck: the most important is the alignment of the pieces. I used a soft elastic band league to maintain everything aligned:
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The important is the elastic band not to be very tight....
...and the trick of the wood block is cool ... to visualize the alignment and etc...
First colors: ZEBRA !!!!!!
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After the Future, decals:
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On the right side, I had to do the numbers with brush and stable hand:
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In the rear, a Zis-44 decal from my spare parts box ...heheheheheh
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a look in the little mosnter:
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next step: weathering !!!!!!!
Await !!!
For Stalin !!!!
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Panzerserra
