LSP_K2 Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 Yet more supplies, for this and some other projects. Out2gtcha, Uncarina and josebagasteiz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.H.71 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Hello LSP_K2, are you still working on this long-lasting project? Asking because I was working on „X7“ for some time but made a pause of a year and a half right now. Best regards, Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josebagasteiz Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) ¡¡¡Ánimo, you have to acabar con ese gran Destructor de Tanques !!! Edited June 25, 2021 by josebagasteiz Uncarina and N.H.71 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.H.71 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) May be I got "destroyed" - each part you take in your fingers cry for re-work or scratch building... However it's an impressive kit which offers a lot of "fun". Edited June 25, 2021 by N.H.71 Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 13 hours ago, N.H.71 said: Hello LSP_K2, are you still working on this long-lasting project? Asking because I was working on „X7“ for some time but made a pause of a year and a half right now. Best regards, Nils I will be, starting in September. I got diverted by some other stuff in the last few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.H.71 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 52 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: I will be, starting in September. I got diverted by some other stuff in the last few months. Looking forward to September. I got this as next vehicle to be finished on my list. However I think it will take another two years or so. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 3:04 PM, N.H.71 said: Looking forward to September. I got this as next vehicle to be finished on my list. However I think it will take another two years or so. You going nuts on the interior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.H.71 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: You going nuts on the interior? Yes and no. It took me a lot of time to get the existing information arranged. I gave up to make a 100% correct build - it‘s too much to do and a lot of things you‘ll never see again - so want is worth doing it and what can be dropped is the necessary question. I found some nice interior pics of the three left tanks. Forget about the Bovington tank - it has the Porsche suspension and additionally was a testing vehicle - so interior arrangements differ from serial ones (MP-holder for driver). The two MP40-holders are completely missing. I did some details on the driver seat and other stuff but not finished yet at all!! I‘ll add some pics HE-ammunition for 128mm in tank (with detailed detonator „Doppelzünder S/60s“) Roof inside detail for Commander periscope Spare periscopes & holders in right number and dimension. Throttle linkage on the carburettors Reworked ventilation fan blades Detailed ammunition and cartridges workable escape hatch for radio operator Reworked floor ammunition stowage Reworked inner structure (roof holder bracket) on the side armour plates. This is important for correct arrangements of breath tube containers, lights and intercom boxes. Otherwise it would look strange. Scratched foot rest/Gas pedal for raised driving position These are just some of the construction sites. Just keep calm and make your choice and decision what must, can or is nice to be corrected. And then at what level of detail you want correct it. Anyway this is not a short time project… Edited July 29, 2021 by N.H.71 LSP_K2, chukw, CODY and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Wow, excellent. From the beginning I had no intention at all of messing with the interior (I sent most of the interior guts to a forum buddy), so that I could concentrate solely on the exterior. I've seen a few fellas going totally nuts on the interiors of these big tanks, but it just doesn't appeal to me. My approach to the Panther, Panzer IV and StuG III will be the same, exterior work only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.H.71 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) That’s a wise decision and I can fully understand that. I choosed this way because for 3 main reasons. I will build this large kit only once in my life. Next much more important is that I also like historical research and I found pretty nice information (plans & drawings of the Jagdtiger, a NARA report on „X7“, Battle Report for Obernetphen) and literature for that vehicle and it’s Canon. So I know the faults of the kit but also what it should look like. For me the build itself is only one of several topics. „X7“ was shot and abandoned in the neighbour town where I live now and my plan is to put it on a diorama with the possibility to remove the roof an engine deck covers.. However already the exterior is a lot of work. I built the Hobby Boss Tiger I kit - that already took me 3 years time. Do you want to build a particular vehicle? Enclosed some pics of my exterior work: Rear hatch details engine deck with more realistic mesh wire covers weld seams (the easy way) Close up on the engine deck covers Corrected periscope covers on roof (height and thickness) cast structure on the front armour plate Edited July 29, 2021 by N.H.71 chukw, phasephantomphixer, Dart_Schatten and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Nice! I see you corrected the hinge pins on the rear hull doors; I didn't discover that particular detail until it was too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.H.71 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Yes that are the little details… It is never too late - only harder. The top hinge pins are not the deal. For the others I would suggest to use a long drill set. I got a drill set from Ø0.5mm in steps of +0.1mm til Ø2,0mm. Each drill is 100mm long and smaller Ø-drills are a little „flexible“ so to say. You can drill „around the corner“… for the lower ones. Or you drill out all the hinge pins and replace them with scratch build brass tube ones. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 16 minutes ago, N.H.71 said: Yes that are the little details… It is never too late - only harder. The top hinge pins are not the deal. For the others I would suggest to use a long drill set. I got a drill set from Ø0.5mm in steps of +0.1mm til Ø2,0mm. Each drill is 100mm long and smaller Ø-drills are a little „flexible“ so to say. You can drill „around the corner“… for the lower ones. Or you drill out all the hinge pins and replace them with scratch build brass tube ones. I'll just leave them as-is. Very few will ever even notice that they're wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.H.71 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: I'll just leave them as-is. Very few will ever even notice that they're wrong. I agree - very few would have noticed that - but now it’s out and we everybody here know it …. Finally they are not „really wrong“ - only the level of detail is not that precise BTW was it you looking for details of the mud guards? Still an Open issue? Regards, Nils Edited July 30, 2021 by N.H.71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 10 hours ago, N.H.71 said: I agree - very few would have noticed that - but now it’s out and we everybody here know it …. Finally they are not „really wrong“ - only the level of detail is not that precise BTW was it you looking for details of the mud guards? Still an Open issue? Regards, Nils No, not me. I think I already know what I really need to regarding the guards themselves. Actually, the only question I ever had (that I can recall), was how do the strips connect one section to another. I've never seen a photo or drawing of the strips themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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