#4 - TDAEABT 2 - Maly Modelarz 7TP 1/97 - Page 4

**B-Manic** · #31 05-06-2009, 08:19 PM

Thanks Charlie. Part #50 is supposed to be glued directly to the hull. I left the back of it open so I could insert a CA hardened paper rod. The rod will then be passed through a drilled hole at the attachment point on the hull. CA glue all round should do the trick (if I don't glue it to my fingers or tweezers in the process).

~cheers

**Don Boose** · #32 05-06-2009, 08:45 PM

Bonzer bogies, Douglas!

Don

**Yu Gyokubun** · #33 05-06-2009, 09:38 PM

I was thinking of building a tank in the near future and, as a novice tank modeler, opting for a kit that consists of small number of parts but going through your thread I knew I must build well designed one for the first one even though it has a large number of parts since modification is apparently beyond my knowledge and skill.
Reading your report will give me a lot of tips how to build a tank and it will be of great help in the future.

**B-Manic** · #34 05-06-2009, 10:59 PM

Thanks Don & Yu.

Yu, I am sure with your building skills you can build anything. I consider myself an absolute novice at this hobby. And I am certainly not experienced at building tanks. The few I have built have been very simple like this one. I have a couple of Modelik, GPM and Halinski tanks kits that I only look at because I am no where near skilled enough to tackle them. Someday though . . . I'll build that Modelik Challenger. The model is rated as a 5 on the 1 - 5 difficulty scale but the English instructions say it is moderately difficult.

http://modelik.nazwa1.pl/sstore/0514...ger-p-112.html

**B-Manic** · #35 05-17-2009, 11:27 AM

The running gear all finished and attached. I guess there are no more excuses, I have to finish the tracks. I'm off to Halifax this week so no modeling for a while. :(

**birder** · #36 05-17-2009, 11:54 AM

That looks very nice and cleanly made Douglas

**Don Boose** · #37 05-17-2009, 01:18 PM

It all looks great, Douglas!

Don

**CharlieC** · #38 05-17-2009, 04:19 PM

Good to see you've got the 7TP to the "Ah" moment. There's a point in an armour build when the thing will stand on its own wheels - that, to me, is the "Ah" moment. Then the reality of the tracks hits a few seconds later.

Regards,

Charlie

**B-Manic** · #39 05-17-2009, 08:11 PM

Thank-you gentlemen.

Yes Charlie it is an 'ah' moment. Unfortunately the tracks will have to wait till I get back from the east coast. I look forward to getting them on and adding the last few bits. Then a nice picture of the 7TP and the 4TP together in natural light.

~ Cheers
Douglas

**Phil** · #40 05-17-2009, 08:15 PM

Oh what the heck, ride it on the rims! (very popular here in Ca.).
Looking real good!