FCM36

[Neo]

Greetings,friends! Here is my latest project that I am building right now. Perhaps it is most difficult my work because FCM from ICM is very poor model with several mistakes in hull geometry. I've tired o do my best and make this model more attractive. My friends had helped me to develop and print some 3d part for french tank.

Here some short story of previous stages. Hull grill was printed with dimensions that I've founded on FB group. I've reworked rear plates to fit it. 

[406 Silverado]

Whatever mistakes there may be, you’re sure correcting them in good fashion Neo. This is already a fabulous build up.
 The details that you’ve put into this so far are amazingly carried out. 

[kyledehart5]

Lots of work being put into this one!! Off to a great start I’d say.

[Neo]

Feb 23, 2024 13:50:44 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Whatever mistakes there may be, you’re sure correcting them in good fashion Neo. This is already a fabulous build up.
 The details that you’ve put into this so far are amazingly carried out. 

Thank you! It is quite interesting whole welded tank. I like to make welds. Have a great experience in it.

[Neo]

Feb 23, 2024 16:04:39 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Lots of work being put into this one!! Off to a great start I’d say.

Thank you!

[Neo]

The turret. Main gun is custom work of my friend. He did it with my measurements.

[handiabled]

Your technique making welded seams is perfect! The bolt heads, hinge pins, handles and other detail you have added to this look amazing

[lyle]

Feb 24, 2024 4:06:09 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Your technique making welded seams is perfect! The bolt heads, hinge pins, handles and other detail you have added to this look amazing

A perfect assessment! 

How are you making the welds? In the past, I used very thing styrene rod, brushed with cement and pressed down with a knife. 

[Neo]

Feb 24, 2024 4:06:09 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Your technique making welded seams is perfect! The bolt heads, hinge pins, handles and other detail you have added to this look amazing

Thank you! I did my best. Slow process but worth. 

[Neo]

Feb 24, 2024 9:21:09 GMT -5 lyle said:

Feb 24, 2024 4:06:09 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Your technique making welded seams is perfect! The bolt heads, hinge pins, handles and other detail you have added to this look amazing

A perfect assessment! 

How are you making the welds? In the past, I used very thing styrene rod, brushed with cement and pressed down with a knife. 

Thank you! This is Tamiya epoxy putty (slow type). You may see on photos that firstly I make grooves and then fill putty into them. I use tiny modelling knives to form the weld.

[Neo]

Next very important stage is chassis. Some photos.

[handiabled]

This is a masterpiece of detail and scratch work Neo!

[lyle]

Thanks for sharing your technique.

[Neo]

Feb 26, 2024 3:20:08 GMT -5 handiabled said:

This is a masterpiece of detail and scratch work Neo!

Thank you! 

[Neo]

The most difficult and interesting part. I've decided to make chassis fenders different to slow all complicated mechanism of this amazing tank. That was really hard but all my plans has been done.

[chromdome35]

HOLY WELD BEADS! Those beads look great; what tool are you using to create the parallel (vs. stacked dime) look in the weld beads?

The detail you added to this is next-level stuff; you must have some good reference photos to work from. It looks great!

[project510]

Amazing. This is really awesome to see. The skill level... wow!

[stuart]

Amazing detail work!

[Neo]

Feb 26, 2024 15:12:48 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

HOLY WELD BEADS! Those beads look great; what tool are you using to create the parallel (vs. stacked dime) look in the weld beads?

The detail you added to this is next-level stuff; you must have some good reference photos to work from. It looks great!

Thank you so much! I Am very pleased. I use two tiny knives from one Russian manufacturer. They are very lightweighted and sharp.

[Neo]

Feb 26, 2024 15:50:48 GMT -5 project510 said:

Amazing. This is really awesome to see. The skill level... wow!

Thank you! 

[Neo]

Feb 26, 2024 15:53:42 GMT -5 stuart said:

Amazing detail work!

Thank you so much! Did my best.

[406 Silverado]

I can see now why you wouldn't want to paint over all of this brilliant work. I wouldn't want paint to be within a mile of such work.

[floki]

This is some very excellent detail!

[stikpusher]

How do you apply the putty so precisely? are you using a syringe?

[Neo]

Feb 28, 2024 7:34:25 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

I can see now why you wouldn't want to paint over all of this brilliant work. I wouldn't want paint to be within a mile of such work.

Yes. That's why I don't paint. I think that uncovered models with such improvements are more attractive.

[Neo]

Feb 29, 2024 9:12:43 GMT -5 floki said:

This is some very excellent detail!

Thank you!

[Neo]

Feb 29, 2024 11:20:39 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

How do you apply the putty so precisely? are you using a syringe?

No I don't use it. On one of previous post I showed my instruments. Only them and putty. Probably years of experience too

[406 Silverado]

I had a good look at your work with the track tensioner Neo. You don't miss much in the way of detail do you buddy? Looks like you could adjust everything up to get the slack out of the track with that setup. lol

[Neo]

Mar 5, 2024 4:56:09 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

I had a good look at your work with the track tensioner Neo. You don't miss much in the way of detail do you buddy? Looks like you could adjust everything up to get the slack out of the track with that setup. lol

Perhaps you are right=))

[Neo]

I continue my investigations.