Tiran 6 from Trumpeter and Legend

[1721lancers]

Hi there,
well here we go then, I started this build at the end of Dec. beginning of Jan. and therefore call it my first build of the year

The Kits:





the first thing that is wrong is that the Trumpeter kit is the '72 version which should have the OMSh and not the provided RMSh tracks:



Luckily I had a couple of sets of the correct style track in the stash.

The Start:



and the start of the hated PE, and I don't mean physical education



Rear bin:



Front bits:



Be careful which glue you use on the tracks. It appears that the trusted Revell Contacta have changed their
recipe. Until now I had no problems with this and Trumpeter tracks, but on here I used a new jar of glue and
got the dreaded track shrinkage:



I had to pin the tracks with brass rod in the end.

More glacis parts, the water deflector was scratch built from plastic card:




Right hand fender with fuel cells and plumbing:



Be careful here as Legend will have you join the fuel lines together, they must lead  into the hull 
at this point:




Fenders, turret, turret basket, stowage bin and other bits:




The real 50.cal mount:



The Legend part is just no way

Here is my scratched part and the Legend part:



The Legend 50 cal went into the bin and I used the cool Academy 50 cal, with a couple of changes. I'll show 
this at the end!




The commanders 30.cal mount also went into the bin along with the ammo box holder and ammo box:






Middle 30.cal with  scratched mount, Kit ammo box, Academy 30.



Painted running gear with primed fenders:






Primer, this is Humbrol 66 olive drab:



First coat of Model Master 2138 Israeli sand grey plus the janush stripe on the barrel:





Lightened paint and detail painting started:



Chipping:



Hand painted markings, and believe me these look 100 times better than the real ones







First dusty wash:



Second dusty wash and dry brushing





Ammo belt for the 50.cal:





Fuel and oil stains:






Sights:



Done:

























Ok that's it I hope you like my first build here.

1721Lancers

[Deano]

Excellent work from start to finish ! im in the process of hunting one of these down in 1/72!

[deafpanzer]

I agree!!! STUNNING build! Did the ammo belt come with Legend or Academy set?

[wbill76]

Very nice! Got to admire the step-through to the finish. Can definitely see why you opted not to use some of the Legends parts.

[dupes]

Wow...you just blogged an entire build in one post!

Great finish all around.

[TRM]

Nicely done!!! Love the finish!! Planning to put one or two of these in the stash this year myself!! Thanks for sharing!

[1721lancers]

Thanks lads, I promise the next build log will be a little different and longer.

Deano: I'm not sure if there is one in that scale (?)

Andy: the ammo belt is part of the Legend kit, unfortunately it would not let itself be
bent to the shape I wanted. I dipped it in boiling water and as soon as it came out it had 
cooled off, so I ended up with 3 belts instead. I still managed to get 'em into the ammo box
and look realistic enough though.

Wbill: IMHO the conversion can/could be scratched completely, after leaving the guns and their mounts out 
and losing some etch into the carpet I can't really see how the price comes up to Legends conversion
performance (58 €)

Dupes: I know that this was a little unconventional, but Gary said I could bring an ongoing build in. 
So there you have it in one shot, I only added the  finishing touches yesterday - ammo belt + paint, sights,
fuel and exhaust stains and little graphite.

TRM: I'd wait and see what the Trumpeter kit looks like, may even get one myself just to compare.
As I have already said, I think the cost / performance ratio just doesn't fit.


Here is my now (since 2 years) SOP for Academy 50 cals:

Drill out the cooling jacket and its cooling vents:






Drill out the barrels breech end and add a piece of 1mm steel or brass rod:



Drill out the muzzle with a 0.5 or 0.6mm drill bit:




Add the barrel to the gun, and voila you have a realistic looking 50cal.:




Here's a couple of shots of the Tiran 6 with my Tiran 5 which I scratched built in 2012.
The Tiran 5 is based on the Tamiya T55 with an RB barrel, MG's from Academy, stowage from all over
the place, Trumpeters track set and diverse plastic sheets and aluminum foils.











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1721Lancers

[deafpanzer]

That's a great tip how to make 50 cal look better without spending $$$ on RB barrel or any AM sets!!!

Thanks for sharing!