Teasing is not enough anymore, now it's full on posturing....

Good god Steve, do you have to scratch build the tracks?? What is there left for us mere mortals??

(more, more)

Well No comments I cannot find anythink to say it is so DAMN GOOD

I wish I had such skills

From A to Z it is so perfect.

Seb

Well, enough said. I'm giving up on scratchbuilding. I'll just stick to building OOB.

Awsome job

cant wait to see it under a coat of paint

Chewie

Just a little up-date ......still plugging the tracks but had a break and put the windows in .....


A few pics to show the size of the beast ....






Well----thats all for about 2 weeks ---tribe invasion due to-morrow ...hence the clear bench -- ( retires sharply to attic !!)
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Erik

I bow before your greatness. You are totally the man and then some!!

Well got back to bench --invasion over
Some shots to bring up to date ......
Hydraulics



My little "man"



Undercoated and1st Coat






More at end of week ---still got tracks to finish
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Again No Really great nice piece of work

Very inspiring and motivating work, barv.

Is the top hatch on the roof of the cab exactly what the IDF really use on that dozer? I never knew that and never saw reference pictures of it.
What color green is this? Thanks for the inspirations.

Well....... ......not a happy chappy .........mod went "FILE 13"



Was doing well..............






Then.... ....





----"REACTION!!!"---Again!!---was sealed -2 coats--was dry -- So --- in the bag with Mr Muscle and 14 hours later





A hard 4hours later













Hand made decals


My thanks to SWMBO..for loan of hair drier

Only got 4 days left to have it ready for Club table at Scot Nats (Perth .28-29th APR-----hint -hint!!)
Will I make it .........
aye
Barv
(GOSMG)

ps--yep wrong cupola ---picked wrong one out of spares box

Days to do are getting few!

Steve
I was scared that you dump the model but hopefully it is alive
Good luck
Seb

Steve:

sometimes is necessary a step back to jump 2 forward, the final result is xcellent, as all your masterpieces

Running out of time .......to many things going on around -" Murphy's Law "...ah well!!!......had to get a base sorted out for it ---so-o-o
stood back and launched some bits at the board ...result --lots of bits on a board




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A few thingsto finish off --light lenses and a bit of cleaning up ...almost there

aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

ps --Weird that last pic ---ghost images on blade.......... ::| D

Great looking tracks! Very convincing.

Wow!!! Barv has done it again. Was there any doubts Great job. Scratch built king

Great job mate! This one turned out really nice after all.

Erik

Dear BARV

It is my first post in this forum, so only wanted to admire your brave project.
This is simply great...by all means.

The Dubby (teddy Bear) as it called in IDF is a real challenge in modelling.
Hopw about adding the slat armor?

cheerz
Michael (from Israel)

Hello Michael
How are you ...long time not hear ...my fault getting too involved with my bench
Welcome to Armorama .......Thank you for you kind words...has been a long hunt for info to do it as I have no drawings ..its all from photographs taken off the net plus a few of the civil and unarmoured types
I was --and will --be doing another as there seems to be about 14 variations .....yeh! ...I'm mad about Dubby's---now fulfilling a challenge of 3 years
Was set to do a Master --but Cromwell (Gordon Brown ) has got it on the table ...stick to my scratching
The "built " is on here.....
http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/BARV/D9%20BUILD/
.... have only 1 pic of wire armour (slat)...not a lot to show for 3 years hunting
Did attempt to put on IDF site but am "locked -out" --not recognised ....Will try again soon ..it can join my Trailbazer in gallery
Please kep in touch ---dvd discs are being done (when got time ) so will send all my pics to you when they are ready
Take care
aye
Barv
(GOSMG)

The Dubby (teddy Bear) as it called in IDF is a real challenge in modelling.
Hopw about adding the slat armor?

cheerz
Michael (from Israel) [/quote]

I am going to built the same, ( now almost 70%) can you please send me picture of slat armor, at the moment I do not have idea about.
thank you.
piero

I'll I can do is echo everyone else here by saying amazing work.

How long have you bean working with styrene?

,
This one are the slot that Michael mentioned? if yes, someone have detailed picture so I can undestand how to scratchbuilt it?
Thank you
Asap I wil post my D9R

Yep--thats the one-----I looked and rejected as it was going to cost £25 .00 just for the wire and so much time that I would not have it ready for the show ....there are so many variations that it woud be so easy to "guestimate" how it fits....wrongly !
Have bits for another two + on side bench ..another variation and a D7 US military...got a few bits of info on "NAM" usage that may lead me in that direction


To answer the previous question --over 55 years of building in all scales and aspects of the hobby --yes --b-b's ,wingies and floaties---been "cutting and shutting "for about 20 years as there were no kits for what I fancied --early days saw me doing a few in "braile "(about 400) thanks to Airfix mag --the "builders bible "at that time and many books that carried some form of drawing /plan
Still prefer the "Dark Side "and all its foibles....
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)