Landships II

Orso · Major

A7V, a second run

Orso · Major

The work in the factory is proceeding.

PDA · Legend

Very nice work, Orso

PDA · Legend

Orso, if you have more photos, would you mind if I collected them up and turned it into an article for Landships: "Building Emhar's A7V"?

Orso · Major

The first batch that I built is here: baecklund.eu/scalemodels/72/a7v.html And the ones I'm doing now is being photographed during the build.
One thing that I noticed now when I'm trying to make the socle mount version is that the MG hatches on the front seems to be placed to high on the Emhar kit.

Orso · Major

The Emhar kit has the "Buck mount" gun but my five models will have the later "Socle mount" so I've started on the gun shields.

I am using a plastic tube for this.

Orso · Major

Things are going slowly forward. #525 as got splash protection covers for the machine guns. I have learned that the foot steps are placed wrong on the Emhar kit so I need to fix this.
Looking at pictures I have found another problem that I am unsure if I should try to fix. The MG hatches on the front are placed to high on the kit. I could try to fix this as it is only two models that will have these but doing so the covers for the towing hooks need replacing and so would all the rivets for the MG mounts, and tad I have to do on all five models and also on the rear so that they will be the same as the front. But on the other hand some of them has to have shackles instead of the towing hooks so the covers have to be fixed on them anyway. Well waiting for my rivets from Archer to arrive will give me some time to think this over.

Orso · Major

Time for a rather long boring post. I thought that I would present the individuals that I'm modelling.

First we have #504. It is one from the first batch with multi plate Krupp armour.

504 had 45 vent slots in the hull and six in the hatch.

#525 is a "true" male from the second batch.

45 vents in the roof but only three in the hatch.

#540 is a odd one. It is from the first batch with single plate armour from Röchling but the front is a two part like the ones from Krupp. It has the MG opening of the converted female front but only on the left side and it is mounted higher.

45 vents in the roof and three in the hatch.

#561 Is a vehicle rom the second batch. It is a converted female.

Only nine vent slots in the roof and three in the hatch.

#562 is a true male from the second batch.

Nine slots in the roof and three in the hatch.

Now it is time to work on the gun mounts.

Pzkpfw-e · Commander in Chief

I'm in awe of the amount of detail & thus time, you're applying & taking.

Orso · Major

Sadly I'm not taking enough time to read my own notes for the build. I messed up and put the add on armour on the "turret" on the wrong tank. 540 didn't have it so I had to cut the "turret" loose on 525 and 540 and swap them.