M8 HMC

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February 21, 2021
Made a toothed gear ring from Evergreen.
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February 7, 2021
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February 7, 2021
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February 7, 2021
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February 7, 2021
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February 7, 2021
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February 8, 2021
Primer
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February 11, 2021
How worser sight gets, how smaller the parts get ????
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February 11, 2021
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February 11, 2021
Punch & die, selfmade
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February 17, 2021
Starting to upgrade the inside of the turret. Sadly the interior set from Eduard isnt in production anymore...
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February 17, 2021
Found some 13 teeth sprockets in a aftersale for just €6, couldnt hold myself
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February 21, 2021
Turret madness, detailing the interior
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February 21, 2021
Clamp tools from Mig, nice but oh so small
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February 22, 2021
Turret almost ready, had to relocate the seats too
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February 26, 2021
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February 26, 2021
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February 28, 2021
Working the whole day on the grousers. Tried glueing with CA as well weldering
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February 28, 2021
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February 28, 2021
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February 28, 2021
Made some shellcases from Evergreen rods (the left is a resin one from Verlinden)
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March 2, 2021
3 days of soldering the grousers. Now waiting for Evergreen profiles to make the racks. Open the shops please...
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March 4, 2021
Still on the grousers...
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March 5, 2021
After the primer it shure looks better. Making the grousers from pe parts was horror, but now I think they look quite nice.
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March 8, 2021
Whole day making ammo, did a colortest which olive drab to use, Mig 927 won
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March 12, 2021
Discovered the whole backside is old M5A1. Wrong airvent and pintle (topleft)
Rightdown: at last I found a pic with the right place of the clevis
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March 12, 2021
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March 15, 2021
Adjusted to the right hight
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March 17, 2021
The hull can be closed
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March 19, 2021
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March 19, 2021
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March 19, 2021
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March 21, 2021
Modulation day
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March 21, 2021
Modulation day
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March 21, 2021
Modulation day
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March 24, 2021
Decal menace, the old Tamiya ones didN’t came of the paper anymore after all those years.
Dry decals from Verlinden did partially the job (also 25 years old)
Ordered a sheet of Star Decals for the vehicle numbers. Glad the shop had them in stock...
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March 27, 2021
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March 27, 2021
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March 27, 2021
First wash after the markings were placed
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March 28, 2021
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March 28, 2021
On track(s)
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March 28, 2021
On tracks(s)
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March 28, 2021
Removed one shackle, they were too loose
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March 29, 2021
Weathering, rainmarks from Lifecolor, I love that stuff
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July 21, 2023
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July 21, 2023
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July 21, 2023

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38 7 February 2021, 12:43

Dave Flitton
Watching!!!!

8 February 2021, 23:20

Olivier
Hi Tini, Will you build the trailer too ?

11 February 2021, 22:51

Tini Hendriks
Hi Olivier, i intended to build the M10 ammo trailer, but that isn't nowhere for sale anymore. But I saved a article from a magazine how to scratchbuilt an M8 trailer? So one of them it will be.

11 February 2021, 23:18

Olivier
This is going to be a beauty.

23 February 2021, 08:53

Olivier
Impressive art work those grousers...

8 March 2021, 22:31

Tini Hendriks
Thanks, Olivier. Blood, sweat and tears 😉

9 March 2021, 19:38