Showing posts with label IBG 1.72 Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IBG 1.72 Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank. Show all posts
Sunday, April 5, 2026

If I were to build another it would probably be the Airfix kit!

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 First there was one.... Then there were two! Now, whilst the sand coloured model has taken me about 7 weeks to build, the green one took me...
Thursday, April 2, 2026

At this point it looks a bit interesting but it was time to make it look a bit more interesting!

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 With the acrylic mud dry on the diorama base for the tank transporter, it was time to add some more scenic treatment. First, PVA glue was a...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Pizza base to diorama base!

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Having built the tank transporter it was time to make a base for it to stand on as it is too fragile to be left sitting on a shelf! My usual...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Triumphal Tank Transporter Tuesday!

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Triumphal Tank Transporter Tuesday brings you the completed, well, as far as I am going with it, IBG 1.72 scale Scammel Pioneer Tank Transpo...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

What you see is the dreaded zinc rot/zinc pest/zamac rot and there are other unprintable terms for it too!

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I started dismantling the Lima Prairie tank that I talked about yesterday. It should have been a simple job to separate the chassis from the...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Ironic in that a UK Western loco ends up on a USA Mid-West layout!

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The Pannier is now back together, which, as there are so few parts, didn't take too long. Some white grease on the bearings and some oil...
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Sunday, March 22, 2026

All the parts could be brought together and suddenly it all seems worthwhile!

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There comes a point when suddenly everything seems to come together and this is the case with my current kit build - the IBG 1.72 scale Scam...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

And so it comes together!

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It has been a long a slow slog building the IBG Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank kit but it is coming together now. Having...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Surprisingly, to me, with careful cutting to the lines the windows do actually fit!

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 Before moving on with the cab of the tractor unit of the IBG Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank kit I used the opportunity ...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Decal time!

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It has reached the stage with the IBG Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter and Crusader tank kit to add the decals. Not many but always wise to ...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

It looks like a small bar of gold but is actually worthless in monetary terms but so satisfying to have achieved!

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I have been putting this off for sometime! The last (apart from two door mirrors which are a simple cut out job) of the etched parts on the ...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

If only I had been that clever at such a young age things might have been so different!

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It was a nice start to the day with sun streaming through the windows that need cleaning according to Mrs. Woody at WMD HQ this morning. Ide...
Friday, March 13, 2026

Amazingly the parts all seem to fit as well - so far!

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For a change of scene on this kit, I started working on bringing the tracks and wheels to life with the Crusader tank part of the IBG Scamme...