La rencontre - The encounter
1May 14, 2021Made a start with the factory by scribing brick details to the inside... and drilling a hole for the pipe that passes the smoke into the chimney.
2May 14, 2021A corresponding hole has been drilled into the chimney too.
3May 14, 2021The tank has been started.
4May 14, 2021The floor...
5May 14, 2021Ready to receive primer
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8May 14, 2021The completed upper half of the suspension.
9May 14, 2021Lower part of the suspension.
10May 14, 2021A rather complex suspension.
11May 14, 2021
12May 25, 2021Walls painted...
13May 25, 2021My hand at fabrication of one of the windows
14June 28, 2021Window no 2.
15June 28, 20212000 bricks. Yet I hope is it enoug...
16June 28, 2021The camo is on. Remain the touch up, adding of black lines and yet more touch up...
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21June 28, 2021The hardest part is over... now for adding the running gear, tracks, and painting machine guns and exhaust. Then weathering can start.
22June 28, 2021In the mean while, I scratched a overhead crane from evergreen and som chain, to embellish the factory.
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25August 28, 2021The black outlines has been added
26August 28, 2021Construction of the roof has commenced
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29August 28, 2021Trying to make a convincing damaged roof
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32August 28, 2021The rooftiles have been added
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34August 28, 2021Repainting the bricks, as they were the wrong colour
35August 28, 2021Difference between outside and inside of a brick
36August 28, 2021Using a crushed brick (to be used as rubble) for reference
37August 28, 2021Toying around with the layout
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41August 28, 2021Better...
42August 28, 2021The base is ready to receive a surprise and finishing the sides
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47August 28, 2021Some shattered glass
48August 28, 2021The chimney could use a sweeping
49August 28, 2021Tracks in the sand
50August 28, 2021And on the road
51August 28, 2021A Belgian Mastiff pulling dog
52August 28, 2021A bit meager, but painted like a old English sheepdog
53September 28, 2021Contemplating...
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56September 29, 2021Figure 2 is ready...
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A French St. Chaumont tank resting next to a ruined factory with its crew. While an old fashioned Belgian dog cart passes by. Old meets new. Hence the name.
