Great accessories, Stu! Love the jerry cans and the tins 🙂 I think, you should give the duckbills a go, sure would look great. But please don't put any stowage on the grille of the engine cover - the stuff would shrink, shrivel, or burn from the heat!
@@MikeUSA67 Thanks Mike. I always wondered that - but it does look like a lot of photos have stowage in that location. It can't be great for the engine either.
@@ModelNerd But pictures from above are very rare, most of the time you only have a side view. It always looks packed full, at random, but common knowledge simply dictates, that you do not put stuff ON an engine cover, doesn't it? 🙂 When I flash out my vehicles, I always look for the most logical places to put things - like where doesn't it get broken or lost, or where can it be tied down, and so on. I know, that you know this, but I'm just sayin'.
My suggestion, if I may: for the ammunition shells I would print them on the vertical position, with strong supports on the base. Not everything needs to be printed at an angle and sometimes I have better results that way when printing missiles, shafts, tubes or similar shapes. Cheers!
Nice lot of accessories there........should make the M10 look 'lived in' for sure. As for the track extensions, I suppose it all depends on whether you're up to chopping out the kit parts and whether it will enhance the look of the Achilles in the long run. Over to you, MN!
Watching keenly as I have Tamiya's 1/35 offering in the queue and a 3D printer that I also use for extras or better options. I think you should go for the duckbills - your 3D printing is looking great, mistakes and all.
It's not a stove, it's the cooking pot with lid from a number 2 cooker. The cooker looks like a tin box with a hinged lid, both held together with a lever strap. Hope that helps.
Cool. Well printed chap. Shells suffer from a temp change and so shifted? Are the "fenders" not mudguards. ;) If you can print the duckbills then do it. I'm working on upscaling 72nd and 56th scenery into 35th on my Qidi Q1 at the mo.
Thank you Mike. I think the temperature may have been an issue - they were heavy enough for that to cause the shift. Interesting how they all moved in exactly the same way though. In the past (e.g. the Little Willie) I've had issues with Chitubox just slicing some models badly, so maybe it could be related to that.
@@ModelNerd True. I've had an issue when printing out full hull Panthers where there has been a shift right across a build and at the same place on subsequent build.
One day, Achilles and Testiclles are talking. Testiclles said, "Why is your name Achilles?" and Achilles said."When my mother dipped me in the river, she held me by my heel. My tendon is my only weak spot, " and then he said,"And why is your name Testiclles?"
Hi, I enjoy your channel and am really interested in this large scale build (with my eyesight small scales are beyond me these days). I would just mention, in case it's any use to you as an additional resource for your build, I've just posted a video here th-cam.com/video/XW2JrrFwBNo/w-d-xo.html of the Achilles at the Tank Museum at Bovington. With my 'close up' videos I try to show the vehicle in detail as an aid to modelmakers. The video also includes views of the inside of the turret, although the Tank Museum vehicle isn't in great shape there.
Interesting. Didn't know the US copied the Jerry Can. That was the most looted thing during the early war. Both US and Brit cans were awful. The German design was so good that it's still used.
@@ModelNerd QA issues and horribly bad product design. I just find it fascinating that we still use jerry cans today. It's like the wheel, perfect design.
@@jaanikaapa6925The British fuel cans were called “flimsies” for good reason. The US versions were similarly deprecated, so of course the Allies not only “liberated” the original Jerry cans at every opportunity but wound up copying them as well.
@@markfergerson2145 Thank you. I was wondering what the cans were called. Now that you said flimsies I remember the boys discussing them in Top Gear and a docu I saw years ago.
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Great accessories, Stu! Love the jerry cans and the tins 🙂 I think, you should give the duckbills a go, sure would look great. But please don't put any stowage on the grille of the engine cover - the stuff would shrink, shrivel, or burn from the heat!
@@MikeUSA67 Thanks Mike. I always wondered that - but it does look like a lot of photos have stowage in that location. It can't be great for the engine either.
@@ModelNerd But pictures from above are very rare, most of the time you only have a side view. It always looks packed full, at random, but common knowledge simply dictates, that you do not put stuff ON an engine cover, doesn't it? 🙂 When I flash out my vehicles, I always look for the most logical places to put things - like where doesn't it get broken or lost, or where can it be tied down, and so on. I know, that you know this, but I'm just sayin'.
@@MikeUSA67 Oh, I totally agree - it would be a silly thing to do for sure
My suggestion, if I may: for the ammunition shells I would print them on the vertical position, with strong supports on the base. Not everything needs to be printed at an angle and sometimes I have better results that way when printing missiles, shafts, tubes or similar shapes. Cheers!
Yes, I think you're right. I'll try that when I set the printer up again.
Nice lot of accessories there........should make the M10 look 'lived in' for sure. As for the track extensions, I suppose it all depends on whether you're up to chopping out the kit parts and whether it will enhance the look of the Achilles in the long run. Over to you, MN!
Thanks Robbo. I'll have to have a look at the surgery that will be required to the rear fenders - the front part should be straightforward enough.
Some nice little bits, and appreciate you leaving in the "mistakes". Looking forward to seeing these on the tank
Thank you mate
Hi Stu great video and the details look fantastic on the storage, cheers Liam
Thank you Liam
Fenders were, kind of a beauty cover like on modern engines.
Yep - there's certainly plenty of images with them missing
Cool video, thanks. Been thinking about this kit. Can you please share what 3d printer you have and what type of resin you used? Thanks.
Thank you. I use a Creality Halot Mage Pro, with Anycubic water washable resin.
Watching keenly as I have Tamiya's 1/35 offering in the queue and a 3D printer that I also use for extras or better options. I think you should go for the duckbills - your 3D printing is looking great, mistakes and all.
Thank you mate
Great video those will look superb when in place ! What printer do you use? The detail is excellent !
@@stevenelson6895 Thanks. It's the Creality Mage Pro
It's not a stove, it's the cooking pot with lid from a number 2 cooker. The cooker looks like a tin box with a hinged lid, both held together with a lever strap.
Hope that helps.
Thank you, that does help. Much appreciated.
Cool. Well printed chap. Shells suffer from a temp change and so shifted? Are the "fenders" not mudguards. ;) If you can print the duckbills then do it. I'm working on upscaling 72nd and 56th scenery into 35th on my Qidi Q1 at the mo.
Thank you Mike. I think the temperature may have been an issue - they were heavy enough for that to cause the shift. Interesting how they all moved in exactly the same way though. In the past (e.g. the Little Willie) I've had issues with Chitubox just slicing some models badly, so maybe it could be related to that.
@@ModelNerd True. I've had an issue when printing out full hull Panthers where there has been a shift right across a build and at the same place on subsequent build.
@@mikelucraft ouch. I hate it when that happens on large builds. Hours wasted!
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@@davegiles2344 Thanks Dave
One day, Achilles and Testiclles are talking.
Testiclles said, "Why is your name Achilles?" and Achilles said."When my mother dipped me in the river, she held me by my heel. My tendon is my only weak spot, " and then he said,"And why is your name Testiclles?"
But the Achilles tendon is named after Achilles, not the other way round. The joke therefore is not viable.
Oh dear! :)
Hi, I enjoy your channel and am really interested in this large scale build (with my eyesight small scales are beyond me these days). I would just mention, in case it's any use to you as an additional resource for your build, I've just posted a video here th-cam.com/video/XW2JrrFwBNo/w-d-xo.html of the Achilles at the Tank Museum at Bovington. With my 'close up' videos I try to show the vehicle in detail as an aid to modelmakers. The video also includes views of the inside of the turret, although the Tank Museum vehicle isn't in great shape there.
Thank you, Andrew - that is really useful. It's so hard to get close up views from archive reference photos. Much appreciated!
Interesting. Didn't know the US copied the Jerry Can. That was the most looted thing during the early war. Both US and Brit cans were awful. The German design was so good that it's still used.
Yes, I read somewhere that around 30% of the contents were typically lost from British designs.
@@ModelNerd QA issues and horribly bad product design. I just find it fascinating that we still use jerry cans today. It's like the wheel, perfect design.
@@jaanikaapa6925The British fuel cans were called “flimsies” for good reason. The US versions were similarly deprecated, so of course the Allies not only “liberated” the original Jerry cans at every opportunity but wound up copying them as well.
@@markfergerson2145 Thank you. I was wondering what the cans were called. Now that you said flimsies I remember the boys discussing them in Top Gear and a docu I saw years ago.
Perhaps print of both types of fender and see what looks best?
It's more a case of leaving the kit ones off / modifying their mounting point, so I have to commit :)