Why so quickly again another post? Let me explain: Most of you here should be familiar with the E-60, right? A fairly complex and brain-pain causing model. So my masterbrain wanted something to relax to on some of the especially stressful days. So this choice was made: The M31 from Takom At the time I didn’t know how horribly it would backfire.
Material
M31 Takom 2088 scalemates
A lot of your usual bits and pieces
The Story
Truly the most boring one so far. I went to my small local hobby shop, found it at a good price and chose it, of course without further research, but who cares, as it is only a side project.
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The Building process
For the most part it was kept in its original form, nothing too drastic was changed, but that alone caused enough brain pain. You would think a well thought through kit by Takom would be a pleasure to build. The fit was perfect, but the modification from an M3 to an M31, that’s where the pain was. A lot of drilling (53 holes in total) cutting away pieces and filling in former holes was involved. At that point you would expect a new hull. It works, just not the nicest of things. The rest was all smooth, a lot of stowage, the MG was from an Sherman firefly build before that, as well as the spare track on the upper front plate.
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Post build
All in all a good kit, the modifications required by design just felt so unncessesary. They went down without a problem, but especially if you only have a hand-drill like me it’s kind of painfull after a while.
Fit: 4/5
Details: 4/5
Accuracy: 5/5
Fun: 3/5
Any of you have an idea for the paintjob or any opinions? I would be very happy about a comment. Otherwise you can also contact me here, in case you don’t want it to be published.
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