Armortek

That's a 'Fair dinkum mate!' from the UK

I got to do a bit on my tank Sunday. I did some experimenting on creating texture, I realize that I will have to use Mr. Surfacer eventually, but it was good trying different methods on some of the scrap pieces I acquired. I found that pressing very lightly on the wire buff wheel of my bench grinder works best. Even after etch priming, red oxide and 2 coats of Dunkle Gelb the patina still comes through.

So, I am achieving small progress, though it is not as much as I would like.
Drilled and tapped hull for bottom of final drive guard.
Painted lower hull and suspension arms.
Cutting & glueing of half-moons.
Attempting weld beads with Milliputt while it's easy to do on its side.
I know I will look back at these one day and think, these are not to scale (what were you doing) But we all have to start somewhere and I'm sure I will learn better techniques as I go.
Still playing with creating texture, the wire buff did not work on the brass but the needle gun with the compressor pressure reduced to 40psi and then a light buff wheel worked well. I went back and gave the final drive housing a light needle gun and I am pretty happy with the results. It will be interesting how they turn out after painting.

More progress made over the last couple of weeks.
Needle gun worked well on the idler adjusters.
Weld bead details on track guides & final drive guard
Torsion bars fitted & angle set, my manual says 35' but the new ones are 30'
I chose 31' to allow for a little sag over time.
Next some big bits

Hi Paul, looking good.
I also did the final drive mod after seeing it in one of Oddball’s videos.
I was concerned that the bar might get hung up on the terrain going in reverse.
Keep up the good work and posting your progress.

Cheers
Gazey.

Yes, I also saw John's video and thought it made sense.
I bolted it on first and could flex the bottom with my finger and thought I would end up bending it for sure.
I've been doing a video log of my build and maybe one day I'll get around to editing and uploading it.

Cheers Paul