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Robert Tanzer
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Hope to see this Masterpiece in Denmark on the track soon.
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Hi Bob, hi Robert,
thanks for your nice words. Here are some more progress of the details for the mud guard.
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Here a short update before Militracks starts.
Now the mud guards are started.
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What a stunning work Martin 8) just love all you´r detail work. IV has a lot off it :D


Got a flash back on my BKA IV back in the days.
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Hi Björn,
thank you for the comment. Was very nice to meet you in Overloon, so i have a face to the nice words.
Here are the next photos of the mud guards and also the self made hinges. The rivet screws are M1 with nuts!!
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Now the hinges are soldered and the box of one of the rear cover is modified. The weldings has to come soon.
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All welding seams are done onto the covers for the motor room.
In the mean time the mud guards got some dents and after this i etch primed and primed all the parts.
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The Master at work, this is eye candy for me.
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Hi Robert,
thanks for the nice words from the "Master" :P :P
Here i made some holders for the tracks on the front plate. For more strength and better hold i soldered pins into slots of the holders and glued them into holes.
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Ohne Worte, einfach genial was Du da so zauberst 8)

Gruss vom Uwe :wink:
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Hallo Uwe,
vielen Dank für dein Kompliment.

Hi Uwe,
thank you for your nice words.

here are the holders after welding and with tracks on.
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Hi Martin
Stunning work lovely work going on.

Keep it up

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Thank you, Martin, for showing how you make these beautiful pieces.
I learn a lot from watching your fine work.
And it is eye candy to watch as well.
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This is a lovely build. Enjoying watching developments on this one. One of my favourite tanks too!

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Hi Derek,Robert and Dave,
thank you all for your compliments.
The next are the mud guards. The checker plates are glued on and than the holes for the rivets and screws are drilled and afterwards are mounted.
The halfes of the hinges are mounted and also new holders for the mud guards are built.
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