M60 slick w/ dozer kit bash

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That looks great. I like it.

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This looks great!

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Thanks!

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As usual your top-notch work!!! [Y]

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Thanks G!

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Very nice.

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Thanks!

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As I said above: It came out looking great. Nice job.

Going back a bit, I wanted to address the below statements.

It is actually much harder to make the AFV Club M728 CEV into a gun tank w/dozer blade. The M728 CEV has all the hydraulic lines, pump on left rear fender, front central distro box, etc. internal to the hull. None of these parts are included in the kit. You would have to scratch them all. This is the same way Academy did with their old M60 Dozer kit. They started to design an M728 and quit after just the blade and tried to pawn it off as a gun tank w/blade. It is much easier to either get the much better Takom M60 blade tanks, or buy just the blade sprues (sprues U & W) on Ebay and have all the needed parts to add to any M60 hull.

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She’s a beauty, Dr. Tankenstein!

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Thanks!

It actually picked up a 3rd in class at an IPMS show recently. I was quite surprised.

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I was wondering what you were up to, Russ.

I haven’t been able to find the Krylon camo paints for months now and I’ve been curious about why they disappeared. They’re probably the best primer/top coat I’ve ever used.

I can see why you placed so well. That’s a damn nice looking tank, like usual.

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Thanks Mike. I think Krylon got the axe, all I can find is Rustoleum, which doesn’t go on quite as fine. Rats. I’ve actually started using the Vallejo spray cans, but they really need a primer under them if the model is mixed media or even mixed color plastic. They cover okay but go on so thin and fine (also dead flat) that I end up with a different shade unless I prime first.

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I know exactly what you mean. The Rust-Oleum does a good job, but it sprays on much thicker and takes much longer to cure fully. It’s better than anything else available right now, but I really want the Krylon to return lol.

I’ve had poor results with Vallejo’s primers not sticking any better than their regular paints do. I’m not sure why Vallejo hasn’t found a better formula yet.

I’d prefer Tamiya, but it’s not easy to find in my area.