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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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sheepfoot roller 1:35
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Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 10:39 PM UTC
..today I felt calm enough for little resin parts. 2x90 resin teeth had to be cleaned and glued. 2x88 for the roller, 2 to reserve and 2 for the carpet monster



A nice little trailer for Miniarts D7 tractor when finished - made by Plusmodel:




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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 05:54 PM UTC
All parts glued to their places:





The double roller is only missing some OD, the decals, dirt and dust and the TRACTOR!


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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 08:39 PM UTC
Confused by what may be very obvious to everyone else.

You show two Plus Models kits. Is the Plus Model kit of the single roller and you have now combined two in order to make the double roller?

In either case it makes for a great little model and the perfect addition to the Tractor or Bulldozer.

Good Job!
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 08:56 PM UTC

Quoted Text

In either case it makes for a great little model and the perfect addition to the Tractor or Bulldozer.


If you're not on a budget....



H.P.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 09:08 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Confused by what may be very obvious to everyone else.

You show two Plus Models kits. Is the Plus Model kit of the single roller and you have now combined two in order to make the double roller?

In either case it makes for a great little model and the perfect addition to the Tractor or Bulldozer.

Good Job!


The "normal" (for whatever that is worth) way of operating would be to use at least two rollers. Larger combos were also used (see image posted by H.P. above, note comment about budget ....)
The kit from Plus Model is a single roller so two kits were used to get the double roller ...
/ Robin
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 09:09 PM UTC
Yes, I've combined 2 rollers to a double drum roller as mentioned in the kit instructions. There are also decals in the kit to decorate 2 conected rollers: A44 and B44.
I thought a single drum roller is to easy for one tractor and 4 too much, but possible.
Side by side or in a row. Google for "ww2 sheepfoot roller" image mode

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/photos-taken-before-ww2-history-in-black-and-white.483757/page-242


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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 12:12 AM UTC
OK got it! I agree the double roller will look better with the Dozer.

I assume this is the photo you were going for:
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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 01:32 AM UTC


Here are the double rollers, but it's another type.


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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 01:55 AM UTC
OD paint added:






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Posted: Friday, March 20, 2015 - 03:52 AM UTC
Decals added on a thin layer of Klear, sealed with Klear/Tamiya flat base (3:1). Lightly worn knuckles made with a silver pencil:



Tomorrow: some dirt and dust.


Michael

Btw: Any idea what that sign means? The white "pentagon" with the 3 black bars? III corps?
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Posted: Friday, March 20, 2015 - 06:22 PM UTC
Finished! I'm very pleased with this result:









...and now to the tractor!


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Posted: Thursday, April 02, 2015 - 09:06 PM UTC
Very nicely done!
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