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Sunday night update + more turtle
🕑 Added 2020-04-20 08:16:54 +0000 UTCHey guys, so yeah I actually managed to do some work last night! Because the turtle from the previous post sparked some interest I'm posting more close-ups of him/her/whatever. It's a Common snapping turtle that I've had since 2014. Back then it was a 4cm long hatchling, now I can't properly measure it anymore, but it's roughly 45 cm from tail to head 😄
The T-90 progress is about 2 hours worth of cleaning, gluing and aligning of the running gear. As I expected, the fit is very loose, wheels kept falling off and their geometry was all over the place. So they need to be firmly glued in place and properly aligned... It's also one of those situations where I can't assemble the main hull parts first, as I usually like to do, because I wouldn't be able to fit the tracks.
The tracks have the dumbest design imo, they're just straight segments that need to be softened with hot water or hairdryer in order to form them around the wheels. I've left the running gear dry overnight so everything so I can attach the tracks without any damage today. Let's see how this goes, I've never done such a thing 🥶
Comments
Night Shift
ayyy let's stay out of the deep waters together 😆
Manuel Garcia Urreta
(I'm a little late on your lastest posts) oh boy, those tracks are scarier than the Dino! 😂 it make me feel guilty for pushing for the T-90 😱 love the broken rubber effect! thalassophobic here! 🙋🏻♂️
Night Shift
I don't get it at all. These kits are clearly marketed towards kids... but what kid would be able to assemble those? Or even better, I'd like to see which dad trying to interest his son in his childhood hobby would be able to assemble them. It's ridiculous
Andrew Shaw
Good luck with those tracks - that's a really bad idea. Most impressive turtle, by the way.
