Im afraid I will have to bail out of this campaign
I havent even started my build and even with an extension I dont think i will be able to finish
See ya all at the next campaign

Some progress being made. The biggest problem will be the tracks.













These are the tracks I'm going to try and use.

An overall coat of nice boring OD. Let that sit and bake for a couple of days while I work on the tracks.

and of course now I come across information that the kit gun tube is 8mm too short. I've got two extras just don't know if there will be enough time to make the change

And everything I've read thus far the AFV Club tracks are likely to be a train wreck

Decided to punt. It's no longer an M40, it's now an M43. The tracks are another story. Like many others experience the AFV Club tracks are practically unbuildable. Tried spot gluing the end connectors and then thread the tracks before the glue completely set. The pins just dissolved and the track fell apart. BAD show AFV Club!! I'm still committed to using T84 Tracks and these are the only game in town so I'm experimenting with the remaining tracks (only did one half) This might work.



















Really need to make jig to drill these holes.

and we are back to square one. The entire fighting compartment is wrong for an M43. So off comes the 8in gun and back to the 155. It's not glued so its an easy swap. Ain't no way I'm finishing this in time..........

For this GB, I'll be building the 1/72 Long Tom 155mm Artillery Kit from Hasegawa:




My start date:

Managed to finish the tracks on the right side. Not really happy with how they came out but they will have to suffice for now. Need to order another set to complete the left side. I'm going to change the assembly procedure by using thin brass rod instead of styrene rod for the track pins. I just got a set of KAIZEN T80 tracks for a future build and they look amazing. Just wish they made T84'.

Updates on my 1/72 "Long Tom" build...

1) Assembly in-progress:




2) Completed assembly for prepping before painting:

Calling my build done:

Hi,
I finished my Type-99 SPG kit at last.



Thanks to all campaigners.
K.

Ribbons awarded !!!