French FT-17 - Part 1 Construction - Meng 1/35 Tank Model Build

Welcome to my next project! The French Tank FT-17 from Meng in 1/35 scale. This part will focus on the gerenal construction fo the tank and the included diorama base as well as the interior of said tank.
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Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios
Scratch the Itch - Quincas Moreira
Boom Bap Flick - Quincas Moreira
Brooklin - Quincas Moreira
Believe (Instrumental) - NEFFEX
On my channel you can find many videos all about scale modelling. Kit reviews, tutorials and complete builds. I am building models mostly in 1/35 and 1/72 scale but I am planning some 1/700 and 1/48 models aswell. I enjoy building tanks, planes, ships, boats and other vehicles of all eras between world war 1 and modern times. I am building kits made from Tamiya, Revell, Italeri, Trumpeter, Hobby Boss, Meng, Takom and many more.
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[@user-je5do6jn2f]

I'm so happy that I've accumulated a lifetime supply of shipping foam from hobby parcels.

[@user-je5do6jn2f]

I miss Old Guard Hobby of Sterling Heights, Michigan. They had the best sanding sticks with their name on them. RIP...

[@user-je5do6jn2f]

Interesting 45-degree sable. Comes in handy in those hard-to-reach places.

[@dreamzzscalemodelling]

That's exactly why I bought a brush like this. And so far I'm actually quite satisfied

[@user-je5do6jn2f]

Ever see the old Laurel and Hardy film where they play Doughboys tooling around in an FT-17?

[@dreamzzscalemodelling]

No, I have not heard of them yet

[@user-je5do6jn2f]

That was a plastic diorama base?! Wow... 🤯

[@dreamzzscalemodelling]

Yes, this is a really nice addition. In the coming episodes I will also prepare and improve the base

[@user-je5do6jn2f]

I beg to differ, my 6-grain Dollar Store nail files tend to have the sandpaper lift from the foam quicker than hobby sanders due to lower-quality adhesive...

[@dreamzzscalemodelling]

When it comes to cheap files, there will be good ones and bad ones. I got mine from Amazon and so far they haven't fallen apart

[@user-je5do6jn2f]

It still makes me laugh that the license-built American FT-17s had every dimension, nut, and bolt converted from Metric to SAE.

[@dreamzzscalemodelling]

Yes, that must have been quite an effort instead of just using metric units