Detailling the Matchbox M7 Priest in 1/76 (Part 6)

Detailling the gun







Made new handwheels from copper wire





This is how the model looks now








The fighting compartment

Detailling the Matchbox M7 Priest in 1/76 (Part 5)

Minor detailling on the bogies










Added bolts








rebuilt the solid plastic engine access

Detailling the Matchbox M7 Priest in 1/76 (Part 4)

Now to the fun part: Detailling the machine gun. Fiddly but funny.


Not much to say about that






The turret ring mount




















See the hollow aiming sight


Yes, it is small...














Final look on the model with perforated ammo box mount made from lead foil

Detailling the Matchbox M7 Priest in 1/76 (Part 3)

Replaced the bulky ammo racks with some built from metal foil

Looks much better now !

Fasteners for the rifles

Added the seat

Details of the left side

Detailling the Matchbox M7 Priest in 1/76 (Part 2)

The '80ies style engine deck with molded-on tools just didn't look good, so I decided to rebuild it from scratch

Sheet styrene, small mesh and metal foil used to rebuild the details

This is how it looks with the rails, tools and towing cable attached

Really did't like the stowage boxes, so the recieved a new lid and photo etched clasps (the only PE part used on this model !)

Detailling the Matchbox M7 Priest in 1/76 (Part 1)

I removed the shallow plastic handles and replaced them with wire.

Flattened the front, added light mounts, electric cable and armored visor

See the little bolts on the visor hatch

Built stowing boxes from thin sheet metal