British Bolt Action Army

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The crocodile

September 30, 2018

What is a world war 2 army without tanks?

Time for me to start peeping a Churchill crocodile. As this is a resin out it is vital to wash this before doing anything else, to get rid of any grease used to get the parts out of the mould. Just a rince in a sink with a bit of washing up liquid is fine, I like to use a large brush to just get into any crevices.

All resin prices tend to need tidying up before assembly, so this is just a matter of cutting off and vent tubes where excess resin has gathered (normally on the underside) and sanding any lumps and bumps flat.

I decided to use magnets on the tank turret, just stop it dropping off if the tank was knocked during a game. This is easily done by drilling a small guide hole with a pin vice, then enlarging this with another drill bit the same size as the round magnets. Just push a couple of magnets into the hole in top of a drop of superglue, making sure all the magnets are the right way around so they attract instead of repelling each other. The turret will still rotate, it just won’t drop off unexpectedly.