The following month I began work on one of the more tedious parts of the model, the suspension.
Thankfully, the E-100 has relatively straightforward external spring suspension that isn't even very visible when everything is put together, especially with the track guards fitted.
Below is a pic of an early draft, I quickly decided to drop the bolt details for both the aforementioned reasons and the sake of simplicity.
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| Close up look at the suspension development. |
The red cylinders pictured above are stand-ins for springs, and the other red parts represent 45mm and 25mm hex bolts respectively. (I ordered 30mm bolts instead of 25mm initially but found them to be too long.) Also visible are the old track links, which look alright here but ended up being a bit of a mess due to constant readjustment, so I later scrapped them and started over.
Here is a good shot showing the preliminary engine deck detailing as well as the outline for the driver and radio operator hatch panel, which hasn't really been touched since this pic was taken. I'll have to get onto that.
Bonus picture with an early version of my E-50/75 model. I've been working on it sporadically since then, I might start printing it after the E-100 is done so it can have a friend.
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