panzerace007
Active member
Hey Guys,
I've started Dragon's Elephant with ZImmerit (#6465). I'm gonna add a set of Modelkasten Trax, an RB Barrel, & an RB M.G. barrel for the bow M.G. Here's what I have so far !
The RB Barrel ready to put together !
These Tiny lil' Buggers - Only one will be used as the Bow M.G.
With careful gluing you CAN make the Suspension Workable !!
This P.E> screen is included in the kit !! Pretty Cool, But you're Never gonna see it once the Model is completed !
Time to move to the Trax ! IT's only 108 links per side :woohoo:
They give you 4 Jigs that hold 10 links at a time & really make assembly a Breeze !! Each end of this Pin sprue is lettered A & B. You take the A pin & I add a little drop of glue to the tip that meets the pin head & insert it & then break the sprue free. The "right angle" lookin pin goes on the other side. These ARE side specific. as one replicates the Nut that you see on the outer side, which is opposite of the camera. * once you insert the pin all you have to do is give it a very gentle twist & they break free ! That's it Brotha' !!
Here's what the Jig looks like with a couple of pieces of track on them !
Here they are. It really didn't take that long to put together. and notice - NO EJECTOR PIN MARKS !
ModelKasten is smart enough to put the EJ pinmarks on the Sprue !! :woohoo: Now That's Genius ! Why Doesn't everyone else get on that Band Wagon ? SO, aside from clipping these off of the Sprue & a subtle cleaning up of the cut marks. Your Home Free of Clean up !!
What I did for the cleaning process. I got 2 empty prescription bottles. I clipped all of the Pins free from Their Sprues & dropped them into one of the bottles. Sprue attachments are on the discarded part - No Clean Up of the pins ! Then I clipped all of the Trax free & placed them in a small bowl. with Opti-Visor in hand I manicured the trax & dropped them into the other medicine bottle. When I was ready to assemble th Trax. It was easy - alternate the Trax with the Guide horn & with out. slid the pins in on one side spun it around & before I could sing Dylan's Tangled Up in Blue ... These Puppies were Finished & 100% workable !!
That's all for 2-Day ! Now .. It's time to get the road wheels,Trax & Lower Hull in th Paint Shoppe !! Then it'll be time to Weather the Lower Hull & get started on the Superstructure !!!
I've started Dragon's Elephant with ZImmerit (#6465). I'm gonna add a set of Modelkasten Trax, an RB Barrel, & an RB M.G. barrel for the bow M.G. Here's what I have so far !
The RB Barrel ready to put together !
These Tiny lil' Buggers - Only one will be used as the Bow M.G.
With careful gluing you CAN make the Suspension Workable !!
This P.E> screen is included in the kit !! Pretty Cool, But you're Never gonna see it once the Model is completed !
Time to move to the Trax ! IT's only 108 links per side :woohoo:
They give you 4 Jigs that hold 10 links at a time & really make assembly a Breeze !! Each end of this Pin sprue is lettered A & B. You take the A pin & I add a little drop of glue to the tip that meets the pin head & insert it & then break the sprue free. The "right angle" lookin pin goes on the other side. These ARE side specific. as one replicates the Nut that you see on the outer side, which is opposite of the camera. * once you insert the pin all you have to do is give it a very gentle twist & they break free ! That's it Brotha' !!
Here's what the Jig looks like with a couple of pieces of track on them !
Here they are. It really didn't take that long to put together. and notice - NO EJECTOR PIN MARKS !
What I did for the cleaning process. I got 2 empty prescription bottles. I clipped all of the Pins free from Their Sprues & dropped them into one of the bottles. Sprue attachments are on the discarded part - No Clean Up of the pins ! Then I clipped all of the Trax free & placed them in a small bowl. with Opti-Visor in hand I manicured the trax & dropped them into the other medicine bottle. When I was ready to assemble th Trax. It was easy - alternate the Trax with the Guide horn & with out. slid the pins in on one side spun it around & before I could sing Dylan's Tangled Up in Blue ... These Puppies were Finished & 100% workable !!
That's all for 2-Day ! Now .. It's time to get the road wheels,Trax & Lower Hull in th Paint Shoppe !! Then it'll be time to Weather the Lower Hull & get started on the Superstructure !!!