Recent content by Heavens Eagle

Nope, the watchmaker's lathe is just not up to doing something like that. It can do large plastic parts but the metal parts take a LOT more horsepower. Thing is a metal barrel of the size that this gun is would weigh quite a bit. The plastic one will work just fine.

If all these parts go into one big diorama it will be the size of one of Bob Letterman's builds.

Been there done that Tim. I bought a figure from China that when it came in was an awesome casting and everything I could have expected. Later on there was figure of the Gal Gaddot WW that I really liked and it was a horrible recast. Then I went to Wonderfest up in Louisville and learned about...

Here is a quick update on the progress of the lathe extension. It is about 70% done at this point with 4 small parts for the main unit and then I need to make 2 parts for the lengthened steady rest for gravers/ cutters. You can now see what I was envisioning in my head. This won't work for...

OK, thanks Tim! I am looking at a number of figures from Andy's. 3 are kits like the ones I got, the other 3 are quite a bit more expensive and I think resin printed specifically for the 251 kit I am building.

Cutting it apart into shorter sections would introduce all kinds of other problems that I won't go in to. I have the new jig about halfway done, and it is going to work just fine for this stuff. In addition it might also help with some other issues I have with on going short jobs from work...

Those track links are probably over an inch wide Paddy. It would take a LOT of paint to hide anything on them.

With 3D printing, parts count can be reduced and accurized to better than just with large parts counts. Eduard is doing this with their hybrid kits that they are starting to release. I expect that this is also what is going on here.

Hey Tim, quick question, what was the brand of the figures you got for the Panzer III that were so bad? I am pondering some figures and some of them are a bit pricey. Don't want to make the same mistake.

I think I might have to jump on this band wagon.

Yeah these big kits have detail out the whazzoo. Because of that they end up being sub assembly monsters. Part of why my 251 got set aside for a little bit.

Yeah, I guess I have been a toolmaker and such as long as I can remember. I have a 1/9th scale Kubelwagen that I started back in the 80's. I managed to get the engine done correctly with the right details even though the kit was obviously based on a Kubel that had been pieced together with...

Really turned out super nice Paddy!

Looking really good Tim!