Recent content by Heavens Eagle

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!

LOL! Some of you guys know me and my fancy jigs. Only started this early Saturday afternoon. The design has been going through my mind for a couple of days. Designing this stuff is getting easier, and this should work fairly well.

Turns out from reading down below the video on UT that this footage was not seen until fairly recently. Since most of it never had any combat footage, it never went to the newsreels, it just went in the cans and was stored at George Stevens estate. It was discovered after he passed and has now...

I have a set of the diamond hones that Saúl posted but use them for dealing with metal parts. The 1200 works really good for removing nibs on photo etch parts. It even works on the steel PE parts. Then I have a set of credit card sized diamond hone cards. 400, 600, and 1200 grit. As I have...

Bob Letterman's daughter Gail posted this link earlier to the Facebook page "=AZZZKbPr-egZDBnFDAhIkWn01n4w282x-uyDoi7vSo81qegdwQZED_icoVniUmu8sRK1BmofcifmgmkVzExS-hPS11hZcxifxj81FVpouokl3Sby94wxR8_ucDuJ8L1E4wEyHKtAVJ3rISM6DdazX-_p&__tn__=-UC%2CP-R']Bob Letterman -The master of the large...

I mostly use metal files. Have used them for years. Only use sanding sticks etc. for light blending and final finishing. I must have 30-40 files minimum in my collection. Everything from expensive super fine watchmaker escapement files, through a couple of sets of needle files, riffler files...