Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Re:To The Bitter End!
B) fantastic progress Laura -love the brass and the scratch work on the building!
Ian.
B) fantastic progress Laura -love the brass and the scratch work on the building!
Ian.
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All Hope Gone!
- Thread starter Kreighshoer
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Kreighshoer
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Re:To The Bitter End!
jenny croft wrote:
oh yes ... those dreaded brackets! :X i "love" them but i surely won't use the kit ones!
the chain will be no problem! it will be the fourth that i'll have build so this will be some kind of routine cursing and freaking out!
jenny croft wrote:
but ooooh all those tool brackets and the ridiculous chain for the gun brace still to come
oh yes ... those dreaded brackets! :X i "love" them but i surely won't use the kit ones!
the chain will be no problem! it will be the fourth that i'll have build so this will be some kind of routine cursing and freaking out!
Re:To The Bitter End!
I hate it when they shoot up the stowage bin, all those bottles of booze just wasted...
I hate it when they shoot up the stowage bin, all those bottles of booze just wasted...
Kreighshoer
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Re:To The Bitter End!
i managed to sneak up and do a little bit! i began to assemble the front fenders and the bond of the glue was too flimsy so i bit the bullet and soldered them ... what gave me a hard time were those two tiny thingies on the inner sides who are foldable ... and i still have to clean up the hull part where i have cut away the molded on fenders ...
and it seems like i didn't have enough since after the soldering iron had cooled down again i couldn't resist and continue a bit ... so i built the one of the hatch springs! i know that i made the coils too long but i will live with it since i don't want to disassemble that spring again! (the spring's not completely done yet!)
and then, while i was in the mood i ripped away both stowage bins to rescribe the reinforcing stripes (or however they are called) and to realign them - this time properly! (it annoyed me just too much!)
but that's it for today! really! i need to recover! pe ... small ... smaller ... pfffffffft ... nerves ... wrecked!
p.s.: did i write it? did i really write the barrel holding chain won't be a problem? although i had promised never ever to write anything like that again? did the modelling gods notice that i wrote that?
... i stand corrected: i don't expect any major problem with that chain!
i managed to sneak up and do a little bit! i began to assemble the front fenders and the bond of the glue was too flimsy so i bit the bullet and soldered them ... what gave me a hard time were those two tiny thingies on the inner sides who are foldable ... and i still have to clean up the hull part where i have cut away the molded on fenders ...
and it seems like i didn't have enough since after the soldering iron had cooled down again i couldn't resist and continue a bit ... so i built the one of the hatch springs! i know that i made the coils too long but i will live with it since i don't want to disassemble that spring again! (the spring's not completely done yet!)
and then, while i was in the mood i ripped away both stowage bins to rescribe the reinforcing stripes (or however they are called) and to realign them - this time properly! (it annoyed me just too much!)
but that's it for today! really! i need to recover! pe ... small ... smaller ... pfffffffft ... nerves ... wrecked!
p.s.: did i write it? did i really write the barrel holding chain won't be a problem? although i had promised never ever to write anything like that again? did the modelling gods notice that i wrote that?
... i stand corrected: i don't expect any major problem with that chain!
Re:To The Bitter End!
Looks great Laura!
Looks great Laura!
Kreighshoer
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Re:To The Bitter End!
yesterday's progress was big, today's the smaller! i only finished the hatch springs (shortened the too long coils on the RO side!), mounted the two visors for driver and RO and gave them the clear green treatment, the ventilation system got an airbrush cover of hansa coffee brown and then the upper hull was glued to the lower hull!
i also scratched some mounts for two of the three warrior figures i want to use with this kitten!
i also started working on the tracks - pics will follow when i'm done with them and have them painted!
Controlled Fusion - War
yesterday's progress was big, today's the smaller! i only finished the hatch springs (shortened the too long coils on the RO side!), mounted the two visors for driver and RO and gave them the clear green treatment, the ventilation system got an airbrush cover of hansa coffee brown and then the upper hull was glued to the lower hull!
i also scratched some mounts for two of the three warrior figures i want to use with this kitten!
i also started working on the tracks - pics will follow when i'm done with them and have them painted!
Controlled Fusion - War
Re:To The Bitter End!
shaping up well, I can't get over the hatch spring, such a nice touch!
shaping up well, I can't get over the hatch spring, such a nice touch!
Re:To The Bitter End!
Laura!
The panther is fantastic! I don't know how I missed this one. You actually used the cardboard system! Wow, Unless I have missed another somewhere, I think you are the first person to use the cardboard, at least that I know of!
I can tell you this, I couldn't have done better! After all these years, I am so happy that finally, someone used my system! I'll bet it was a snap for you, wasn't it?
I wish you had told me about this when you started it. You can bet I will follow it to the finish! You make me proud Girl!
Sorry it took me so long to find it!
Bob
Laura!
The panther is fantastic! I don't know how I missed this one. You actually used the cardboard system! Wow, Unless I have missed another somewhere, I think you are the first person to use the cardboard, at least that I know of!
I can tell you this, I couldn't have done better! After all these years, I am so happy that finally, someone used my system! I'll bet it was a snap for you, wasn't it?
I wish you had told me about this when you started it. You can bet I will follow it to the finish! You make me proud Girl!
Sorry it took me so long to find it!
Bob
Kreighshoer
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Re:To The Bitter End!
you peoples know how much i hate pe clasps? no? well - I HATE PE TOOL CLASPS!
when i had assembled n°1 it was workable, perfectly aligned and just wonderful - and when it was about to mount and secure that dirty, rotten clasp it was glued to my fingers and disintegrated, so i had to start over again! brml!
when i had assembled n°2 it was workable, perfectly aligned and just wonderful - and when it was about to mount and put on the table to be picked up by the tweezers to be placed, i noticed my scalpel rolling over the table, heading towards the clasp and in the very second when i wanted to stop the rolling nemesis, it bumped into the clasp and the latter entered low orbit! the rest of the story was me crawling over the floor searching that dirty, rotten clasp! brml!
what else fun did i have? i exchanged the ridiculous pe securing chains for the tow hook with H0 gauge brass chain! went on smoother than thought! and i refused to cut away the handle of the shovel so i sanded down a toothpick - everybody wanting to do the same be prepared to burn your fingers and face some oucheroonie!
right now i'm sitting in front of toolrack n°2, am halfway through but my olde eyeballs mk1 need a rest!
Shock Therapy - Hate Is Just A Four Letter Word
in the pic you can see that the voyager rack is a bit larger than the DML one - strange but what the hell, i keep thinking positive and keep saying to myself "it will fit, it will fit, it will fit!"*:
* to be more precise: the DML rack is longer (=larger horizontally) and the voyager rack is higher (=larger vertically)
you peoples know how much i hate pe clasps? no? well - I HATE PE TOOL CLASPS!
when i had assembled n°1 it was workable, perfectly aligned and just wonderful - and when it was about to mount and secure that dirty, rotten clasp it was glued to my fingers and disintegrated, so i had to start over again! brml!
when i had assembled n°2 it was workable, perfectly aligned and just wonderful - and when it was about to mount and put on the table to be picked up by the tweezers to be placed, i noticed my scalpel rolling over the table, heading towards the clasp and in the very second when i wanted to stop the rolling nemesis, it bumped into the clasp and the latter entered low orbit! the rest of the story was me crawling over the floor searching that dirty, rotten clasp! brml!
what else fun did i have? i exchanged the ridiculous pe securing chains for the tow hook with H0 gauge brass chain! went on smoother than thought! and i refused to cut away the handle of the shovel so i sanded down a toothpick - everybody wanting to do the same be prepared to burn your fingers and face some oucheroonie!
right now i'm sitting in front of toolrack n°2, am halfway through but my olde eyeballs mk1 need a rest!
Shock Therapy - Hate Is Just A Four Letter Word
in the pic you can see that the voyager rack is a bit larger than the DML one - strange but what the hell, i keep thinking positive and keep saying to myself "it will fit, it will fit, it will fit!"*:
* to be more precise: the DML rack is longer (=larger horizontally) and the voyager rack is higher (=larger vertically)
Jenny Croft
Banned
Re:To The Bitter End!
Ooooh you can make all my tool clamps for me ! Figures look superb too .
Jenny :kiss:
Ooooh you can make all my tool clamps for me !
Figures look superb too .Jenny :kiss:
Kreighshoer
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Re:To The Bitter End!
jenny croft wrote:
can a supreme commander be naughty cornered?
the figures will be stripped and repainted completely!
jenny croft wrote:
Ooooh you can make all my tool clamps for me !
can a supreme commander be naughty cornered?
the figures will be stripped and repainted completely!
AndyFettes
Master at Arms
Re:To The Bitter End!
Yes, of course she can, just as long as she brings the pizza !!
Laura Im enjoying this, and as Im a PE virgin you`re doing a great job on those pesky tool clamps
The whole build is coming together very nicely
Yes, of course she can, just as long as she brings the pizza !!
Laura Im enjoying this, and as Im a PE virgin you`re doing a great job on those pesky tool clamps
The whole build is coming together very nicely
shawngehling
Active member
Re:To The Bitter End!
Laura,
Great looking dio,
Hope that mess wasn't too hard to clean up...
Everything is looking sweet.
Shawn
Laura,
Great looking dio,
Hope that mess wasn't too hard to clean up...
Everything is looking sweet.
Shawn
Kreighshoer
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Jenny Croft
Banned
Re:To The Bitter End!
Beautiful work Laura , I love it all so far .
Hmmmmmm Can a supreme commander be naughty cornered ???? Perhaps ..
But only
...If they point out that the tool clamp for the crank handle is on back to front ........ I is going to the naughty corner now .... Can I still have some chinese takeout for my dinner ?
Jenny :kiss:
Beautiful work Laura
, I love it all so far .Hmmmmmm
Can a supreme commander be naughty cornered ???? Perhaps ..But only
...If they point out that the tool clamp for the crank handle is on back to front ........ I is going to the naughty corner now .... Can I still have some chinese takeout for my dinner ? Jenny :kiss:
Kreighshoer
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Re:To The Bitter End!
jenny croft wrote:
you know that i almost suffered a heart attack upon reading this?
i immediately rushed upstairs to the bench to check both, the DML and the voyager instructions and both show that the clamp is mounted that way! it would have been too much for my nerves since yesterday i when i had mounted the clamp for the axe (it went on perfect, looked fine, beautiful and absolutely perfect!) the wrong way and had to rip it out just to make a complete mess when fiddling in again in the correct way ...
narf!
jenny croft wrote:
Hmmmmmm
But only
you know that i almost suffered a heart attack upon reading this?
i immediately rushed upstairs to the bench to check both, the DML and the voyager instructions and both show that the clamp is mounted that way! it would have been too much for my nerves since yesterday i when i had mounted the clamp for the axe (it went on perfect, looked fine, beautiful and absolutely perfect!) the wrong way and had to rip it out just to make a complete mess when fiddling in again in the correct way ...
narf!
