AndyFettes
Master at Arms
Re: Interludum!
Laura, I think youre doing a marvelous job !
Laura, I think youre doing a marvelous job !
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All Hope Gone!
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Kreighshoer
Active member
Re:To The Bitter End!
well ok ... the cleaning rod container! if the voyager pe is used i strongly reccomend to anneal the bands that hold the container! i faced problems, problems, problems until i gave up and heated the soldering iron!
i think i tried to mount the container three times until i gave in!
one of the weakpoints of the voyager set is that the container isn't included but sold separately! if only my standard internet model shop would sell griffon pe, it would have been my first choice!
since i didn't want to use the kit version i had to find a substitute and luckily found an ink cartridge with perfect diameter so the only major work to do was to search my jigsaw and carefully shorten the cartridge, then file down the cuts from inside and outside and then glue and solder together the 22 single parts ...
constructing that kit within a kit was way more work than it looks in the pic! (after construction i filed some dents in the container)
Metallpürhunde - Blut und Spiele
well ok ... the cleaning rod container! if the voyager pe is used i strongly reccomend to anneal the bands that hold the container! i faced problems, problems, problems until i gave up and heated the soldering iron!
i think i tried to mount the container three times until i gave in!
one of the weakpoints of the voyager set is that the container isn't included but sold separately! if only my standard internet model shop would sell griffon pe, it would have been my first choice!
since i didn't want to use the kit version i had to find a substitute and luckily found an ink cartridge with perfect diameter so the only major work to do was to search my jigsaw and carefully shorten the cartridge, then file down the cuts from inside and outside and then glue and solder together the 22 single parts ...
constructing that kit within a kit was way more work than it looks in the pic! (after construction i filed some dents in the container)
Metallpürhunde - Blut und Spiele
Jenny Croft
Banned
Re:To The Bitter End!
SUPER DUPER SUPERBNESS LITTLE LAURA !!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I am really enjoying watching such lovely additions to this kitty cat .
Jenny :kiss:
SUPER DUPER SUPERBNESS LITTLE LAURA !!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I am really enjoying watching such lovely additions to this kitty cat .
Jenny :kiss:
Kreighshoer
Active member
Re:To The Bitter End!
lo - dark clouds arose on the horizon and a thunder was to be heard! the lord of modelling appeared and said: "dost thee have uttered the words 'no problem' or dost thee not have?"
"forsooth thou shalt be punished for this heresy! i'll send an angel to punish thee for uttering the words not to be spoken!"
and so it happened! *sigh*
long story short: the gun travel lock chain was no problem to assemble with the sets for the flak 18/36/37 ... voyager provides a length of 0,3mm wire to secure the chain on both ends! well ... the voyager dudes should explain to me how on earth i should insert a 0,3mm wire into 0,1mm holes! strange enough that the holes in the flak sets are big enough but not in this set! so i went along without that idiotic wire and aligned the chain the best i could!
more problems?
for sure! sadly the gun travel lock itself is not included with this set (but with the griffon set! gna!), the chain should be assembled from seven single chain pieces what makes it quite large, too large for the lock - again i had to trick and cheat to place the chain where it should go to! doesn't look perfect but what the hell ...
the notek light was a pain to trim to size and enhance with pe! while putting in place i learned what the strange thin thingy was i had to glue on the underside of the fender! it was part two of the notek cable what should align with the cable coming out of the notek mount! of course it didn't align! no one would have ever noticed but knowing that both parts didn't align was enough for me to bend my own cable and glue in place!
the hatches were a matter of educational guess to assemble ...
i promise from the bottom of my heart never ever again to claim something wouldn't be a problem anymore!
Apoptygma Berzerk - Burnin' Heretic
lo - dark clouds arose on the horizon and a thunder was to be heard! the lord of modelling appeared and said: "dost thee have uttered the words 'no problem' or dost thee not have?"
"forsooth thou shalt be punished for this heresy! i'll send an angel to punish thee for uttering the words not to be spoken!"
and so it happened! *sigh*
long story short: the gun travel lock chain was no problem to assemble with the sets for the flak 18/36/37 ... voyager provides a length of 0,3mm wire to secure the chain on both ends! well ... the voyager dudes should explain to me how on earth i should insert a 0,3mm wire into 0,1mm holes! strange enough that the holes in the flak sets are big enough but not in this set! so i went along without that idiotic wire and aligned the chain the best i could!
more problems?
for sure! sadly the gun travel lock itself is not included with this set (but with the griffon set! gna!), the chain should be assembled from seven single chain pieces what makes it quite large, too large for the lock - again i had to trick and cheat to place the chain where it should go to! doesn't look perfect but what the hell ...
the notek light was a pain to trim to size and enhance with pe! while putting in place i learned what the strange thin thingy was i had to glue on the underside of the fender! it was part two of the notek cable what should align with the cable coming out of the notek mount! of course it didn't align! no one would have ever noticed but knowing that both parts didn't align was enough for me to bend my own cable and glue in place!
the hatches were a matter of educational guess to assemble ...
i promise from the bottom of my heart never ever again to claim something wouldn't be a problem anymore!
Apoptygma Berzerk - Burnin' Heretic
Jenny Croft
Banned
Re:To The Bitter End!
Kreighshoer wrote:
It does look amazing so your hard work has paid off :laugh: .
Jenny :kiss:
Kreighshoer wrote:
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!
It does look amazing so your hard work has paid off :laugh: .
Jenny :kiss:
Kreighshoer
Active member
Re:To The Bitter End!
yupp - the modelling god has indeed mooned me as mooned can be!
yupp - the modelling god has indeed mooned me as mooned can be!
Re:To The Bitter End!
Never mess with the PE gods, they will mock you. But you sure can't tell you had any problems here. Well Done Laura!
Never mess with the PE gods, they will mock you. But you sure can't tell you had any problems here. Well Done Laura!
Tomasz Hejmo
Beginner
Re:To The Bitter End!
Impressive! I had to show it to my fiancee
Regards,
Tomek
Impressive! I had to show it to my fiancee
Regards,
Tomek
randy_ditton
Master at Arms
Re:To The Bitter End!
Hi Laura, Just caught up on this, what fun it is to follow along on one of your builds
Randy
Hi Laura, Just caught up on this, what fun it is to follow along on one of your builds
Randy
Re:To The Bitter End!
Hey laura,
Man, that is looking really great! That PE had to drive you crazy! You beat it and not the other way around! I can't wait till you get the paint on it!
This is gonna be one cooooool diorama!
Bob
Hey laura,
Man, that is looking really great! That PE had to drive you crazy! You beat it and not the other way around! I can't wait till you get the paint on it!
This is gonna be one cooooool diorama!
Bob
Kreighshoer
Active member
Re:To The Bitter End!
engine deck and lower hull done! finally!
no major problem pestered me but i tell you, the ventilator assembly was a daunting task!
Aesthetic Perfection - Living The Wasted Life (Deadbeat Machineries Mix)
please don't let any kit instructions or pe instructions mislead you - the grille shutters were mounted on the RHS side only, not on both sides!
atm i'm at the the first steps of the turret! another fine and interesting job ...
engine deck and lower hull done! finally!
no major problem pestered me but i tell you, the ventilator assembly was a daunting task!
Aesthetic Perfection - Living The Wasted Life (Deadbeat Machineries Mix)
please don't let any kit instructions or pe instructions mislead you - the grille shutters were mounted on the RHS side only, not on both sides!
atm i'm at the the first steps of the turret! another fine and interesting job ...
Jenny Croft
Banned
Re:To The Bitter End!
Looking groovy Laura , hmmmm why did they not add the louvers on the left hand side ?
Seems only normal they would you think !
Jenny :kiss:
Looking groovy Laura , hmmmm why did they not add the louvers on the left hand side ?
Seems only normal they would you think !
Jenny :kiss:
Kreighshoer
Active member
Re:To The Bitter End!
you know that feeling when you want something to be finished at all costs and all of a sudden you're through with it and somehow sad that you have finished the task?
i worked my way through the turret yesterday and came to the point of mounting the muzzle brake to the barrel when time for babylon 5 had come, so this very last duty was waiting for me this morning although i don't have any modelling mojo today due to the sad news about dave!
in any case this kitten will be stored away in a box now and i'll continue with the most hated work, the work on the dio itself! i need to spare me some of the fun for later when i get bored out again with the groundwork!
Haujobb - Eye Over You
you know that feeling when you want something to be finished at all costs and all of a sudden you're through with it and somehow sad that you have finished the task?
i worked my way through the turret yesterday and came to the point of mounting the muzzle brake to the barrel when time for babylon 5 had come, so this very last duty was waiting for me this morning although i don't have any modelling mojo today due to the sad news about dave!
in any case this kitten will be stored away in a box now and i'll continue with the most hated work, the work on the dio itself! i need to spare me some of the fun for later when i get bored out again with the groundwork!
Haujobb - Eye Over You
Jenny Croft
Banned
Re:To The Bitter End!
Superb turret work Laura , I am too emotional to model today . I will when I can find some happiness .
Jenny :kiss:
Superb turret work Laura , I am too emotional to model today . I will when I can find some happiness .
Jenny :kiss:
Kreighshoer
Active member
Re:To The Bitter End!
if i hadn't finished the turret yesterday i wouldn't have had anything to show today either jenny! it was a chore to mount the assembled muzzle brake and take the photos already!
i forced myself with the words "the show must go on!" ...
take your time and when you get the feeling to model again, do it ... until then keep a stiff upper lip!
if i hadn't finished the turret yesterday i wouldn't have had anything to show today either jenny!
it was a chore to mount the assembled muzzle brake and take the photos already!i forced myself with the words "the show must go on!" ...
take your time and when you get the feeling to model again, do it ... until then keep a stiff upper lip!
Re:To The Bitter End!
Fantastic looking Laura. It is a shame we have to paint these things.
Fantastic looking Laura. It is a shame we have to paint these things.
