Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 4/22/12
Oh yeah...here's my thread.
Still working on this, more scratch building and improving the Tamiya parts than figure painting though.
Added trunions to the exhaust shrouds by drilling through both sides and inserting a rod.
Cut the rods and added welds.
Posts for new tow clevis storage brackets.
Excellent wing nuts by Schumo-Kits.
Completed brackets.
Beginnings of the fender hinges. These are plastic rods with the ends drilled out.
Taped some plastic strips on to keep the hinges nice and straight.
I tack glued a plastic strip here, to simulate a missing hinge, you'll see how it came out later.
Starting on brackets to hold the jack block.
And more brackets.
The brackets in place. Here you can see the "missing" hinge. I added a weld, then popped off the
strip I had tack glued. A little vaseline around the strip kept the putty weld from sticking to it.
More jack block brackets...
Strip stock taped on to help locate the brackets and keep them straight.
The brackets glued in place.
And plastic strips removed.
The tail light and bracket.
The exhaust pipe are not glued yet, I'll leave loose to make painting easier.
That's it for now, thanks for looking,
Tom