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Dora 1/35
- Thread starter fledermaus
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fledermaus
Master at Arms
The work continues on Dora, it’s time to do the main body halves. The first issue is an error on the instructions. It tells you to assemble parts L4 with L2 (and L3 with L1) but if you do so the assemblies holding the two halves together will be on the wrong position. Parts O12, O3 and O11 (assembly step # 18) goes on the front of the main body and L7 (assembly step #20) goes to the rear of the body. So to correct this problem all you have to do is invert parts L2 and L1 as this parts are symmetrical, so now you will glue L4 with L1 and L2 with L3 and the problem is solved.
Here are the main body parts
And the inner parts
The inside of the body is very well reinforced to hold the weight of the gun Trunnions and main loading platform
Instructions
Front area has the four holes
Rear area has two rectangular openings
This is how is done
With all in the right position it looks like this
The parts that hold the two halves together are assembled and rectangular pieces of styrene 3mm x 6mm are glued to act as the bases for the lifting cable
Eyelets, this are made using soldering wire
Then small pieces of styrene rod are used to make the bolts for the plates
Finally using 3 strands of gauge 34 brass wire twisted together I made the lifting cable for
the front and rear parts
Now the real work started, what are supposed to be the hydraulic bottles are
Terrible, so new ones are constructed using styrene tube
So to rectify it you need to remove all the original bottles on the outside and inside of the main bodies
This are the new bottles parts
Here the replacements are glued in place
For the top of the bottles I made a master using the same styrene tube and with a rounded top using green putty finished with a smaller tube on top as the connection for the hydraulic pipe
Using card board I made the box for the rtv rubber
All the needed tops are made with one to one resin
It now looks like this
Next all the vertical steel ribs received a strip of 4mm wide styrene to make the flange as seen in the photos of Dora
the pipes for the hydraulic bottles are made with tube from the original handrails
And installed
Now the stabilizer platform must be divided in 3 separate parts, a 3mm wide channel is cut in these areas in the photo
Inside view
This areas are open on the original vehicle, so after making several holes the
Plastic was cut and sanded to shape
This is how it looks now, all this changes are to be done to both side inside and outside
I’m working on the catwalks, handrails and ladders for the main bodies so the work continues.
Thanks for watching
Abdin
Here are the main body parts
And the inner parts
The inside of the body is very well reinforced to hold the weight of the gun Trunnions and main loading platform
Instructions
Front area has the four holes
Rear area has two rectangular openings
This is how is done
With all in the right position it looks like this
The parts that hold the two halves together are assembled and rectangular pieces of styrene 3mm x 6mm are glued to act as the bases for the lifting cable
Eyelets, this are made using soldering wire
Then small pieces of styrene rod are used to make the bolts for the plates
Finally using 3 strands of gauge 34 brass wire twisted together I made the lifting cable for
the front and rear parts
Now the real work started, what are supposed to be the hydraulic bottles are
Terrible, so new ones are constructed using styrene tube
So to rectify it you need to remove all the original bottles on the outside and inside of the main bodies
This are the new bottles parts
Here the replacements are glued in place
For the top of the bottles I made a master using the same styrene tube and with a rounded top using green putty finished with a smaller tube on top as the connection for the hydraulic pipe
Using card board I made the box for the rtv rubber
All the needed tops are made with one to one resin
It now looks like this
Next all the vertical steel ribs received a strip of 4mm wide styrene to make the flange as seen in the photos of Dora
the pipes for the hydraulic bottles are made with tube from the original handrails
And installed
Now the stabilizer platform must be divided in 3 separate parts, a 3mm wide channel is cut in these areas in the photo
Inside view
This areas are open on the original vehicle, so after making several holes the
Plastic was cut and sanded to shape
This is how it looks now, all this changes are to be done to both side inside and outside
I’m working on the catwalks, handrails and ladders for the main bodies so the work continues.
Thanks for watching
Abdin
your doing a bang up job ... 
Lovein' it, tell me about that small jig saw you have working on that opening. 
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
More spectacular work! I am overwhelmed at all the extra work you're adding to this. This model will really pop when it is done! I'm still watching closely.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
This is looking great Abdin! 
phantom II
Master at Arms
:woohoo: So much work going into this build to make it look right
I think it makes the words simplified meaningless . Perhaps you should go to work for one of these ( would be ) manufactures .
Keep up the good work
. Cheers, Christian B)
I think it makes the words simplified meaningless . Perhaps you should go to work for one of these ( would be ) manufactures .
Keep up the good work
. Cheers, Christian B)
fledermaus
Master at Arms
Swordsman, Chukw, James, Bob, Ed, Duke, Gator, Mr T, Luiz, Heavens Eagle and Christian thanks a lot, I want to do this kit justice, is a great
Kit, it only needs some extra detailing (it is already very well detailed) it builds as a stunning kit from the box, but I always like to go complicating things and super detailing or correcting details on all my kits so its in my nature I think....
Bod it is a great tool, I will post some pictures of it tomorrow so you can see it in detail
Kit, it only needs some extra detailing (it is already very well detailed) it builds as a stunning kit from the box, but I always like to go complicating things and super detailing or correcting details on all my kits so its in my nature I think....
Bod it is a great tool, I will post some pictures of it tomorrow so you can see it in detail
fledermaus
Master at Arms
Bob here it is, very nice tool to have I recommend it 100%
it comes with two different size blades, 10 files in different shapes
and a flat adapter with 20 of two different grids sand paper strips
it comes with two different size blades, 10 files in different shapes
and a flat adapter with 20 of two different grids sand paper strips
:hmmm
Thanks Abdin, guess what Santa is going to bring me.
Thanks Abdin, guess what Santa is going to bring me.
phantom II
Master at Arms
:hmmm
Thanks Abdin, guess what Santa is going to bring me.
A Mosquito and a P-39 ? ? ?
:hmmm
Thanks Abdin, guess what Santa is going to bring me.
A Mosquito and a P-39 ? ? ?
Looks like I might have to settle for that, the saw is out of production.
phantom II
Master at Arms
:hmmm
Thanks Abdin, guess what Santa is going to bring me.
A Mosquito and a P-39 ? ? ?
Looks like I might have to settle for that, the saw is out of production.
On no ! Looks like it could be a positive tool for large models
Cheers, Christian B)
