AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Looking good Stebos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 (edited) Great progress! Boy I would never have thought to use Lego on a build! Looking great Edited August 30, 2008 by TrojanThunder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPNGROATS Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 (edited) Dear Stebos: Your HEMITT progress is looking real nice... keep up the good work...!! Cheers, ggc Edited August 31, 2008 by CPNGROATS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebos Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) I swear this kit's trying to break me! Another piece has gone awol, the crane hook... I might have to raid the spares for something I can scratch together, otherwise it'll just have to be missing. The spare wheel is on, the 5 piece pe strap & restraint came together much easier than it looked at first. The wing mirrors in the kit aren't much like the real ones, so again I've gone for more pe, this time I had to add some wire through the holes to give the bearings. I stripped the plastic from a sandwich bag tie to get the wire, it was the perfect diameter. I'll post pics of the crane assembly tomorrow, like so much of the kit it didn't fit very well. There's something screwy in the chassis that means the rear grouping of parts just don't fit. Not without major surgery & styrene removal. The fix I came up with is breaking off the tail light section and refixing it & the crane about 5-6mm futher back than they should be. It's not strictly accurate but I think it works. I'll be pleased to get this one finished, 2 missing bits & a scratched windshield, starting to think this build is cursed! Edited September 1, 2008 by Stebos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebos Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 Just a quick pic of the odd gap at the rear, it will just have to do! I did manage to find the previous missing part in my search for the hook. I tore out the LEGO fix and added it back in. As for the hook, it's completely gone, this is the part in question: On raiding the spares box I've cobbeled together this replacement: Better than nothing, I am very annoyed with myself though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 (edited) The 'new' hook looks great. The wheel strap looks authentic as well. I saw you request as to the hook in the tanker. I will check my tanker kit when I have a chance. Edited September 2, 2008 by TrojanThunder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Getting thee Stebos. The hook looks great, better than I could have cobbled together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebos Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Penultimate update time, next one will be it all complete. Wing mirrors were done: Best I could do was cut some kitchen foil for the mirrors. When I was sorting out the whole hook thing I found much better reference pics. The kit hook was nothing like the real thing! Ah well... With a better set of ref pics found I did scratch together some extra detail on the crane to make it a bit more realistic. I added a cable run from the reel to the pulley, a power cable to the reel & a couple of the more prominent hydraulic cables. Before & after pics: All I need to do now is weather the wheels and stick them on, add decals & the last few more fragile bits & it's all done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 The 'new' hook looks great. The wheel strap looks authentic as well.I saw you request as to the hook in the tanker. I will check my tanker kit when I have a chance. The crane looks great! I checked the tanker kit, it does not have the hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Nothing wrong with that crane. Looking forward to seeing it all finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebos Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 All done Very pleased with it, first armour kit, first use of PE, first use of the airbrush. I will post up a better set of pics tomorrow when I have some sunlight to help out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Looks great Stebos Excellent result for all those firsts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebos Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 Thanks, better set of pics just uploaded. Itching to do another another armour build now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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