Peter Roberts Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Wonderful work mate. Seems carpet monsters have a voracious appetite, especially where modellers live! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 42 minutes ago, Longbow said: Fantastic Steve !! We have hardwood floors here, and I still have issues dropping and losing parts !! All he needs, and it's a cracking multipurpose idea if I might say so myself is.... Sheet over the floor in white or black visqueen depending upon the colour of the sprues he's using. Easy to find missing parts, easy to clean up spills from the bench and from himself, just think no more special pants required that tie at the ankles to prevent leakage and if your "past" catches up or the Mrs has had enough you've thoughtfully prepared the scene ready, potentially forensically clean..... One does like to help.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 51 minutes ago, Longbow said: We have hardwood floors here, and I still have issues dropping and losing parts Well see that's where i hope i've struck a mid point between fluffy pile which swallows everything that lands on it to hard and bouncy were everything you drop on it bounces around till you have no idea where it landed and ultimately find it six months later stuck to the bottom of your slippers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Peter Roberts said: Seems carpet monsters have a voracious appetite, especially where modellers live! Yes ...yes they do...especially here last night....never spat my dummy out that hard before 6 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: All he needs, and it's a cracking multipurpose idea if I might say so myself is.... Sheet over the floor in white or black visqueen depending upon the colour of the sprues he's using. Easy to find missing parts, easy to clean up spills from the bench and from himself, just think no more special pants required that tie at the ankles to prevent leakage and if your "past" catches up or the Mrs has had enough you've thoughtfully prepared the scene ready, potentially forensically clean..... Funnily enough she did say if i spent any more on my hobby room she would wrap me up in that piece of carpet and put me out for the bin men ....you know mafia style 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: All he needs, just think no more special pants required that tie at the ankles to prevent leakage a One does like to help.... I have this image of the Billy Connolly sketch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Just now, Longbow said: I have this image of the Billy Connolly sketch That's exactly the one, nice to know someone has good taste too! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Longbow said: I have this image of the Billy Connolly sketch the incontinence trousers sketch..........classic just classic Edited November 16, 2020 by M3talpig 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I watch it at least once, every 6 months !!🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, Longbow said: I have this image of the Billy Connolly sketch 9 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: That's exactly the one, nice to know someone has good taste too! 7 minutes ago, M3talpig said: the incontinence trousers sketch..........classic just classic So essentially we all, inc the Big I Am himself, imagine him in the "special pants "! Just wonderful, a combination of Brad Pitt from Fury and Gru sporting "those pants" love it..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 So Lee has a hardwood floor, I bet there's an area covered with a rug hiding multiple random shapes that have been removed for figure mounting purposes 🤔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 23 minutes ago, Andy J said: So Lee has a hardwood floor, I bet there's an area covered with a rug hiding multiple random shapes that have been removed for figure mounting purposes 🤔 I call them drain holes, when the better half asks............................................................................ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 So the last piece being the antenna tube has been mostly finished, i started with a piece of brass tube but to get the natural splitting of the metal i would need to thin the tube in a few places to so i could tear it...this presented a problem as the tube whilst not long was only a 4mm bore so using a dremel bit was going to be awkward at best and rather inaccurate at worst.....so i made the decision to graft into the tube a piece of 0.1mm copper sheet as this would be easy to tear in a convincing fashion. First pic is just after soldering in the replacement copper Second pic is after the clean up Third shot is the shelf being installed ready for solder Finally the damage and part of the hanger bracket installed Last couple of jobs will be the remains of the second hanger and the gun cleaning rods which were still in the tube and clearly visible in the photo and lastly the end caps one was still in place the other hanging of the front by a piece of chain 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Jeez mate, there's a fine line between lunacy and genius and well.... just jeep your balance, this is amazeballs! Apparently there's a range of tools that make dremel look like Fisher price kiddys first drill, look up Proxxon, do all sorts of stuff, ain't cheap but supposed to be very good... We all like shiney new tools after all..... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Can't wait to see all this work when everything comes together mate, I think your creating something very special indeed 👏👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 It's like watching something special, and wondering if Steve is on the brink, of, you know what !! CRAZY !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Test fit and some more detail added .....this has turned out to be rather a heavy piece so i soldered a couple of location pins in copper to the back of the brackets so the cyano will have a helping hand when it comes to glueing in place....there is a lot of metal on this and it's starting to get rather weighty. All things considered though it's coming along well i thought 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Clearly it is quite heavy, it appears to have fallen off even before you finished taking the photos! Looks great mate, can't beat something having a bit of heft! (In hindsight I'd be careful who you repeat that phrase to!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Thought you may find this interesting.... Found in a French Barn, in original paint, and kept out of direct sunlight..... Nice difference between the interior red primer and the exterior red brown camouflage. The green looks like a faded olive drab, to me, but I haven't really checked yet, against my existing paints lol. 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, Longbow said: Found in a French Barn, in original paint, and kept out of direct sunlight..... Nice difference between the interior red primer and the exterior red brown camouflage. The green looks like a faded olive drab, to me, but I haven't really checked yet, against my existing paints lol. Also interesting is the lift and drop brackets on the back....and i have just realised what that piece of angle iron is hanging of the back of Ursula's engine deck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) That dark yellow is interesting. I'd love to see a full vehicle, in original colors, and see how the colors change/fade/weather, in combat conditions or every day use. Edited November 18, 2020 by Longbow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Front view, bad angle..... I think the colors are probably closer to actual on the above pic, of the rear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Longbow said: That dark yellow is interesting. Have to be careful with that as it was probably the first camo colour laid down so it will be contaminated with overspray from the other two colours....the staining marks are also interesting on the back of the box Also no zim so very early D or mid to late G ? Edited November 18, 2020 by M3talpig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 minute ago, M3talpig said: ..the staining marks are also interesting on the back of the box Oh dear i can see where this is heading 🙄 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Just now, Andy J said: Oh dear i can see where this is heading OI just because your mind is going down that road.............................. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, M3talpig said: OI just because your mind is going down that road.............................. Remember I've been led off the straight and narrow by Bingo, Fleagle and Drooper it's not my fault 🙄 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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