THEscaleSHOW Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Hello folks 🥳 I am ready 😎 MD See you soon ☮️ 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Going to watch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Welcome aboard with an Artillery offshoot of our subject matter. Ive thought about these as I like things that can reach out and go boom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Heavy duty! How cool is that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Hi MD. Welcome to the GB. Great to have you here with what looks like a fascinating project. I'm looking forward to following your progress. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Hi MD, nice to see you along for the STGB, great subject too. Cheers Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 13/03/2022 at 21:35, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Welcome aboard with an Artillery offshoot of our subject matter. Ive thought about these as I like things that can reach out and go boom. "1 shot, 10 holes open up, storm troops go in" 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 Gentlemen! The countdown is on... Lots of great people coming together here in the GB-it's going to be a lot of fun! As usual at the beginning an overview of the kit and the other materials used. AFV tracks T51 are still on the way... 🙂 MD ☮️ A good reason to clean up the workbench 😁 A manageable number of parts 😅 Neatly worked and without any flash Nice details The most important additions are included in the PE set References The book also contains good information about the M40 Figures are as always a must 🙂 Attention! M12 are on the way 😎 See you soon! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I imagine the gunners learned to loath those great big steps at the back. Up and down. Up and down. Thighs like a horse's neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: I imagine the gunners learned to loath those great big steps at the back. Up and down. Up and down. Thighs like a horse's neck. I agree with you there. The first version had a hydraulic flap, but it was too susceptible to malfunctions 👎 Therefore, back to the roots and swing the crank. The soldiers probably had not only thick thighs but also arms 💪 In addition, a loud bang on the ears-155mm make a lot of noise-what more could you want? 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, THEscaleSHOW said: The soldiers probably had not only thick thighs but also arms 💪 My dad was a gunner in WWII but only on 20mm and 40mm. Nevertheless, in his old photos the weedy little bloke I knew looked like a Victorian circus strongman; biceps like cannonballs! He was pretty deaf too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Bertie Psmith said: My dad was a gunner in WWII but only on 20mm and 40mm. Nevertheless, in his old photos the weedy little bloke I knew looked like a Victorian circus strongman; biceps like cannonballs! He was pretty deaf too! With this bean strong arms were not enough 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 hours ago, THEscaleSHOW said: With this bean strong arms were not enough 😁 That's the trouble with the nazis, they always had to take everything too far. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 You could be right about that... 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 Hello folks 🥳 The ride on the cannonball has begun! Today the first pictures of the construction of the M12, deviating from the construction plan, I first dedicated myself to the housing. My initial euphoria about the good quality of the kit was somewhat curbed because some of the large components were warped and I only managed to get a right angle with great effort and brute force. As many of you know from experience, what was initially thought to be an easy ride turns into a journey into the unknown that becomes more and more difficult every day. On top of that, as you look at the references, you discover more and more incorrect details that can't stay that way 🧐 But you grow with the tasks 😅 Have fun! MD Let's get started! small clamps for small problems... big clamps for big problems 😁 many things have to be fitted by grinding is this correct 🤔 no! the thickness of the material has been corrected... rebuild the details... better 🙃 By the way, the air filters from the kit are also crap, that's my next task 😎 See you! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Forget the kit !! How was the cake ?? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Hi MD. Great to see you are making some progress but annoying that a lot of your work has been spent going corrections. I'm sure you'll be able to knock it into shape. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 48 minutes ago, Longbow said: Forget the kit !! How was the cake ?? Was the first thing I noticed too 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 That looks really nice MD.... the model looks good too... Ed 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Hello cake friends 😁 Yes, it tasted good, even if the upcoming work has spoiled my appetite a little 😜 For all those who build a Miniart or Takom kit, today's topic may be unimportant, but for Academy it is a quasi-heavyweight shortcoming. Ok, let's get down to business: According to research, the bogies of the M12 were extremely stressed due to its high weight. It was my job to show this, because the angles of the arms in the kit had nothing to do with reality. The pictures speak for themselves. Have fun! MD Some Chain Saw Massacre 💀 Bend more flat and glue again Grind the seat for the new holder new holder done very stable and after mounting the wheels there is not much left to see of it 🤓 Many kits have bogies with through axles. This can be very annoying when painting later on and is time-consuming (especially the early wheels with openings). That's why I split the axles, paint the wheels separately and simply clip them in later. Here you can hopefully see the different heights and loads. The original kit part comes to the front... See you! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Very nice work !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Agreed that is some nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 That's cool and is really going to make the finished model look so much better but people won't be able to immediately tell why it looks so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 That is excellent MD, really good work...👍 Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 18 hours ago, THEscaleSHOW said: That's why I split the axles, paint the wheels separately and simply clip them in later. That is an excellent idea. Thanks for that. I built an M31 ARVlast year. It was lifting a Dingo scout car with the crane. I too had to lower the suspension to indicate the weight. It was a Takom kit and the multi-part bogies allowed me to do much surgery lowering the three bogies in sequence and also making the rear wheel of each bogie slightly lower than the front one. I was very proud of that work but then I lost sight of most it in a very muddy diorama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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