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GrandpaPhil
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Thank you! I want to build a Char B1 Bis eventually. Those were monsters. A lot of the early war allied tanks were behemoths, though. They were just too slow. But, they look neat.
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18 gun carriages, some assembly required:
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Thank you very much!
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I made my trunnions. I made the pivot points that the carronades mount into. I now have to make a decision about my cannons. The eyebolts at scale would be too small to thread a breech rope through unless I use thread like I did on the gunport lids. If I don’t want to use eyebolts then I can make dummy eyebolts and wrap the breech rope around the cascabel, French style (yes this is a British ship, hence the debate).
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It’s done.
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This is a Warlord Games R-35 Tank in 28mm scale. I haven’t wargamed in nearly 20 years, but the 28mm ranges are great sources of obscure subjects (and fun projects). The R-35 was an early war two-man tankette belonging to the French. The German Army liked them well enough to capture them and press them into service. This is a resin kit with metal detail parts. I assembled it a while back and primed it black. I wanted a quick project for today, because it is nice to occasionally make something that you can finish in a few hours (I can’t build multiple ships at the same time). I tried to make it look nice and muddy. I still have some detail painting to do. I’ve had fun painting it today.
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Welcome!
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New member from South Korea
GrandpaPhil replied to modeller_masa's topic in New member Introductions
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Gluing the boltropes to the sails
GrandpaPhil replied to Oliver24's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
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Very cool!
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Thank you very much, OC! I’m going to make them exactly like I did on the Prince de Neufchatel.
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Welcome!
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The remainder of Victory’s artillery are roughed out. Now, the barrels need final sanding, trunnions and the eyebolts on the breech. Next up, they need carriages to sit on.
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Welcome!
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One carronade. These are a lot trickier to carve than a normal cannon barrel. I got to use a normal sized drill bit to bore it out.
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18 cannon barrels: Only 2 carronades left.
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Quick lesson learned to share with anyone cutting dowel rods: while cutting the dowel rod, rotate it to prevent splitting out.
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New Member from Lorton, Virginia, US
GrandpaPhil replied to Luekutus's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome!
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