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Keeping my head in the game.....
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James, She looks ready to take-off. Very well done. And the base is a great addition. Richard -
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Egilman, I hadn't found any of those videos...thank you! And it's great that these vehicles are still around. Richard
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Egilman, The truck was based on a Chevrolet .... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_G506 I don't have my notes at hand (...on a laptop at the moment) but that Chevy truck was appaently used (very successfully) in WWII in a lot of different permutations. There is also a generator trailer in the kit...that is a project in it's own right! And then there is the radio operator (squeezed inside the truck), and driver to make. I have a kit of British figures that might do ... the Brits did operate the K51. So plenty to yet plan for. Yes, just about everything will be drab Olive, apart from where there are small oil/grease leaks eg engine, prop shafts etc...and mud, dust and the like. Thanks, Richard
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CDW, Thanks for that. It sure has a lot of detail...way more than I'd expected. I had hoped that I could have completed the kit in roughly the same timescale as the Churchill tank or Archer SPG, but I suspect it will take much longer than that ...I just hope I have the attention span to stay the course 😉 As an aside I don't have a spray gun...brushes only...and that wasn't too big an issue with the Churchill/Archer since there were no really large panels, and the tank/SPG were covered in mud (to some degree) anyway. But we'll get there....he says 🙂 Regards, Richard
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Hi all, Thanks for all the feedback...appreciated as always. Another short update, whilst the garden etc currently dominates my time 🙂 Most of the following pics are related to the frame and the engine. Plus adding some Photo Etch. I was still using my flat pliers, rather than the new PE bending tool mentioned earlier. The engine block starts to get assembled And some parts being added to the block. Three of the sprues included in the kit...there are about x25 more sprues still to be used. This kit is way more detailed than I had imagined. A final close up of the finished engine, soon to be fitted to the chassis, then all the services, exhaust pipes etc. Sorry this is so short, but best I post something now or I will never be able to recollect what I was up to last time I posted. Once I get through the chassis build I should start to be adding some panel work etc. All for now, Richard
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It looks like the Small Shop has a UK distributor ... https://www.historexagents.com/# If I decide to later go for one of the larger Small Shop PE benders then I will buy from them, assuming the potentail new owers still use that distributor. Richard
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Jack, "...looks almost identical to the Hold and Fold tool produced by The Small Shop." It does. There seems to be a lot of look-alikes about. Did the Small Shop come up with original layout? If so, apologies to them for sending my money East. Richard Edit: Just read Egilman's post above..
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Ken, CDW, Alan, Thanks for the feedback. I'm slowly finding my way in the Plastic modelling world...so had started PE bending by using small, needle nose pliers with smooth inside faces, straight pieces of metal etc. But these PE parts are so small, compared to what I'm used to I ended up with bend lines that I am not completely happy with. I had had an earlier look at the two pliers you linked to CDW (...maybe I had seen them being used in one of your builds?) and almost pressed the Buy button but ended up, for whatever reason, going with the Bending Tool. I'll let you know/see how I get on. As for the K51 build, I'm distracted by other things at the moment but am trying to slowly trudge my way though the chassis/frame build. I think once I get through that section my posts will become more regular again. Thanks again, Richard
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To help make better bends etc in the PhotoEtch that was supplied with the kit, I have bought a small bending tool from Amazon .... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DNT298P?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details ..... the price seems to have gone up a bit since I bought it, IIRC. It is made of metal and seems reasonably well made. Brief usage instructions are printed on the underside of the box. Richard
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Hi James, This is my 3rd 1/35 scale vehicle...the other two were Tamiya. There are an awful lot of small, fiddly parts in this kit, with a fair bit of flash and ejector pin remnants on a lot of those parts. Also, the part to part location spots are a bit indistinct at times. However, I find the subject matter interesting and important - that's mainly why I chose it. Building up the chassis is taking a while...a bit longer than I had anticipated. And then there will be the 'when to paint' question ie paint sub-assembllies or wait till the whole model is finished..... I'll probably go with sub-assemblies. I might (...very small might) add some interior LED type lighting) but will likely position the truck in a scenario eg top of a small rise for better radio coverage. But I'm a long ways from all that at the moment. And Spring has arrived, the grass needs cutting, the garden shed/workshop has been re-roofed. etc..so a number of other 'attractions' are vying for attention. Thanks for dropping in 🙂 Richard
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James, That NEC show looks very good. And lots of cracking models being exhibited. Very interesting that Pete Waterman is putting his clout behind it....bodes well. Richard -
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Haliburton, That's a very impressive conclusion to the build. Very well done. It got me wondering if the gunners used 'ear defenders'? But, from what I read online, it seems they weren't allowed to since they would not be able to hear orders. Richard PS: I worked besides a retired tank Commander for a while....and he had hearing aids. -
Phil, Thanks for all that. I found a short thread on Reddit that semed to throw some light on the subject - sorry 😉 ... https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/mx04t/my_eyes_see_colors_differently_than_the_other_is/ I've got an older version of Adobe CS3 that can do all the photo manipulation ever needed, not that I fully use all it's capabilities. I tend to defalult to Paint.net as it's quick and simple. Yes, I saw your mention of the ring light the other day...I was almost pressing the Buy button but first checked my Panasonic micro 4/3 rd lenses ...and only one of them is covered by the lens filter thread diameters available. So, thinking about what Wefalck said, I'll try to make more of an effort to reduce the differing light sources falling on the subject. Nature's multiple colours - yes, and people think trees are only coloured 'green'...well, about a million different shades of green and combinations thereoff. When I started photography I was using B&W film and had my own darkroom.... B&W can be quite beautiful, as Ansel Adams showed us many decades ago. I have a number of his prints dotted around the house. This all remins me, I am overdue an eyetest. Richard
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One thing to avoid is mixing lights from technologically different sources, such as LED and incandescent or daylight. I'm very guilty of that when taking Build images with my phone's camera.....I have daylight, ceiling LEDs, and two 'photography LED lamps' all going at the same time....plus, sometimes, Flash. Richard
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Phil, Very interesting, particularly your two eyes. I did a short photography course a few years back and remember using a grey scale card (17 or 18% greyscale?) to position where I would be pointing the camera to set the balance. Do you use a similar card for Custom? Richard
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