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Post by dierk on Oct 24, 2015 5:02:37 GMT -5
Good move on replacing the barrel! Vast improvement!
Welcome back Teabone!
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Post by tobias5555 on Oct 24, 2015 6:33:20 GMT -5
The 2 cm Barrel Looks a lot better
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Post by Teabone on Oct 24, 2015 12:23:19 GMT -5
Andy
Well no promises but I will certainly try and I can see that all the good builders seem to have stayed with it.
Teabone.
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Post by DeafStuG on Oct 24, 2015 15:19:03 GMT -5
Good found another after market spare from DML Magic kit box  LOL  so Nice Hot barrel upgrade  - Good turret lift up looks much better  , I  disliked a plastic barrel. |
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Post by wouter on Oct 25, 2015 1:01:35 GMT -5
Nice build so far bud. Gotta love those metal barrel upgrades ey ^^
Cheers
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Post by armorguy on Oct 25, 2015 1:33:33 GMT -5
What a difference those metal barrels.
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Post by deafpanzer on Oct 27, 2015 16:16:29 GMT -5
Bill- Thanks professor... it was not easy for me to stay with the kit gun! Its the damn disease! Dierk- Thanks buddy! Tobias- Figured you would like it too. Thanks! Teabone- We hope to see you around cause we enjoy your company! Jeremy- Thanks mate! Yeah I hated it as soon as I had it glued to the turret so looked everywhere in the cave until it was found. Wouter- We have same disease... its the curse!  Guy- Glad you liked it too... now we all can sleep! LOL
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Post by deafpanzer on Oct 27, 2015 16:17:54 GMT -5
Managed to work on more PE for two nights... one of boxes was odd shaped so it was a challenge but yet fun at the same time getting it done.  Not much left to do... little more PE on the last box then I can attach all tools.  Thanks for looking! |
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Post by TRM on Oct 27, 2015 16:32:12 GMT -5
Clean PE work Andy!! Those boxes look great!! Almost colorizationiating!!  |
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Post by wing_nut on Oct 27, 2015 17:55:27 GMT -5
We bow to thee oh Lord high master of the PE box.
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Post by Tojo72 on Oct 28, 2015 7:41:23 GMT -5
They look great Andy,more patience then I could muster,but it's worth the effort.
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Post by Leon on Oct 28, 2015 7:53:12 GMT -5
PE boxes look great Andy!
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Post by dierk on Oct 28, 2015 9:03:35 GMT -5
PE looks nice! Glad to see the clasps didn't defeat you.
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Post by deafpanzer on Oct 28, 2015 9:55:26 GMT -5
Todd- Don't we all love the color of brass? LOL Thanks boss!
Marc- HAHAHA! I wish... I will not consider myself that good until I master in soldering. One day hopefully. Thanks my friend!
Anthony- No kidding about patience... it is not one of my strengths. I almost gave up while dealing with that odd shaped box. Cheers!
Leon- Thanks my fav wizard!
Dierk- LOL! Clasps are not bad... its those damn hinges that got me cussing few times. But after few it was not that bad. Unfortunately there's four more hinges for me to build. YUK! Thanks buddy!
GOOD NEWS the wife will be out of town visiting her mother for three days... I smell plenty of bench times coming up!
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Post by DeafStuG on Oct 28, 2015 20:14:01 GMT -5
Good job PE boxes.
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Post by wbill76 on Oct 29, 2015 11:33:03 GMT -5
Just don't glue your fingers to your nose while you're glue-sniffing Andy! Nice progress on those PE boxes, always nice to see some of the big stuff like this in addition to the tiny details. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 4, 2015 12:03:42 GMT -5
Jeremy- Thanks mate! Bill- Thanks professor! Good thing it is still legal to sniff glue here in Indiana. No more PE work I think... Guys- Wanted to post an update but apparently Photobucket has been down since 8am. Will post when it is up and running...
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 4, 2015 13:32:59 GMT -5
Guys, Photobucket is finally up and running... Safe to say there is no more PE work. Not much left... the only thing I didn't do was the smoke discharger that I found to be absolutely unnecessary because we can not see the details inside the box.  Instead of PE hooks, I had bad experience with them in my previous Sd.Kfz 232 build that they didn't stay on that well I used resin hooks from Tiger Models. I think they will work better. I had to sand the hooks to make them look thinner. It sure beats using PE hooks that comes in two real tiny pieces!  Latest...   Added wirings to the head lights...    I plan to add little more stowage. BUT not exactly as shown on the Black Dog box! It is a pet peeve of mine... how in the world the helmets and stuff are hanging on the turret if there are no hooks? Looking at all references there were no hooks in those places. Likewise for stowage blocking the drivers view as seen in the picture below.  Thanks for looking! |
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Post by Leon on Nov 4, 2015 14:14:58 GMT -5
This is really looking fantastic buddy! PE and stowage look great.
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 4, 2015 14:21:02 GMT -5
Thanks my favorite wizard! Glad you like it so far.
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Post by DeafStuG on Nov 4, 2015 17:08:27 GMT -5
Nice details, Oh yes thanks andy your post is remind me about Lifting hooks, I found your aftermarket name is tigermodels! I was looking out for after market resin lifting hooks for many years, I disliked P.E. Lifting hooks - error shape and lots of work time with folding.. folding. so I prefer resin hooks look like cast. folding-less. |
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Post by TRM on Nov 4, 2015 18:30:53 GMT -5
Whoop! More shiny stuff and resin!! Looks fantastic!! |
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Post by Deano on Nov 4, 2015 18:37:03 GMT -5
Shiny Happy Panzers buddy and that stowage does the job ! great detailing !!! |
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Post by dierk on Nov 5, 2015 4:32:04 GMT -5
As you know, German armour's not really my thang - but this is starting to look the perro's cojones with all that nice AM stuff. Couldn't agree more about stowage put in places where there isn't anywhere to attach it to - that's just illogical captain.
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Post by wbill76 on Nov 5, 2015 13:06:54 GMT -5
Looks like plenty of gear to go on this baby Andy! You're right about the placement of some of the stuff at times...it's the old 'Verlinden clutter' temptation that comes up. Stuff gets added or stuck on because it looks neat but doesn't follow much of a logical pattern for why it should (or shouldn't!) be in that particular spot. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 15, 2015 23:23:43 GMT -5
Jeremy- Thanks mate! I think I need to buy more of those Tiger sets. Local shop sells those I think.
Todd- Thanks boss! No more shiny stuff I promise!
Deano- Thanks king of 72nd world!
Dierk- I am glad I am not alone... perhaps somebody should tell Black Dog about this. LOL Thanks buddy!
Bill- "Verlinden clutter"? That was good one! It pays to study many actual photos of those little panzers.
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 15, 2015 23:36:37 GMT -5
Guys, so sorry for being slow... this month is probably the busiest times at the office. But managed to find time to work on the little panzer. Added few more stowages.  Water canteens...  Scratch built spare tracks rack...  Added missing rivets and clips to the hooks as seen in reference books...  I was going to have it primed over the weekend but ran into issues with the resin figure I originally planned to use. It simply won't fit inside the cupola. Apparently it is made for earlier Panzer II variants with split hatches instead of this. Not even another resin figure from Alpine could fit inside so I had to look thru my stash and I found this styrene figure from Dragon. Replaced the head with Alpine for better details...  I will continue to add details to the figure before I can take my airbrush out. Thanks for looking my friends! |
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Nov 15, 2015 23:50:22 GMT -5
I plan to add little more stowage. BUT not exactly as shown on the Black Dog box! It is a pet peeve of mine... how in the world the helmets and stuff are hanging on the turret if there are no hooks? Looking at all references there were no hooks in those places. Likewise for stowage blocking the drivers view as seen in the picture Isn't that why the Germans developed zimmerit? To prevent the crews from sticking their magnetic helmets & canteens haphazardly over vision ports? Awesome stuff so far Jeff |
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 15, 2015 23:59:21 GMT -5
Isn't that why the Germans developed zimmerit? To prevent the crews from sticking their magnetic helmets & canteens haphazardly over vision ports? Awesome stuff so far Good one buddy... thanks man! |
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 16, 2015 0:05:28 GMT -5
One of my fav pictures I ran into... notice helmets hanging on both sides next to the hooks. See the stowage in the rear?   Another one...  I thought this was interesting... wiring around the turret so they can hang stuff.  Hope you enjoyed the pics... |
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LOL 
so Nice Hot barrel upgrade 
- Good turret lift up looks much better 
, I 
disliked a plastic barrel.
