King Tiger 222 - 3/27 Really done this time, I swear

[wbill76]

Sharp work on those fenders Marc!

Andy, soldering is one of those must-have skills if you're going to work with large pieces of PE, no question about it! Best way to learn is to head down to your nearest Radio Shack, get an inexpensive iron with a control knob, and just play around with it until you get the hang of it. Oh, and remember, the tip is hot and will burn whatever it comes into contact with.

[deafpanzer]

Bill, thanks for the tip. A good friend of mine who does a lot of soldering at his work will teach me how... hopefully soon. However he said he deals with aluminum or something I can't remember only and he isn't sure about brass. Hopefully its same technique...

[fightnjoe]

marc it looks fantastic. someday i will try to solder. someday. hmmmmmm said that about dio bases too.





joe

[afvfan]

Those fenders came out good Marc. I sure could have used soldering on that beast I just finished.

[Deleted]

nice work indeed looking good

[wing_nut]

Thanks guy for all the compliments.

I agree with you Bill, soldering is a good skill to acquire. Now that I seem to be gettin' the hang of it I have already had thoughts of something along the lines of my Marder III and the US half track.

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

There you go Buddy
Even a blind hog will find an acorn now and then.
Over the years i've tried them all and those TIX products produce the best results.
They're not cheap but you pay for what you get they say.

Tony lee

[sollie]

what can one say, that's almost to pritty man.soldering is top notch.

[wbill76]

Feb 5, 2013 21:13:48 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Bill, thanks for the tip. A good friend of mine who does a lot of soldering at his work will teach me how... hopefully soon. However he said he deals with aluminum or something I can't remember only and he isn't sure about brass. Hopefully its same technique...

Each metal will behave differently when soldering...it all comes down to the different temps required and the materials involved but essentially the process of soldering is the same, so you should get a good foundation from your buddy! Buy yourself some sheet brass and take it with you when you go for your lesson and you can see for yourself how different it is vs. the medium he works in.

Marc, now you're talking! Although your nekkid HT was a sight to behold especially since you didn't use any soldering!

[wing_nut]

Thanks Tony. I ordered some Tix solder form Micro Mark. Most impressive service. Order Tuesday and got it today.

Thanks sollie.

Thinkingback Bill... solder would have made it WAY hardr taking the "box" apart like I had to... twice

YO TREAD. Good to see you man. Thanks for the comments. How you feeling these days BTW?

Wout... if your out there... you may be happy to know... or you not not give a streaming heap but I flipped that front piece on the fender around tot he left side and it turned out pretty nice.. Pics soon.

[wing_nut]

Final mock up of the vehicle with only the tools to be added.

Still no small task and as Gary said in his thread... CLAMPS







The tools are done and ready to mount. I made the "threaded" rods ends by rolling some solder under a file.

[bullardino]

[deafpanzer]

Love your wood handles!!!

[bish]

Ye, what Andy says. And some great soldering as well.

[406 Silverado]

I didn't think this could get any better, but I was wrong. Fantastic work Marc.

[hasenpfeffer]

Hey Marc... I think the thread pitch on that cleaning rod end is a little off... LOL. Very inspiring work, my friend. Like Andy and some others I want to start on some soldering this year. Thanks to you and TonyLee we should have a pretty good starting point. Great job on those fenders and all the other little details. I can just tell this thing is gonna look sweet under paint.

[reserve]

Great stuff here Wingy

Regards,
Mark

[wbill76]

Wow Marc, you've found a way to up the detail on this one another notch! Very impressive.

[Deleted]

great looking beastie, the tools are ace too

[fightnjoe]

wow. absolutely stunning.




joe

[Leon]

Mark that is going to be one mean KITTY.

[afvfan]

I can't add anything to the praises already sung!

[wing_nut]

My apologies to all the those that commented for not checking in on my own thread this weekend. Needless to say I am thankful for the encouragement.

The wife had foot surgery on Friday, that went very well, and I had to stay close to home since she really could'nt get around. So while she watched the tub... just realized how outdated that expression is... I sat at the bench and got all the little fiddly bit for the tools and cables attached. Last night I finally got to get this thing primed.






Here's a couple of closeups of the steel texturing with some oblique lighting. I am pleased with the look.

[406 Silverado]

Looking good in the primer coat Marc. Base colors to follow eh.

[bbd468]

Fine primer job Marc and the surface texture is awesome! More please.

Gary

[fightnjoe]

texture looking good. on to actual color.




joe

[deafpanzer]

Beautiful... L-O-V-E the look of primed builds! Sometimes I wish I can have my whole body primed so I can look much nicer for my wife.

[Deleted]

lovely job the texturing is fab

[danb.]

WOWEEEEEE looks awesome in primer buddy great work so far Marc keep it up

Dan B

[TRM]

Love it!! One of the best part...Primer!! Looking forward to the color!!!