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Post by wbill76 on Jun 2, 2013 19:28:27 GMT -5
Hey at least the cat matches the sprue colors!  Nice progress on the pair, going to be fun watching these come together. |
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Post by bullardino on Jun 3, 2013 7:27:50 GMT -5
Nice start. I'm telling the cat, obv  |
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Post by dupes on Jun 3, 2013 16:55:49 GMT -5
Hahaha, yes, Boots is a spot-on match for Tamiya "sprue orange"!
Passed out before getting my update out last night, so it looks like tonight's will have to be jumbo-sized, as I got a LOT done.
Keep up Mr.Brown!
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Post by bbrowniii on Jun 3, 2013 19:31:33 GMT -5
Awww nuts...
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Post by dupes on Jun 3, 2013 22:49:59 GMT -5
In an attempt to add a good bit more detail to the Flak 38 (and rectify my no-aftermarket barrels situation), I decided to throw together a kit of Trumpeter's...looks great, but doesn't FIT! Haven't figured out if the mounts are just different, or the dimensions on one or the other (Trumpy vs Tamiya) is off a smidge. So back to the drawing board, will have to use the Tamiya Flakvierling with some drilled-out barrels and the few Eduard enhancements.
Also spent a bit of time playing around with the Tamiya figs - want to see how they look put together before I go nuts painting up 3 or 4 guys. The quality is pretty typical mid-90's Tamiya fig quality. A bit mushy with not the best faces. We'll see.
So where I'm at right now - assembling the Tamiya Quad to see if there's any way to shoehorn it into the Wirbelwind turret with the turret closed, or if I have to paint it, install it, and then complete the turret around it (as shown in the instructions). Wicked pain in the ass if that's the case. Sure hope it fits!
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Post by dupes on Jun 3, 2013 22:51:10 GMT -5
Hahahhahahahha...I didn't realize that A-S-S was a banned word around here. I'll be sure to watch my foul language!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2013 22:56:27 GMT -5
Sounds like a few quandaries going on here Dupes .
You cant find any a.m. 20mm barrels for the Flak 38 ?
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Post by dupes on Jun 4, 2013 9:58:33 GMT -5
Oh, I found some...I just didn't want to pay 25 bucks for a set!  |
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Post by Leon on Jun 4, 2013 16:09:49 GMT -5
Off to a good start guys,waiting for more updates.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2013 17:47:59 GMT -5
Oh, I found some...I just didn't want to pay 25 bucks for a set! Ok . I hear you about the price .  |
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Post by dupes on Jun 4, 2013 17:54:56 GMT -5
Yeah, you know it. One of the drawbacks of the "quad" flak!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2013 20:38:33 GMT -5
I bit the bullet a while back and bought 4 20mm barrels from RB barrels for the Tamiya SdkFz 7/1 that is next on my half track list to build . That and the Eduard pe set .........a $20 kit with bookoo bucks in A.M. !
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Post by bbrowniii on Jun 4, 2013 20:50:04 GMT -5
Alright fellas, Another update: I set out to knock out the Tristar indylink tracks. The thing is, they kinda suck. Well, that's not true. They are nice tracks and they link together with a really positive attachment. However, the set of links that I have are a bit of a mess - there is quite a bit of flash on each one, pretty much any open space on the link has flash covering it. A big PITA to clean up. Add to that the realization that the Tamiya sprockets are a bit too wide (thank goodness I found out now). So, I needed to mix it up a bit. So, I knocked out the roadwheels, sprockets, idlers, etc:  Then I turned my attention to the hull and realized that the kit does show its age a bit. Now, I have no intention of doing a whole lot of correcting for any inaccurate details on this kit (I'm sure there are plenty), but there are a few things I could not ignore, like this:  This is where the rear plate attaches to the upper hull... yeah... kinda gotta do something about that, so...  Then a bit of putty and...  And then I looked at the attachment of the rear hull to the lower hull...  SONOFABI&#H!!! |
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Post by dupes on Jun 4, 2013 21:59:22 GMT -5
Wow, that's some decidedly "un-Tamiya" fit right there. Maybe that's why they re-tooled?
Can definitely tell there's a difference in the age of the plastic as well. Yours is the far shinier, oilier mix, where I've got the "standard" buttery orange stuff they're still using now. Wonder what kit number they switched formulas on?
Taking some pics now, hope to get them up tonight.
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Post by dupes on Jun 4, 2013 23:26:21 GMT -5
Sorry for the shoddy pic, but if I was going to get a shot in tonight, I didn't have time to lug this all down to the photo booth and make it look all pretty.  All of the kit-supplied figs are together. Amazingly enough, they fit the Trumpeter Flak 38 kit really well (for future reference)! That one dude in the not-winter clothing must be from the generic Pz. IV sprue. Spare tracks have been drilled out - assuming I don't replace them with whatever I use to shoe this monster. Next I have to finish up the Tamiya Flak gun to figure out if I can wedge it into the assembled turret, or if I have to build the turret around the gun (god I hope not). Etchy-type updates next. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 0:45:08 GMT -5
Boyd , looks like a little warpage back there . Can that be pulled together ?
Dupes , The Flak 38 looks pretty good . Be nice if it fits .
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Post by bbrowniii on Jun 5, 2013 0:52:04 GMT -5
Carl
I hope so. Otherwise, I think a shim will fill the gap nicely.
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Post by TRM on Jun 5, 2013 5:46:16 GMT -5
D&B....nice job fellas!
Boyd, you seem to have things well at hand there! Nice having the roadwheels out of the way!!
Dupes, look at you go!! Run Forest!!
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Post by dupes on Jun 5, 2013 7:59:49 GMT -5
Dupes , The Flak 38 looks pretty good . Be nice if it fits . That Flak DOES look pretty good! Unfortunately, that's the Trumpeter one which doesn't fit...going to be saved for a future project. Will have to stick with the Tamiya offering and hope I can spruce it up a bit. |
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Post by bbrowniii on Jun 5, 2013 9:16:08 GMT -5
Dupes , The Flak 38 looks pretty good . Be nice if it fits . That Flak DOES look pretty good! Unfortunately, that's the Trumpeter one which doesn't fit...going to be saved for a future project. Will have to stick with the Tamiya offering and hope I can spruce it up a bit. If you are most concerned about the barrels, and the detail is better on that Trumpy Flak, could you just harvest the barrels from that and then source an AM set later for the Trumpy? Alternatively, don't you have the Great Wall Flak in the stash? Doesn't that come with a set of metal barrels? |
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Post by dupes on Jun 5, 2013 9:54:24 GMT -5
Great Wall - I've got Flak 43s and Nebelwerfers, but no Quads (do they make one?). Tried "harvesting" the barrels (hah) from the Trumpy kit, but they didn't fit so good. That, and then I have a Trumpy kit with no barrels!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 11:03:14 GMT -5
Dupes , The Flak 38 looks pretty good . Be nice if it fits . That Flak DOES look pretty good! Unfortunately, that's the Trumpeter one which doesn't fit...going to be saved for a future project. Will have to stick with the Tamiya offering and hope I can spruce it up a bit. Ahhhh so ! Now I get the big picture . |
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 5, 2013 11:11:06 GMT -5
Hello Gentlemen, Build are comin along nicely fellas! Boyd, that fit issue is highly irregular for sure, but i reckon it happens 1 in 100....maybe.  Cheers, Gary |
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Post by bullardino on Jun 5, 2013 14:39:48 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on Jun 5, 2013 15:34:52 GMT -5
Looking good guys.Coming a long nicely despite some minor issues. |
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Post by wbill76 on Jun 5, 2013 19:46:43 GMT -5
Boyd and Dupes, you're making good progress...despite your respective trials along the way. That is one nasty fit issue with the idler mounts!
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Post by bbrowniii on Jun 6, 2013 20:37:15 GMT -5
Take 2 I had typed out a witty, clever, humorous, and thoroughly entertaining summary of today's work, but got an error when I tried to post it, so now you get the readers digest abridged version: Finished the upper hull:  Added brass-wire springs:  Started the gun:  Next up, the PE set for the guns and gun barrels:  I swear to god if I get another posting error for this one, my next post will be in crayon... |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 0:20:01 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on Jun 7, 2013 4:23:46 GMT -5
Coming a long nicely Boyd.Waiting to see how it looks with all the shiny stuff. |
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Post by TRM on Jun 7, 2013 5:26:22 GMT -5
Sweet progression Boyd!! Like the added springwork!! Not to mention the cool Griffon set!!!
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