Dueling 38s - Tristar vs DML vs Maquette vs DML vs...?

[deafpanzer]

Updates from three guys in a day... this is going to be great! Love the MG from Armorscale for sure...

[bbrowniii]

Man! In the time it takes me to figure out the rear end of the vehicle, Todd does his suspension, lower hull, the engine, transmission and half the interior.

Someone remind me again why I chose to build the same kit as him??!!

I'll update y'all in the morning. Going to wind down with some Disorono on ice and Burn Notice on Netflix...

[Leon]

Looking good Dupes!The new MG looks great.

[dupes]

Nov 29, 2014 23:47:11 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Updates from three guys in a day... this is going to be great!

This is why I love short duration GBs...and the "single-thread" format! Feels a lot more like a group.

[TRM]

Nice little update there Dupes!! You seem to have things under control...everything but the daycare that is!!

Boyd...no worries! No pressure to keep up! It's about sanding and gluing...slinging some color!! Looking forward to your next update when you get to it!!

[dupes]

Shoot, Todd - don't tell him that! Cracking whips and all that stuff!

[wing_nut]

Jeez Louise you guys are really turning up the heat. love the MG barrel. Gotta get me one of those.

Interior work slowly continues. Pin washes with AK dark wash the stumped, what Mig calls it, (aka blended ) I leave the brush on the dirty side and pull the grime down over the rest of the walls to start the...er...well... griming process and the PE ammo racks with ammo.

All the talk about how nice the Tristar kits are, here an example. The straps on the ammo cans are molded with the open space underneath. And brother are they tiny.

[Leon]

WOW!!! Interior and ammo racks are looking good Marc.

[deafpanzer]

Agree with Leon... interior looking great!

[dupes]

You've been holding out on us, Wingy!!!

Now I'm 100% fine with my decision to scrap the interior on mine - even with all of the Eduard bits it wouldn't look like the Tristar set.

[wbill76]

Making good progress guys, looking good!

[wing_nut]

There it is again...

Cutaway, cutawat, cutaway cutaway...

Make it stop.................

[bbrowniii]

CUTAWAY!!!! CUTAWAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

[wing_nut]

OMG So you here it too???

[wing_nut]

have I lost my ability to search for AM stuff? Is there PE for the "B"? I find lots of fenders for the E and higher but nothing for a "B".

[dupes]

I can't imagine it's very different, is it? My book describing the differences is downstairs and I'm marathoning Friuls right now so I can't go get it. Heh.

[TRM]

Very nice Marc!! Love what you are doing with the place...the interior that is!! Things are really popping now!!

[thug626]

There's a lot of inspiring work going on here. Hmmmm….stop trolling the site and get out to the bench….yeah! That's what I'll do. Thanks guys.

Dave

[bbrowniii]

Nov 30, 2014 18:21:36 GMT -5 wing_nut said:

have I lost my ability to search for AM stuff? Is there PE for the "B"? I find lots of fenders for the E and higher but nothing for a "B".

Dupes is correct. According to my Walk Around book, the fenders were the same throughout the 38(t) variants.

[wing_nut]

Nov 30, 2014 18:58:04 GMT -5 bbrowniii said:

Nov 30, 2014 18:21:36 GMT -5 wing_nut said:

have I lost my ability to search for AM stuff? Is there PE for the "B"? I find lots of fenders for the E and higher but nothing for a "B".

Dupes is correct. According to my Walk Around book, the fenders were the same throughout the 38(t) variants.

Fanfreakintastic. Thanks boys. Seems a shame to have all that nice detail and then fenders that scale up to over 2' thick.

[tommy1drop]

There`s some excellent work going on here guys, looking forward to seeing more

[dupes]

Alrighty, I've got some more!

Doesn't LOOK a lot different, but I got the odious hours-long Friul-assembly chore all knocked out. On to the turret!

[TRM]

That is the Sh*t right there Dupes!! Nice stance and she looks good with the shoes on!

[dupes]

Thanks man! Yeah...I wish Friuls weren't so frickin' expensive. Would love to use them all the time.

[deafpanzer]

Way to go Dupes... it is looking great!!!

[wing_nut]

OMG dupes that looks really great. Love the way the tracks drape over the rollers and wheels. But I have to ask... really took hours? I have to see if i still have the pics of the jog I use and how I drill out all the holes in rapid succession. I've done 2 runs of track in under 40 minutes. And ditto on the price.

[dupes]

Under 40 minutes? Wow. You've got me beat! A lot of these needed drilling...so many that I just drilled out each pair as I put them together. They're also the smallest ones I've done so far which made them a bit more difficult.

Would still like to see the jig for future reference, though!

[TRM]

I have been using the Track Wire from ArmorFarm. It does cost $12.50 for just some lengths of wire but they are straight, there is enough to do at least 4 to five sets and best of all strong enough to push right through the soft white metal. I am sure I could dig up something free or even cheaper to use but the cost and readiness of the product outweighs the time and effort in making my own...quick and dirty!!



Marc...would love to see the jig you made!! Sound like a real time saver!!

[wing_nut]

The first set of pics it a basic toot I did a while back. Coincidentally for a (t) chassis. Made of balsa, it was nothing more than wood strip glued to a wider one. 3M double stick (ds) tape is laid down and it hold the track pretty secure. On this one you can both runs at once, one on each side of the center piece. Since they are held in place it's easy to set the bit depth and then go down the length of the track drilling one after another.. Precut the wire a bit long, or use the wire T used, jam 'em into the hole and go back with aside cutter and Bob's uncle, Fruils in no time at all.













This is one for Jagdtiger tracks, again with the ds tape and a square starting point.




Tracks with a single guide tooth can be stuck into a slot made by the balsa strips. As before use the ds tape. This jig has 2 sides, the other being good for a track with a double row of teeth like the (t) above. Below the empty jig pics it is being used for T-55 tracks.

[pantherf..-Email Not Valid]

How long will this run?




Jeff