SimonT - 1/35 Tamiya MG Teams Cosford2020

[minitnkr]

Astounding. PaulE

[SimonT]

Thanks everyone - glad you like it so far

Was going to add the mess tin until I realised that it is about half the size it should be

Not done a great deal tonight


added his reworked noggin, added a chinstrap from more sprue-card and then the helmet on top


investigated the arm selection - not great

chose the nearest to the position I wanted and sliced it into three sections

since wire is off the menu I drilled and pinned it with stretched sprue instead


this is the arm after adjusting the pin length and gluing in place

the gaps have been filled with green goop - once set it can be carved as necessary

[papa 695]

Enjoying watching the changes Simon.

[SteveH]

Superb scratchery Si

The ultimate Out of The Box build

Well done

Steve H

[Tim Marlow]

Great work. I’m waiting for the box itself to make an appearance....can’t be long now, you’ve used everything else

[SimonT]

Ian, Steve, Tim - thanks

Tim, many a true word spoken in jest......

[The Smythe Meister]

Just had an enjoyable read up on this one Simon,
Like some of the guys,i had this set a while back,but moved them on.
I really like what you`re doing with this chap,the extra details will make him stand out from the norm,that`s for sure:smiling: .
Cracking stuff mate,
Andy

[Guest]

Brilliant ingenuity. You're definitely taking OOB to the extreme.

Could you use the bag staples for pinning the limbs?

[Neil Merryweather]

astonishing! :surprised:

[SimonT]

Smiffy - they are a bit rubbish but I hope to get this one finished. The rest can stay in the box

Andy - DOH! I missed a trick there the staples would have done nicely

Neil - astonishingly bad :thumb2:

[SimonT]

all looking very crappy blown up to this size - urghhhh

anyway, fitted a left arm after some slight modification - hollowed out the end of the sleeve, sawed between his fingers and modded the shoulder area so it sat against the body a little better

filled holes with green goop - that's going to be fun to clean up once it sets!


clamped into a holder as getting a bit delicate now

added the MG34 after sawing his fingers on the inside so that I could curl them around the barrel end

the MG is glued to the tip of his boot to provide a bit of stability

cut the bipod at the hinge and added it to the barrel in the folded position




the ammo box got some detailing added from more bits of sprue

just needs a carrying handle on the top now once I get the right arm sorted to hold it

[rtfoe]

Great OOB scratchery Simon. The green goop is something to remember if I run out off filler. Lets see how long it sets and pliable it is as I recall plastic is harder once mixed with glue and thinners when set.

Cheers,
Richard

[SimonT]

Thanks Richard - I started out with sprue goop all those many years ago when I couldn't afford to buy proper filler

Don't remember it being particularly hard once dry but if it is I can always break out the angle grinder :smiling5:

[Guest]

Morning Simon.
WOW !

[Jim R]

Morning Simon
Quite amazing stuff going on. Must be hard not being able to reach into the "odds and ends for scratching" box.
Jim