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  1. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Morris CDSW conversion

    Now, I've an unused tilt for a Morris, from the Warlord job at the top here, so that'll go for the driver's cab After a quick chop, that is The crew tilt will have to be entirely scratched, probably out of the Apoxie putty. MUCH later!
  2. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Morris CDSW conversion

    Right, on to the rear bodywork and some interior detail Added a piece right across then the off-set seat mounting. I don't know just why there's a turnable fifth seat on top of that box in the crew compartment, rather than a rumble seat attached to the front wall Also added a curved bit of...
  3. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Morris CDSW conversion

    Checking and checking again, I decided to move, very slightly, the bodywork supports, and then added the rest I also filled out the rest of the chassis frame. NOT that it will be visible at all tho' Next added the body floor and the side panels. I cut them short as I couldn't quite work...
  4. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    Well now. Filling that gap seems to have worked out okay So, on with some more strutting The forward v-strut attaches almost to the front of the top wing. So, I taped the wing on to get it to sit in place... And then managed to get the forward strut in, after much fettling to get to...
  5. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    And now, of course, the step back. My intention is to build and paint as much as possible before mounting the top wings, then do touch ups. I may also have to do the rigging between the two struts that go from the engine cowlings to the upper wing root BEFORE adding the complex struts on top of...
  6. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    I may have spoken too soon. One step forward, half a step back First the good bit Added the fuel line mounting and the vent pipe. The first was easy. I will also be adding a pipe to the rear strut that will lead into the top wing. The vents were a pain though. Drill a base, then cut off a...
  7. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Morris CDSW conversion

    Well, looking at the chassis and underbody of the Airfix kit, there's quite a bit visible I need to add First of all, cut back behind the wheel mounts. Those big semi-circles are not part of the actual vehicle, but they will be invisible when the wheels attach Now, on to the chassis extension...
  8. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Morris CDSW conversion

    So, I've facsimiled the rear suspension, just because the Airfix kit has it complete, and it will be kind of visible behind the wheels As you can just about see This is what you can lash up with some sprue cut-offs, microstrip, a 1/35th German helmet cut down, plus a 1/32 German gas-mask case...
  9. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    This does not bode too well You can see the amount of filler, plus shims, I've had to put in. Haven't smoothed it down yet, but it's not looking great at this stage. I intend to prime with grey, then Insignia white where the fuselage bands and crosses go, plus for the cowlings. Hopefully I...
  10. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    Well, the control panel went in fine. No trouble at all. Didn't even need re-gluing Just put a little wiring detail on the back, as it will show But you can also see how tall the control column should not be And now the fun begins The transparencies are fairly thick, compared to other...
  11. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    So, 'a challenge' eh? As I mentioned above, these struts are missing entirely from the kit The wheel mounting, which is a separate piece, connects up to those supports Now, these things are sent to try us. the rest of the struts that ARE there all all in pairs, but, NONE of them were the...
  12. Steve-the-Duck

    Andys Star wars GB keep here the chat you shall

    "Oh, I just build 'em. I don't FLY" The Bandai jobs are really nice looking kits. Almost a shame to mess it about. That is, if the conversion kit to the prototype I've found is actually compatible, as the listing makes no mention of what model it's actually FOR. It does apparently print in...
  13. Steve-the-Duck

    Welcome to Mr Bowcat's Racing Car & Bike GB. Chat thread

    Okay, I've gone and done it now, so I will be joining in
  14. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Morris CDSW conversion

    I managed to blow up the Airfix paint plan to, very roughly, 28mm-ish, just so I can get proportions about right. Of course, this is a slightly small ('standard') model, so it doesn't line up at all, but there you go Looking at references, and an old review of the Lead Sled CDSW, I realised...
  15. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    Well, it's actually starting to look like a 'plane now Once again, the drawback with a lot of resin kits like this is no locating pins, just simple butt joints. Although, the mating surfaces are very flat and smooth Of necessity, though, the tail planes are pinned with brass rod, like the...
  16. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    So, for my next trick... First I took a scan of the photo of the control panel ..Manipulated it a bit to get a 'clean' panel Printed that out at 7% and stuck it on the model piece Yes, the detail is barely visible, but it works. And it'll be almost invisible behind the windows anyway But it...
  17. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    Right, we actually have the fuselage halves together The two sides have come out slightly different sizes, so didn't quite match up, so not the best fit, but a bit of rasping, filling, and sanding and we're there. Thanks be to slow curing cyano Also, the re-profiled tail is now on, as you...
  18. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Morris CDSW conversion

    First step is major surgery to remove the wooden GS body. The print also has solid aeroscreens on the front which were the first to go Fortunately, 3D prints are often 'layered' so they're relatively, easy to cut. Plus they don't produce the dust of most resin castings I also cut off the...
  19. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Morris CDSW conversion

    So, the next project, as already previewed, is a Morris CDSW artillery tractor, converted from a 3D printed CS8 15cwt truck. I can start it while practicing the Polish camouflage for the Protze In other words: One of these into one of these... There are several different variants of the...
  20. Steve-the-Duck

    Chris's 1/72 Planet Models Breda Ba.44

    Well, thanks to Andrea's (Andy the Sheep) translations and 'a guy he knows' we've now made a leap ahead. I did do a quick paint of the interior in blue and blue-grey, then Andrea pointed me toward the interior being ivory, like the outside. Which does make sense, even if the photo of the...

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