Hmmmm Now I just happen to have a Bofors gun some where.... Sounds like a challenge. Have you seen that web site from Japan where soe one is building that truck conversion? I'll se if I can find the link if you like.
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I haven't seen that Ian, would be interested in the link if you can find it. I found a site that sells PDF files on builds, I was searching for info on the Ducati and they do a really good PDF on that. I also found one for the Quad conversion which does lack some of the detail that a newcomer to conversions like myself needs but, very helpfully, it does include the dimensions for the quite simple truck back that has to go on the extended Quad chassis.
Really the project is dependant on getting the wheels sorted. I am not too bothered about swapping the Ford axels for Chevrolet, you won't see them anyway (I know, I am a philistine....) so it may be down to casting a set from the tamiya Chevrolet. May have to start a new thread for this project so I can call on peoples experience in doing something like this. I dod do it years ago using Maskol for the mould, gradually building up layers of it to get a thick rubber mould, but it was for spare wheels that didn't need back detail, these will have to be done with a two part mould which I have never done before.
Really the project is dependant on getting the wheels sorted. I am not too bothered about swapping the Ford axels for Chevrolet, you won't see them anyway (I know, I am a philistine....) so it may be down to casting a set from the tamiya Chevrolet. May have to start a new thread for this project so I can call on peoples experience in doing something like this. I dod do it years ago using Maskol for the mould, gradually building up layers of it to get a thick rubber mould, but it was for spare wheels that didn't need back detail, these will have to be done with a two part mould which I have never done before.
I was just looking at that very site, I was a bit surprised that I had to pay for the down load so I held back. Not that I am a tight git, I would just like to hear a bit about them first. The price is peanuts money, so thats not the issue. Whats your oppinion of them Graham. I must admit I was looking at the two they have for Fords. both the f30 and the F60.
If you say they are good then they are good. Now about these tyres.....
Not done any resin casting but making a mould is a piece of cake. If you have the stuff to do it. I make moulds for casting lead but the principle is the same. An other option is we could order the wheels together and share the post. Just need to know what it is I need to get hold of.
I think you are right in suggestion an new thread for all this.
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If you say they are good then they are good. Now about these tyres.....
Not done any resin casting but making a mould is a piece of cake. If you have the stuff to do it. I make moulds for casting lead but the principle is the same. An other option is we could order the wheels together and share the post. Just need to know what it is I need to get hold of.
I think you are right in suggestion an new thread for all this.
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Hi my names Darren and i have a problem i'd like to share with the group, halfway through my first build and i'm hooked!, then i found out how to use e-bay aaaaaarrrggggghhhh i can't stop myself, this is what i've bought in the last couple of weeks...
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Hi Darren, you have some really nice stuff there. Ebay is a tad addictive but if you are saving a bit then it is worth it. Just don't get sucked into bidding more than you can get it for elsewhere. I have seen kits go for really silly money on there.
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I've been lucky so far, check around for shop prices before shopping plus swmbo stands behind me with the rolling pin ready to pounce if i get carried away:bash: The Huey is my favourite so far but i daren't start it untill my skills start improving.
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I did see the Italeri Schnellboot in 1:35 while in Dunstable. Looks a lot of box, was around £89 so pocket money didn't run to it lol
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Aww come on Tony, if the other Tony (Yakface) sees these he will be in ecstasy lol. Never heard of the Harbin myself, looks an interesting aircraft, a bit like a Canberra, still has that classic Soviet tail gun design. Look forward to seeing these on the bench.
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Its a copy of the IL-28.
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I have one in my stash. Just need to find/build a cabinet for it! Sure are a lot of parts!!!
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Well i had another cheeky bid on a 1/32 Hasegawa FW190 D9 from the same seller that i got the 1/32 Hasegawa FW190 A8 from. And guess what... i won it with the exact same price... £18. Well chuffed
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Grahams right, nice brace of russkis there (ok , albeit ones an unlicenced copy !!) cheers tony\ said:
I all, im still buying even if ive not done any modelling for AGES . Just got a 1/72 pitts s2 special in the rothmans livery on e-bay .Anyone remember the displays at finningley every year. Should be a nice little kit (little ? its only got about a 20 ft wingspan !!so in 1/72 it will be about 3" !!!) cheers tony
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Ahhh Finningly, I used to love that place. Only up the hill from where I lived in Maltby Tony.
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Well, here is my new kits for your perusal and maybe they will seem a bit out of kilter for me, they are not 1:48 scale for a start.
I wanted to bank some kits that I could do as a total change. The first is one of my favourite (nearly) modern, the ubiquitous BMP2. When I was wargaming micro armour, I used to pick these off by the dozen with my M1 tank platoons, however, they devastated my infantry and I grew a healthy respect for them. Always liked the futuristic styling of it
Next up is another classic vehicle brought up to date with a TOW launcher for the first Gulf War, the M901A1
Next up, I have wanted one of these since I saw Paul's (Ferrets Bueller) superb captured Dingo in German colours and markings. Even though he said there were problems with the kit, I still wanted one
OK, now it starts to get weird. I do not consider myself a decent figure painter so, I need to learn. This is an odd kit as it is a strange 1:10 scale and, the figure is an airborne trooper stepping down in the desert in the first Gulf War. Oddly, it comes with two heads and helmets as well as two sets of gear and weapons. This enables you to do the figure as a WWII airborne trooper to. You get the harness much as you see in the picture, it stops there. The figure can either be suspended by a strange gallows style stand or just as in the picture, touching down on a nice circular desert stand supplied with it, that is the way I will do it I think unless I suspend the top of the harness from the inside top of the display cabinet.
This last one I have just received as my subscription gift for subscribing to Military Modelling. Again it will be put to good use to learn the basics of figure painting. I expect both of these to be using up a fair bit of my Model Strip paint stripper lol. This one is 1:16 scale and I have never, ever attempted anything like these before so it will be an experience.
I wanted to bank some kits that I could do as a total change. The first is one of my favourite (nearly) modern, the ubiquitous BMP2. When I was wargaming micro armour, I used to pick these off by the dozen with my M1 tank platoons, however, they devastated my infantry and I grew a healthy respect for them. Always liked the futuristic styling of it
Next up is another classic vehicle brought up to date with a TOW launcher for the first Gulf War, the M901A1
Next up, I have wanted one of these since I saw Paul's (Ferrets Bueller) superb captured Dingo in German colours and markings. Even though he said there were problems with the kit, I still wanted one
OK, now it starts to get weird. I do not consider myself a decent figure painter so, I need to learn. This is an odd kit as it is a strange 1:10 scale and, the figure is an airborne trooper stepping down in the desert in the first Gulf War. Oddly, it comes with two heads and helmets as well as two sets of gear and weapons. This enables you to do the figure as a WWII airborne trooper to. You get the harness much as you see in the picture, it stops there. The figure can either be suspended by a strange gallows style stand or just as in the picture, touching down on a nice circular desert stand supplied with it, that is the way I will do it I think unless I suspend the top of the harness from the inside top of the display cabinet.
This last one I have just received as my subscription gift for subscribing to Military Modelling. Again it will be put to good use to learn the basics of figure painting. I expect both of these to be using up a fair bit of my Model Strip paint stripper lol. This one is 1:16 scale and I have never, ever attempted anything like these before so it will be an experience.
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Nice collection there Graham, the 1/16 figures are top notch, I have the Rommel one on the go.
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Hi graham i have the 1/35 schnellboot as you might have seen from the pics posted there is a lot in the box for the money and at 100cm long it's big.
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Well I got a little package in the post today, Many thanks tony.
Here is my prize for winning the "whats in the box" thread.
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Many thanks again Tony. I am actually looking forwards to doing it. I even have an idea for them!!
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Many thanks again Tony. I am actually looking forwards to doing it. I even have an idea for them!!
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I bet it is a lot for the money Scott, it is huge and very nicely detailed to.
I have had to make that most horrible of modellers decisions..... I have to stop buying kits, really stop. I now have no where to hide them, sorry, store them. I must discipline myself and get building. Still in need of consumables and stuff but I really cannot get any more kits until I have built nearly half of my stash. Obviously, there will be the odd one that just has to be bought but only for building not for storing.
I have had to make that most horrible of modellers decisions..... I have to stop buying kits, really stop. I now have no where to hide them, sorry, store them. I must discipline myself and get building. Still in need of consumables and stuff but I really cannot get any more kits until I have built nearly half of my stash. Obviously, there will be the odd one that just has to be bought but only for building not for storing.
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