discussion SimonT - 1/72 M966 Hummer w/TOW

[Neil Merryweather]

The man is crazy! But if anyone can do it,he can.
Respect, Simon, for even contemplating this:flushed:

 

[colin m]

Amazing effort for such a tiny beast.

 

[SimonT]

Neil / Colin - nutty as a fruit cake as they say around here. Should have just binned it and pretended I'd not bought anything :smiling5:


The jig didn't work - too much flex as suspected. Have made various attempts to the point where I have lost count


this is the latest attempt - it actually looks a bit more promising although some of the spacings are a little off

Trying to get evenly spaced blocks is a nightmare on something this small

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Simon this is incredible! Please show a shot with something next to it for scale. I'm sure it will look fine to the average Mark 1 Eyeball and not the unforgiving microscope that digital photography allows!
How many do you need to do?
N

 

[SimonT]

Morning Neil - it is about 12mm diameter

Only need to make one master so I can cast a set of four

 

[Si Benson]

Morning Mr T,
Shame the jig was a lemon....looked promising. Hopefully the latest incarnation produces a result!

 

[SimonT]

Ah, it did produce a result but not a good one

Just been trimming it in readiness for attempting the tread blocks and it has all gone horribly wrong

Back to the drawing board again

 

[Marty]

Si..u could always try something different.....doesnt even have to be round!!!.....Marty

 

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Shame about the jig. The latest photo looked ok. I am sure Neil is right that it actually looks better in real life.
Jim

 

[SimonT]

Marty - they look decidedly odd. I wonder how well they work

Jim - it might have done, but it definitely doesn’t now :rolling:

 

[scottie3158]

Looking good mate but if I were you I would up the meds mate :tongue-out3:

 

[Steve Jones]

I'm feelin your pain with wheels. Not looking good with the Bison ones I'm afraid. Will update this weekend