discussion SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

[Andy Belsey]

Your usual magic Simon, done when most of us are sleeping!
Andy

 

[Guest]

Still raining here Simon, time to get up and head to the cave I've been told !

 

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Absolutely persisting down here and has been all yesterday and over night. A definite staying in day.
Fans look fine and just might show.
Jim

 

[SimonT]

Same here Jim - couldn’t have got any wetter on my walk home from work last night if I had jumped in the river :smiling5:

 

[minitnkr]

Very cool :smiling: fan work. Awakened to cold & rainy. Good bench day. Give driving lesson to grand daughter on Saturday mornings so two cuppa w/breakfast. PaulE

 

[Mini Me]

Woke up to 2 inches of snow! It was predicted but I guess I was in denial. Supposed to be 50 degrees F tomorrow.

 

[scottie3158]

Simon,
Cracking work as always.

 

[adt70hk]

Simon

Loving the work you've done so far and the fan idea for under the grills is very cool.

ATB

Andrew

 

[SimonT]

now have some wheels on my wagon :thumb2:

 

[Mini Me]

Looks like your pyrogizmo did the trick on the Zimmerit.:thumb2:
Cheers, Rick H.

 

[SimonT]

knocked together a couple of HeroHobby fuel drums - bit different in that they are split horizontally rather than vertically


main gun assembled and installed in upper hull


added the back end of an mg34 as there is a chance it could be seen through the roof hatch. Drum magazine made from a sprue bobble


an Aber turned brass mg34 barrel added on the outside

I also went around all the torch cut edges and welds with the pyrogravure




added the pointy rivets and the pistol port covers

so it now looks like this

 

[scottie3158]

Simon,
Coming on nicely.

 

[Steve Jones]

Very nice additions Simon. An oil barrel without a vertical seam line - oh what joy!

 

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Coming together well now. Steve's right about barrels without vertical seams. The pyrogravure has earned it's keep. Did you make those pointy rivets individually or do you have a special tool for them?
Jim

 

[SimonT]

Steve/Jim - the barrel still has normal mould lines to remove but at least it is simpler than a full join line

The big pointy rivets are provided in the kit. I have made some in the past though by sanding the end of a rod to a point and sawing off

 

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
I kind of imagined drilling a conical hole in a scrap of plastic and using that as a mould to push in putty to make the rivets. Being provided in the kit is not nearly as interesting :smiling:

 

[Mini Me]

Mr. T, nice touch on the interlocking armor plates and weld seams. I noticed them untouched in an earlier post but thought I'd wait and see if you were going to work you magic...:thumb2:

 

[SimonT]

Sorry Jim - I could always cut them off and scratch some replacements..... :thinking:

Hi Rick - I think most of the kit detail would have been lost under paint as the marks were quite feint. Not anymore :smiling5:

 

[Si Benson]

Nice work Mr T :thumb2: . I’ll have to pick up some of the Aber MG barrels as they do look good.
I thought for a mo that it was a toon tank as a couple of the pictures look a bit squished :smiling5:

 

[SimonT]

Si - not squished, must be just the angle of the dangle