discussion Steven's 25cm German Heavy Mortar position 1/35 CMK

[SimonT]

Hi Steven - something seems to have gone a little bit wonky with your lamp

The vertical side arms should fasten to the oil can at the base of the lamp otherwise there is nothing holding it together :thinking:

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[Jim R]

Hi Steven
This is really interesting. Love the lamp.
Jim

 

[Steven]

Hi Steven - something seems to have gone a little bit wonky with your lamp

The vertical side arms should fasten to the oil can at the base of the lamp otherwise there is nothing holding it together :thinking:

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You are right - will be fixed

 

[Steven]

@ Jim thanks

 

[Guest]

Nice piece of joinery there Steven, nothing beats a good joint like that.
John.

 

[stillp]

changed privacy settings for the link did it help?

Yes, working now :thumb2:

Pete

 

[Steven]

Thanks John - have a sander now - helps even the joint

painted - will recieve several layers and be varnished

Now for something a lot more fun : The trench section and the mortar pit

 

[Steven]

The trench section and the mortar pit

the basic structure - XPS glued with ye olde glue gun

trench section and looking down the pit (this will be roofed eventually) some parts have been primed with cheap acryllics

I consgtructed a plstic insert in the pit as the flooring will be evergreen "wood"

wicker revetments in progress - I have has a few goes at these since the pic and could not get the size of the branches to scale - still not completely happy will post updated version

 

[Steven]

Trench and pit continued
wickerwork redone ( needs a lot more work) and beginning of a firestep

 

[Guest]

Steven .
That looks realistic enough. Are you having to soak them first in warm water to get them to bend ?
John

 

[Steven]

Yup, actually my girlfriend thought of that :rolling::smiling4:

 

[Guest]

I have many times had great suggestions from management. !
:smiling3::smiling4:
John.

 

[Steven]

:smiling4:

 

[colin m]

This looks great. I saw the mortar and thought nice, but then realised everything else you are putting into the build, working oil lamps etc. I look forward to the finish.

 

[Steven]

Thanks Colin :smiling:

 

[Steven]

]some progress on various aspects of the dio everything is very WIp
firestep:
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sandbagging the pit
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added walls and flooring and ......more sandbags: View attachment 311541

couldnot resist plugging in the lantern and adding a temp roof to see how it lights the the pit:
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[Jim R]

Hi Steven
Looking really good. The lamp is just perfect.
Jim

 

[papa 695]

Great work Steven. The lamp is very effective.

 

[Steven]

Thanks guys it looks great on film but IRL the colour of the light is a bit on the cool side I will slightly mist the lens with brown paint to get a more warm light.

a bit of work on the timbered frame at the moth of the pit
the joint s are half - lapped and will be secured with steel hoops and staples siimilar to these - IRL they would also be nailed -
I owe a big shout out to Ron (spanner 570) for giving excellent info on the method

Aaaand..... more sandbags at the entrence

 

[scottie3158]

Lovely work the sand bags look very convincing.