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Post by Boots on Jul 21, 2019 15:57:13 GMT
Kinda snug i`d say  |
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Post by Paul B on Jul 21, 2019 16:10:05 GMT
It's more than that Boots, I've been in the Achilles and that has an even bigger breech than this |
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Post by Boots on Jul 21, 2019 17:15:57 GMT
Thats even snugerer then |
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Post by Ian H. on Jul 21, 2019 20:26:20 GMT
Your work on the breech and the treadplate is incredibly realistic. Really well done.
Regards,
Ian
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Post by Paul B on Jul 22, 2019 15:18:59 GMT
Ian thank you very much Sir  . Haven't gotten much done today, just sorted out the .50 as Tamiya still a very basic one in their kits. I've opened the fore and rear sights, added more shape to the handles, removed the seam and drilled the end of the barrel  . (didn't have a 0,3628571428571429mm drill bit so I used a 0.4mm, hope no-one notices  )   Still need to add the firing switch (trigger) below the handles, I'll do that tomorrow . |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jul 22, 2019 16:40:23 GMT
Nice work old chap |
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Post by Boots on Jul 22, 2019 18:12:37 GMT
You could have borrowed my 0,3628571428571429mm drill bit if i`d have known.............think you might have got away with the 0.4 tho |
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Post by SteveM on Jul 23, 2019 7:24:10 GMT
OMG, you used the wrong sized drill! On the naughty step right now young man  |
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Post by Paul B on Jul 23, 2019 7:47:38 GMT
Cheers Pete ole chap . Boots, why didn't mention that earlier, I wouldn't be on the naughty step then  . Steve, on my way out there Chief Punisher Sir . |
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Post by Paul B on Jul 23, 2019 15:47:27 GMT
Prime day .   Next time I do a Sherman, or Sherman based kit I shall leave the running gear off (as Boots has done ) to make life a tad easier |
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Post by Boots on Jul 23, 2019 18:59:33 GMT
That looks very nice me `ol mucker  , figs look good too  Yeah it is a pain trying to get to the undercrackers when they`re in situ  , tis a bit snug (again!!) .........and it is a pain having to paint and weather all of them seperately ..but....it is defo the better option of the two i reckon, blending the outer casings in won`t be an issue when we join up all the dots Consider yaself free from the `naughty step`...........that 0,3628571428571429mm drill bit was actually a 0,3628571428571428mm drill bit so it was 0.000000000000000.1 too small........my bad  |
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Post by Paul B on Jul 24, 2019 3:50:03 GMT
Cheers Boots mucker |
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Post by Ian H. on Jul 24, 2019 13:42:09 GMT
Looking sharp in her primer!!!!
Best wishes,
Ian
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Post by Paul B on Jul 24, 2019 15:58:38 GMT
Cheers Ian . Well today has been a tad trying on man and machine . My train home was cancelled without any info as to why, so I didn't get home until 16:00. I then decided to to get the OD going down, but with the temperatures at 36° and me forgetting to close my window this morning, I had roughly 28° in my room  . I couldn't get the mix of paint to thinner and pressure right for ages, and when I finally did it still took me a hour  to get a basic coat on the M10  . Tomorrow is going to be even hotter, they say 39°. But even so I shall give another coat of OD to sort out the rough parts.  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jul 24, 2019 17:58:19 GMT
Nice bit of OD even with the surging temps. It's pretty toasty here too |
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Post by Boots on Jul 24, 2019 20:13:46 GMT
That looks mighty fine to me fella..........nowt wrong with that at all |
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Post by Paul B on Jul 26, 2019 17:58:57 GMT
Pete, Boots, cheers fellas . Well the temperature is bobbing around at 38 - 39° and it ain't funny I did manage to get some lightened OD colours on today though, extremely thinned and very high pressure got them through the AB. I also slapped some colour on the sandbags, tarps and backpacks. I used a brush for these but even that was very trying, the sodding paint was drying so fast on the hairy stick it's unbelievable . I also primed the tracks with Mig One Shot brown oxide primer .    Next up will be a gloss coat, then the decals. But I might just wait for a break in the weather for those  |
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Post by Boots on Jul 26, 2019 18:34:42 GMT
That looks freakin` fab mate , yeah i havn`t attempted the AB this past coupla days.....just in case  , as for the hairy brush stuff......i`ve started using a wet pallet method with the thin foam dish washer sponges......that works well even in warmer temps |
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Post by Paul B on Jul 26, 2019 18:43:53 GMT
Cheers Boots . Will give that wet pallet thing a try |
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Post by Boots on Jul 26, 2019 18:56:36 GMT
If you go to the post i did about the face painting in 1/35th he shows you one in there and the things you need , it`s somewhere atht estart when he starts showing what paints/brushes etc |
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, tis a bit snug (again!!) .........and it is a pain having to paint and weather all of them seperately 
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to get a basic coat on the M10 
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, as for the hairy brush stuff......i`ve started using a wet pallet method with the thin foam dish washer sponges......that works well even in warmer temps