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Post by Paul B on Apr 12, 2021 4:01:05 GMT
Looking rather productive here John  , tis good to see you gluing again too  |
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Post by nito74 on Apr 13, 2021 2:59:55 GMT
Looking rather productive here John , tis good to see you gluing again too Still far from my supercruise mojo speed of 14 builds / year... but I'm really glad to be back, feels great !!  I'm already picking my next projects !
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Post by Paul B on Apr 13, 2021 3:52:37 GMT
Oooooh those where the days  . You're doing fine fella, and what you do is even finer |
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Post by nito74 on Apr 13, 2021 14:37:04 GMT
Still working on the Merkava,
this handle is so thin and fragile that when you try to cut it from the sprue with a blade...
This happens..
I will try to replace it with thin wire.
There are other parts on the sprues that are similar, I imagine this might happen later on.
Moving along,
  
The detail on the hull is very good,
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Post by Paul B on Apr 13, 2021 14:47:49 GMT
Try giving those small bits a coat of Tamiya Extra thin when still on the sprue John.
Then cut them off before it completely dry, like dry to touch, only takes a few seconds.
This takes the surface tension off and they won't break when cutting.
It works bloody well on Miniart kits, so it should work here too.
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Post by nito74 on Apr 13, 2021 14:54:36 GMT
Try giving those small bits a coat of Tamiya Extra thin when still on the sprue John. Then cut them off before it completely dry, like dry to touch, only takes a few seconds. This takes the surface tension off and they won't break when cutting. It works bloody well on Miniart kits, so it should work here too. Great tip !! I will try on the other parts, since both B3 parts are broke.
But that C26 on Step 5 is a good choice.
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Post by Boots on Apr 13, 2021 18:53:47 GMT
Had the same issues with the Bergepanzer.......if i do manage to get stuff like that off in one piece i end breaking it cleaning it up   Great work John and an easy fix at least........and will probably look better  |
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Post by tommygunn on Apr 14, 2021 0:41:45 GMT
How many times have I had that problem! I used to glue one bit on, leave to dry and then glue the next bit on, then use copious amounts of tamiya extra thin to seal the join. And if worst comes to the worst you can always cover it up with some mud.
I will give Paul's suggestion a go next time.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 14, 2021 6:10:18 GMT
Sometimes I will just make new parts using wire or lead wire for small simple shapes such as that. Much easier than trying to get them off the sprue and cleaning them up as well.
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Post by SteveM on Apr 14, 2021 7:29:15 GMT
Making some nice progress there.
Small thin parts are a real pain when they breakup like that , I found ICM’s plastic to be the worst for this
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Post by Marco on Apr 15, 2021 18:08:46 GMT
The work looks great John! About the thin pieces, I use to use a very fine saw to cut them from sprues.
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Post by Ian H. on Apr 16, 2021 22:05:22 GMT
Very nice work, John!
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Post by nito74 on Apr 25, 2021 16:15:36 GMT
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Post by Paul B on Apr 25, 2021 18:01:53 GMT
There is certainly some nice detail on the John |
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Post by nito74 on Apr 25, 2021 18:31:24 GMT
There is certainly some nice detail on the John Even those small caps have some label ( my guess is Oil or Fuel in hebrew... )
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Post by Boots on Apr 25, 2021 21:34:55 GMT
Wow that detail is superb......plenty to go at with a dry brush |
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Post by Marco on Apr 26, 2021 11:58:21 GMT
Great kit and great build!
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Post by nito74 on Apr 26, 2021 17:39:19 GMT
Thanks Fellas !! I wonder if this was another brand... those rivets and the lettering would be on a PE sheet I'll let choose which brand.. |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 27, 2021 5:32:01 GMT
Lovely details there.
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, tis good to see you gluing again too 
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