1/4 Scale SE5a ( The Old Dutch )

[Guest]

Andy thats a lot of squad green you need to get bigger tubes of it!Looking good!

[Guest]

Looking good.

[Guest]

Thanks guys. Trey i have 10 tubes in the workshop all the time, i love this stuff and it smells great.:emo6:

Cheers

Andy

[Guest]

Further progress today on the dummy engines. Thanks to Graham i have been able to make the exhaust flanges.

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Fitted to the engine block they look quite real.

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I added some Micro Baloons to the siver solalak to give that rough cast look.

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The whole thing is now ready for a coat of black.

Cheers

Andy

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[Guest]

Some great news. One of the Vickers Guns has arrived, we can take it that the first one has been lost. Just for a change i will now deviate from the SE5a and construct this 1/4 Scale Gun. I will complete a step by step section for you to see how this goes together and what it will look like as a finished item. We need to complete this Gun as it is an important piece that is required to complete the build rear of the fuel tank. Hope you will find this a refreshing change from the norm and enjoy it as much as i will. I will try to picture each phase on top of the instructions so that you can get the general idea of the process.

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Please stay tuned for the next installment.

Cheers

Andy

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[Guest]

Tonights progress on the Vickers Gun. Had to cut it short tonight as my pal dropped in.

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Cheers

Andy

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[stona]

Now this is fascinating stuff to a plastic mangler like me Andy. I can see from your progress the materials that you are using and I understand that the whole thing can't weigh a ton (or even as much as the real thing) but what sort of weight are we talking about for the whole assembly? I'm familiar with the real thing and this looks really good, I'm interested to see how you finish it!

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Thanks Steve. When you are refering to wieght... do you mean the Gun only? if so it cant weigh more than a few grams. Its mainly card and paper with a very few thin ply bits and a small piece of Balsa.

Cheers

Andy

[Centurion3RTR]

I'm enjoying this build Andy, some very nice detail going into it matey. Keep up the great work, i'm loving it.

Have fun, John

[stona]

Thanks Steve. When you are refering to wieght... do you mean the Gun only? if so it cant weigh more than a few grams. Its mainly card and paper with a very few thin ply bits and a small piece of Balsa.Cheers

Andy

I was indeed,I guessed it would be very light. It should look realistic though.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Thanks John for your kind words. Steve, i will weigh it when finished and give you a gross weight, should be light as a feather.

Thanks guys

Andy

[Guest]

Continuing with the Vickers Gun we have now moved onto the breech. Progress so far.

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Cheers

Andy

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[spanner570]

This is all terrific stuff Andy, it's a real pleasure to watch it all start to come to life stage by stage, bit by wonderful bit!

Well done fella,

Ron

[Guest]

Thank you Ron, i did have my doubts about these guns because of what they are made of but having started this one im very impressed. The added advantage also is that i now have the template to build my own and will never have to buy another kit again. The Lewis Gun should look as good also i should think.

Cheers

Andy

[Guest]

Here are the final parts to the build, ready to paint.

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This has been an enjoyable little project, just hope i can do it justice now with the paint process.

Cheers

Andy

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