V2 - Vengeance From Above

[Si Benson]

Measure twice, cut once Allen! Come on man what are you playing at:tongue-out2:....nah, don’t sweat it....it happens to the best or us mate!
I’m really impressed with the patience you have to get all this done....and to how well (apart from measuring) you making these bits:thumb2:

Top stuff sir:smiling4:

[Allen Dewire]

Good Late Afternoon Boys, Girls and Children Of All Ages,

No, I haven't given up on this project yet. I'm still loving the hell out of it and making progress. I just forget to take pictures and the progress is lots of uninteresting little crap things. I don't want to put you all to sleep...

Richard - Thanks for the advice my friend. I really do need a good steel mini T-square exactly for that. I only have a steel 1/35th scale ruler to use. Oh, and the back of the cabinet isn't even square. After I had it all glued together and started making knobs and switches, I saw that. I was too lazy busy to re-do it. I had to carve out a bit on the bottom to fit the wheel well and clear the generator base. I hope it doesn't look too bad in the end...

Paul - Thanks too Buddy. It is taking a bit longer than I had thought it would. I am glad your still with me on this...

PaulE - Easy killer!!! You know I try to be honest during a build and am not the most intelligent moggeller on the block. The problem is keeping the tea-totaler's in the back row awake. You and I don't have that prob here in front. Thanks Sir and any progress on the garage yet? It's after Labor day ya know!!!

Peter - Thank you so much Sir!!! I Just wish I had more time to work on this and make real progress. I hope you are well up in Guernsey...

Dude 2 - I tried that and ended up with a crick in the neck. I now walk funny down the street and people don't stop laughing!!! Seriously, I do need to invest in a few metal pieces to help my scratchy. JLC also make a miter box for the saw, but it is expensive. Thanks John!!!

Greg - Thank you too for the kind words, but I think stunning is a bit too kind. A beautiful woman walking down the street is more stunning than my work my friend. LOL!!!

Si - Patience is about the only thing I have left my friend. I don't know what happened here. It must have been a hell of a brain fart. If I ever do it (this vehicle) again, I will measure 3 times and cut once. Probably still screw it up though. Thanks my man...

Have you ever reached a point in a project where you think you have found all the stuff that needs to be scratch built and then found others??? I have 14 reference piccies and there seems to be no end to things you find each time you study them. I love this hobby!!!!!!!!
I am having a difficult time trying to make the two bicycle-like tires for the cart that is used to roll out or roll up the cable reels. I found a couple of etch sets to help out as I have 2 tires from the Tamiya BMW R75 w/side car that have no spokes. The best part was they were cheap and looked like they could be of use. Okay, I knew the bicycle set rims were too big...
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Oh, the figs are going to be needed for the launch dio and the burnt out road wheel set is for the 15 or more Pz. IV based kits in the stash. War was hell and road wheels took a beating on the battlefield. These were cheap too!!! (don't believe the price on the package and for the Aber etch set either)...
Anyway, back to the bike looking tires. They were about the same as the tires on the Goliath transport cart and they look like this…
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(For Discussion Purposes Only)
I need to enlarge the Tamiya tires on the inside so the DKW NZ350 spoked rims fit into them. I do hope to accomplish a lot more in the coming days. Work has once again taken away a lot of table time during the week. Damn, I can't wait to retire folks!!! Thanks again for all your support and have a great week...

Prost
Allen

[Lee W]

Wow wow and wow again!

Allen das ist wunderbar!

Great work, can't wait to see the end results

Lee

[minitnkr]

No progress Allen - TOO @#$%^**&^%$ HOT! Sorry. PaulE

[JR]

What we want to know Dude 1 is how come you managed to get such good deals ?
Have fun, you know you love it .
Dude 2

[Steve Jones]

Your bench must have more kits than your local model shop at the moment!. This certainly is growing into something rather large! Don't worry about retirement mate. I am sure you will only be half way through the project by the time you get there:smiling2:

[JR]

Your bench must haveij more kits than your local model shop at the moment!. This certainly is growing into something rather large! Don't worry about retirement mate. I am sure you will only be half way through the project by the time you get there:smiling2:

Steve .
I don't know about Allen's bench, but his stash is akin to any major retailer .:smiling2:
JR

[Allen Dewire]

Good Afternoon Once Again Rocketeers and Hamilton Fans around the Insel,

I have been a bit quiet over the past week and a half. I had to take a break from the table as work was a bear and the etch spokes almost landed in the trash along with the whole thing...

Lee - Thank you Sir! I'm glad you like it and welcome to my nightmare. I only ask for a little patience as this project is gonna take some time to complete. There are cold beers in the fridge if you're thirsty...

Paul - I understand my friend. It's finally cooled here, but the coming week is supposed to be in the 30s C again. Hope it's cooled of by you and glad you don't have a prob with hurricanes. Now get cracking while you can!!!

Dude 2 - Hey John, you know the truth now and this week hasn't been easy. I still love the project and the Steyr, but needed a break. Don't go teasing Stevie like that though. I'll post a teaser for him next...

Stevie - Hey Buddy, You don't know how right you might be about this project. It could last into the time for my retirement, but I hope not. As far as the table looking like a shop, nah, I have plastic shelves for the stash. Here's one...
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And that's not the whole shelf in the pic...

So back at the Ranch, we have 5 head of cattle...Uhhh, I mean progress I hope think. First, the reason for the break. The Aber etch set spoked rims for the DKW have a diameter of 14mm and the Tamiya tires had an inside diameter of 9,5mm. Didn't have a big enough drill bit at home, so I took them to work. We didn't have a 14mm bit there either, but I found something to do the trick...
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The wonderful industrial sized reamer was perfect for the job. The downside was trying to hold the tire with the fingers on one hand and turn the reamer with the other hand. It took almost 2 hours and really sore fingers, but the job got done...At first, I attempted to CA the rim pieces together and then form them concave. Didn't work and CA came undone. The rims wouldn't seat inside the tire as I wanted them to. Trim here, file there, sand on the edge and lose your mind!!!...After 2 days of it, I needed a break. This is where we are now...
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You can see they are a bit beat up, but I'll get them together come hell or high water!!! In between bouts of insanity (and a few cold ones), I broke out the hairy stick and went at the chassis. It helped calm the nerves and came out like this...
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The good part is you won't see most of it later, hence some visible mold lines. It's done in a combo of AK, Tamiya and Mission Models paint.

Today was a nice sunny and warm day here in Bamberg and what better to do as to fire up the hissy stick and shoot a coat on the little crap pieces. I have never sprayed Mission Models paint, so it was a learning experience. Most of the time it's Tamiya thinned with 50% IPA and it goes on smooth as glass. I thinned the MM with about 33% thinner and tried it. Too thin, so I added more paint and tried again. Worked well, but MM takes a bit longer to dry as Tammy does. The last few pieces were shot with the MM almost straight from the bottle. That worked too!!! Live and learn and it looks like this...[ATTACH]314339[/ATTACH]
None of the pieces were primer coated and I didn't wash them to remove any oils or such either (too lazy) as I was afraid bits would fall off if I did. I also forgot to prime the etch pieces with my Mr. Metal Primer too. They look a little better in real life than in the pics! Another shot...Hey, wake up there in the back row!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The MM set is the late war German cammo set and the dark yellow is lighter. The little box down front (I guess) is for the field telephone for comms. There is also a small reel of telephone wire mounted below it on the back wall of the interior. I will let the pieces dry for a few days and then I can detail the panels and gages and the like. Gotta bust out the tiny hairy sticks for this work as well as the 3,5 X lens to see what I'm doing.

Slowly getting some things done here and it looks like progress, to the un-trained eye. Thank again for looking in and drink one for me have a wonderful evening!!! All abuse is welcome and probably needed...………….

Prost
Allen

[Guest]

Nice progress Allen ! Very much looking forward to seeing this car put together! Details are amazing! Good luck with the rest! Regards Danny

[scottie3158]

Allen,
Great work my friend

[BigGreg]

Allen every update is super cool to see and the scratchery is fantastic... can't wait to see new updates and the weathering of all.... MORE ....MOOORE :-) :-)

[Mini Me]

It's amazing what a little paint can do!
Rick H.:smiling3:

[Si Benson]

Evening mate,

Thought you’d been quiet...looks like your keeping at it.
Nothing like squirting some paint around to get the process rolling...it’s easy to get bogged down with a build of such magnitude, without an end it sight.

I don’t envy reaming out them tires...bet that was tedious :dizzy:!!
Some nice progress...keep it coming:thumb2:

[Fernando N]

Great progress Allen, paintwork of the chassis looks very nice and ready for weathering.:thumb2:
Have fun painting all the details, will keep you calm between the wheel spoke fretting...:rolling:

ps. The Salamander you got there is a great one to build, OOB ok and pretty easy to enhance.

[Allen Dewire]

Evening Folks,

Thanks for the kind comments! I will answer you all tomorrow and will hopefully have a little update too, if work allows and I don't nod off sitting at the table…

Prost
Allen