V2 - Vengeance From Above

[JR]

Dude 1.
All your hard work and research is paying off. Those cable reels look spot on, and the work on those vents is perfect. As for the chassis, well as I seem unable to get one square I take my hat off
Dude 2

[Guest]

Allen this is absolutely stunning! Your attention to detail is amazing! It’s really coming together nicely! Excited for the weekend to see it ready! So when the Steyr finished what is the next step afterwards? And I hope you will be able to finish it for the show! And also I have no doubt that it will be a well deserved winner! Best regards Danny

[minitnkr]

Reels came out very well & the hvy car is shaping up to be a stunner. I am not a hater Allen, but the less said of he who shall not be named the better. PaulE

[scottie3158]

Allen,
Looking really nice your hard work is paying off hansomly

[Mini Me]

Allen,
Not to worry, I'll get the LOX trailer sorted out. Your progress is commendable and by all means get the nipples on! :smiling5:
Rick H.

[Steve Jones]

Is that one of those beer mats that come with your watery beer. You want to try lager mate:smiling5:

[Wouter]

Gutentag Allen,

What a mighty titanic project is on it's way here mate :surprised:. I missed a lot and will take some time to watch all the updates but what I've seen already is very impressive, just awesome :thumb2:

Cheers

[Jim R]

Hi Allen
I can only echo what the others have said. A huge project that just keeps getting better and better.
Jim

[BigGreg]

heyAllen as usual you are doing a stunning job on the scratch building ... keep it coming...:smiling::smiling::smiling::smiling:

[Allen Dewire]

Evening Rocketeers Around The Block and In Brooklyn Too,

I spared you all the agony during the week as there wasn't a lot done and I have been over busy at work, Even with the holiday on Wednesday, table time was minimal. I went to post an update and fell asleep in the middle and lost all my work, but...

Dude 2 - Thanks John and remember Tamiya kits have one piece frames and no headaches there. A whole lot better than others...

Danny - Thank you too Sir! I have made some progress and when the Steyr is finished, I will probably build the 2 Italeri tankers, as I won the second one on evilbay a couple of days ago. Have the resin wheels for them and the rest is mostly OOB!!! Or, I could build the Hanomag SS100's as a tandem build...

PaulE - I know my friend and I just like to keep you on your toes. It's the same here in the Fatherland. We won't go there anymore and just stick to plastic and good times. All the best buddy!!!

Paul - Thanks to you, a major part is finished and looking good. Take care and keep on tarping and1/2 tracking!!!

Rick - Great news that you haven't given up on the LOX. I know you will sort it and make it shine. Sorry, but it is too late to add the nipples now. There is still too much to do. Thanks Sir!!!

Stevie - AHHH, what can I say my friend. If you ever get the chance to come back to Germany and come to Bavaria, I'll give you a few beers to drink that will knock your socks off and you will never speak of Lager (bath water) again... We'll start with Schlenkerla Rauch Beer and finish with a Keeseman Bock. After we pick you up off the floor, you will see the light!!!!!!!

Wouter - Hi my man, it's so good to hear from you again! I am building the Steyr first as it is mostly scratch and the rest are kits both resin and plastic. It is taking some time though. I hope all is well with you and the family. SMC maybe this year??? Take care!!!

Jim - Thanks Sir! I just hope I can finish this one and keep on keeping on with the rest of the project I have hit a few snags though...

Greg - Thank you too! You are too kind. I hope to get this finished shortly. Then I can go real crazy...

Well I have been trying to accomplish a little each day during this week, but that wasn't happening. I have done a lot of work over the weekend and here is where we are at the moment. Most of the major stuff is finished, so now we do the little crap. For instance, Add the mesh in the hood of the Steyr,
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With a major brain fart, i attempted to glue the mesh with CA. DOH, regular glue was the answer and it worked great. Up next was the starter crank cover with dummy cord,
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Then it was the spare tire holder on the front bumper,
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It was time to play cable reels in the trunk and set the middle 2 in place. That didn't work too well as the two outside reels wouldn't clear the fender wells in the trunk. Back to the drawing board on this one and had to remake the reel holders. Did that and we ended up with this,
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Ok, we were off on a good roll and after they dried, we butchered the other 2 into place and had this,
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Ok, so I didn't center them in the middle perfect, but at least they are in the trunk!!! 10 foot rule, 10 foot rule, get it??? I modified the trunk doors and gave them some detail and a reel crank holder. the crank was used to roll up/out the cable reels on the cart...
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Now it was time to check the ref pics once again and see if I had missed any details. I wanted to spray a coat on the body and the doors, but something wasn't right. Looking at the doors, I needed to add handles on the inside of each one and handles on the outside, to open them. Hit the reference pic for the outside handle shape and WHAM, The handles on the outside are not recessed like the 1500A model,
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For Discussion Purposes only
Here's what I mean,
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Compared with the ref pic, you can see what I mean. On the left I have started to shave off the raised detail and the handles There are 2 ways to correct this and I am still debating which way to go. There always seems to be something in the damn reference pics that you miss! It will be corrected...It was then time for a test fit of all the nonsense to see what I had made a mess of!!!
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Nothing is glued in placed and the first probs are to be seen...battery box is too high and doesn't fit under the switch panel roof. Another shot,
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And one more before I go to bed,
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Lots to be done yet, but it is starting to look like an F 105 Stromversorgungs Steyr 2000. I wish you all a great week, stay warm, dry and drink a real beer. Thank you for following my madness and all abuse is more than welcome!!!

Prost
Allen

[Mini Me]

Sweeeet Ooooogly Booooogly! That is so fine Allen. Love the reels even without the nipples!
At least we're not gender confused.:rolling:
Get some rest,
Rick H.

[Jim R]

Hi Allen
Great stuff Sir. Most enjoyable to watch
Jim

[scottie3158]

Allen,
That is a sweet build loving all the details and the time you are taking in getting it right.

[Allen Dewire]

Rick. Jim and Paul, Thank you Gentlemen for the kind words! It keeps me going and striving to get this puppy finished. A small update is in order...

I thought about how to fix the door prob and the two ways to do it. One way was to fill the recesses with sheet stock and the other was to make new door panels out of sheet. I went with the latter and made me 4 new door panels out of some really thin sheet I had lying around. I will be leaving the rear doors open and maybe one of the front doors too, so you won't really see them. They look like this,
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They are not glued on yet and when they are, I will drill out the holes for the handles and tidy up the edges a bit. I want to leave them on the sprue piece as it will be easier to shoot a coat on them with the hissy stick...

Short and sweet tonight! Thanks again for looking and have a super Monday evening!

Prost
Allen

[Fernando N]

Looking great Allen! keep that mojo going mate.:thumb2:
Love the set-up test pics, any weathering planned?