M10 LEND LEASE BY ACADEMY 1/35 AMBUSH .

[outrunner]

Good work John, once a joiner always a joiner, and it compliments your modelling skills.

Andy.

[JR]

Box looks great. The old habits and skills eh! :thumb2:

Thanks Jim, yes even better as it's a lot lighter :smiling2:
Rather use this Basswood than plastic card. Nice to work with, far better than Balsa.

Good work John, once a joiner always a joiner, and it compliments your modelling skills.

Andy.

Thanks for that Andy, appreciated.

[Cogez88]

Seating available

Great news John, I'll pull up a seat looking forward to the snacks

[Guest]

Finished the 12 road wheels, sanded the mould line back , these will be sprayed and the outer rims painted in black tyre paint before they are assembled, as suggested by Jakko .

My recommendation was actually to put together the whole bogies with the wheels in them, but leave the wheels free to rotate, and only then paint them

For realism, what you can do now is paint the rim of the wheel a bare metal colour. You can see a raised edge where the rubber tyre meets the wheel, and that rubbed against the inside of the track teeth, wearing away the paint. This is usually hard to spot in black-and-white photos and when the suspension is dirty, but it was pretty common.

[stillp]

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That had me wondering where you'd bought a couple of genuine Panzerfausts!
Pete

[JR]

Great news John, I'll pull up a seat :smiling3: looking forward to the snacks

Welcome Cogz88
You will be offered snacks, but check first that your like what's in them .
Be prepared for some weird comments and a complete deviation from the build.

My recommendation was actually to put together the whole bogies with the wheels in them, but leave the wheels free to rotate, and only then paint them :smiling3:

For realism, what you can do now is paint the rim of the wheel a bare metal colour. You can see a raised edge where the rubber tyre meets the wheel, and that rubbed against the inside of the track teeth, wearing away the paint. This is usually hard to spot in black-and-white photos and when the suspension is dirty, but it was pretty common.

Right I'll do that when ready to paint :smiling2:

That had me wondering where you'd bought a couple of genuine Panzerfausts!
Pete

Well they were a good price, from Panzerfausts For U and guaranteed to work , so might come in useful at some point :nerd:

[JR]

This morning more with the boxes, going through my box if PE found some bits .

Think the two hasps are ok, made up some hinge like things and stuck the down .


Thanks for looking in
John

[Andy T]

A lovely bit of joinery John.

[The Smythe Meister]

Panzerfausts look great in their boxes John :thumb2:,and the boxes themselves will be a very nice little detail in the diorama.... good stuff mate

[JR]

A lovely bit of joinery John.

Thanks Andy. Enjoying this part .

Panzerfausts look great in their boxes John :thumb2:,and the boxes themselves will be a very nice little detail in the diorama.... good stuff mate

Cheers young Mr Smith:smiling3:

[scottie3158]

John,
love the carpentry skills, the boxes look great.

[JR]

John,
love the carpentry skills, the boxes look great.

Thanks Paul.:thumb2:

[Mini Me]

I'm taking notes JR, as In the future, I may also need to build Panzerfaust crates.... :thumb2:

[Guest]

Nice work, but wouldn’t the hinges be on the outside of the box rather than inside the lid?

[Neil Merryweather]

Nice work, but wouldn’t the hinges be on the outside of the box rather than inside the lid?

Artistic licence, Jakko. How else would we see them with the lid open?