Valentine Mk 1 1/35 scale AFV CLUB AF 35178.

[JR]

As I said the Wibble above while sanding the Tamiya tape off I dropped the whole thing on the floor !!!!!!
Saw the the turret had broken in three, luckily I'd not gone mad with the glue when assembling.
For some unknown reason the Tamiya tape which in the past has peeled off with out any great difficulty decided to stick to the resin.
After sanding by hand and getting nowhere fast out came to Bosch orbital sander , this managed slightly better.

In the end I used my Bosch jigsaw to remove a complete edge, it cut through the resin well and no doubt because I've had years of use with power tools I managed it well .Not some thing for a beginner to attempt.
Following a sanding of the surface around the tank I made up a final batch of resin, just 30 ml resin and 10 ml hardener. Strange to watch a sanded surface turn into a clear shinny surface. I let the resin flow over the front edge and made sure the front surface of the resin was fully coated as well .Left on some paint drying supports, covered with the bucket and after an hr looked to check for bubbles. None , looked good .
Tomorrow the check !

[boatman]

OLE butter fingers strikes again lol sorry john could not resist it but hope it turn out ok as that was a very good dio
CHRISB

[JR]

OLE butter fingers strikes again lol sorry john could not resist it but hope it turn out ok as that was a very good dio
CHRISB

Butter fingers alright Chris, mind when it fell it was one one side being sanded on the front curve, " just jumped out of my grip sir "

[Neil Merryweather]

Now that's a craftsman for you! Fingers crossed for the resin edge, John.
If it works,it might be worth doing intentionally next time you do a dio with water at the edge ...
I've always found the way the meniscus builds up against the fence of the pour detracts from the realism. Sounds to me like you have probably trimmed it off which will make the whole thing look a lot better in my humble opinion

[Scratchbuilder]

As I said the Wibble above while sanding the Tamiya tape off I dropped the whole thing on the floor !!!!!!
Saw the the turret had broken in three, luckily I'd not gone mad with the glue when assembling.
For some unknown reason the Tamiya tape which in the past has peeled off with out any great difficulty decided to stick to the resin.
After sanding by hand and getting nowhere fast out came to Bosch orbital sander , this managed slightly better.

In the end I used my Bosch jigsaw to remove a complete edge, it cut through the resin well and no doubt because I've had years of use with power tools I managed it well .Not some thing for a beginner to attempt.
Following a sanding of the surface around the tank I made up a final batch of resin, just 30 ml resin and 10 ml hardener. Strange to watch a sanded surface turn into a clear shinny surface. I let the resin flow over the front edge and made sure the front surface of the resin was fully coated as well .Left on some paint drying supports, covered with the bucket and after an hr looked to check for bubbles. None , looked good .
Tomorrow the check !

You could have heated it up with your bunson burner.... :surprised:

[JR]

Now that's a craftsman for you! Fingers crossed for the resin edge, John.
If it works,it might be worth doing intentionally next time you do a dio with water at the edge ...
I've always found the way the meniscus builds up against the fence of the pour detracts from the realism. Sounds to me like you have probably trimmed it off which will make the whole thing look a lot better in my humble opinion

Thanks Neil, think its a good idea,. The photos will prove you point.

You could have heated it up with your bunson burner.... :surprised:

Wibble I'm being very careful with the use of [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]FIRE [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] on this.:smiling:[/COLOR]

[JR]

Morning people.

First the turret, , yet to be reglued.


Now the actual base .


Ops can see an off cut on that pad, off to remove it. Done that's a relief.


Hopefully this last pour is it. Strange stuff you mix exactly as required as it just sits there, suddenly the chemical reaction takes place and it goes solid. Hopefully !!!

Off to the green house now, bye.

John.

[Guest]

You turned it into an open-topped SP gun

[Strenko J]

FREAKING FANTASTIC LOOKING Mr Race

[JR]

You turned it into an open-topped SP gun

Not quite what I said when it happened !

FREAKING FANTASTIC LOOKING Mr Race

Thanks Joe, all that final coat resin came off since then as it failed to harden.

[Guest]

Not quite what I said when it happened !

I’ll bet

[Si Benson]

Hope it’s salvageable John!!

[scottie3158]

That is a great scene John, very nice indeed.

[grumpa]

Great work John, always wanted to do a water based dio but I'm not a very good swimmer.:confounded:

Jim.

[JR]

Hope it’s salvageable John!!

It was luckily Si, the result was pleasing.

That is a great scene John, very nice indeed.

Thanks Paul.

Great work John, always wanted to do a water based dio but I'm not a very good swimmer.:confounded:

Jim.

Its only 40 mm deep so think you'd be ok Jim . Thanks and good to see you.