SimonT - 1/72 MasterBox Mk1 Male

[minitnkr]

Great work Simon. PaulE

[SimonT]

Thanks Paul :thumb2:

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spent my bank holiday working on this adding 0.25mm rivets etc

(just noticed that one of the rivets has fallen off)

I decided to only add the rivets on the top side since it took so long to do and the underside will not be seen once embedded in mud

Back to work tomorrow (or later today as it is now stupid o'clock again) so probably not much more progress until the weekend

[Steve Jones]

A thing of beautieeeee Mr T. Are you able to sleep at night knowing there are no rivets on the underside?:smiling5:

[SimonT]

Cheers Steve

Spent most of my free time this weekend using my model making to create a cover for my Dads radio - the dementia/Alzheimers makes it confusing for him having so many buttons. The cover blanks out the majority of buttons and just leaves the on/off visible

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I did however manage to get a little more done

The tail is now attached and has the beginnings of some spring mounts top and bottom

[Tim Marlow]

Great work on this Simon. Lifting it into another league all together. The radio idea is a cracker as well. Have you thought about taking that to an Alzheimer’s charity? It could be a useful adaptation for many similar sufferers ?
Cheers
Tim

[SimonT]

Cheers Tim - the Alzheimer's Society sell a DAB with cover which is where I got the idea. Costs over £100 though so basically you are paying £70 for the cover on £30 quids worth of DAB radio. Since my Dad already had a DAB I thought it would be rude not to have a go at making a custom cover to fit it
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It fixes with three velcro pads and inside is fitted with bracing that runs around the other buttons to stop the cover pushing on them
Had to extend the on/off button as his dexterity is not the greatest so it needs to be easily pushable - looks a bit poor but it functions and is white against the black so it stands out


Back to the task in hand......

I managed to get some time to add the springs to the tail

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Looks a little wonky at large zoom but much better in 1:1
Should be ok after a little cleaning up once it is all set

A few more rivets required and then the main build will be complete - tracks to sort then

Thanks for looking in

[SimonT]

What a plonker - I was looking at this and thinking something didn't look quite right when it hit me

I only have half the necessary springage :disappointed:

There should be four springs at each position not two

Rather a large boo boo that will necessitate pulling it apart and starting again, preferably when less tired

[papa 695]

That is some great work Simon. I hope you can sort the springs out without ruining it.

[Mickc1440]

As Ian has said hope you can do this without causing too much damage as it looks superb. The radio adaption is a great idea and definitely overpriced by the charity, such a simple idea but so helpful for your dad.

[scottie3158]

Simon,
Yet again you have raised the bar with your scratching and attention to detail. Top work mate.

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Radio cover is great. Simple things can so often help dementia suffers. Hope it helps your dad.
Top scratching as always.

that will necessitate pulling it apart and starting again,

Back to your old ways!
Jim

[Steve Jones]

Your a brave man to take on the springs. It was all far to small and fiddly for me:sleeping2:

[SimonT]

Thanks all :thumb2:

Stupid is the word you want Steve, not brave :tongue-out3:

It is a very fiddly task indeed

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first set of four installed - not sure they were worth the hassle though. Took over an hour just for these

[Tim Marlow]

Only about four hours to go then Simon :thumb2:

[SimonT]

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