Gerry's Trumpeter 1/35 Armoured Aerosan

[Tim Marlow]

That’s looking excellent Gerry. The PE in this instance is adding nicely to the effect.

[adt70hk]

Gerry

Just had a catch-up. That is coming on very nicely.

Well done so far.

Andrew

[GerryW]

Finally managed to get the first one to look something like the illustration in the destructions - it seems to match the requested shape, just hasn't got the curve just before the buckle


The bucket of paint on the right is a Humbrol enamel tin :tongue-out3:
Possibly a little clearer pic
And finally, got both done (ish! Using two pairs of tweezers and magnifiers) and fixed to the spare prop - second wasn't as bad to work with as the first!

Just got to get the paint onto these - might leave the 'buckles' as brass, as I take it that the straps would be leather.

[rtfoe]

Tried using the magnifier on your images but they were still blur. :smiling6: Really tiny aren't they...just don't sneeze. Good job though Gerry. You don't really need that kink. Maybe try burnishing to create the fold over the buckle once glued onto the prop.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Well done Gerry. Those pe straps are excellent.
Jim

[Lee Drennen]

Nice scratch work Gerry great updates too I like the ech work

[GerryW]

Tried using the magnifier on your images but they were still blur. :smiling6: Really tiny aren't they...just don't sneeze. Good job though Gerry. You don't really need that kink. Maybe try burnishing to create the fold over the buckle once glued onto the prop.

Cheers,
Richard

Thanks Richard, I cheated by folding the etch at the centre of the buckle and at where the buckle joins the strap, so that all I really needed to do was to feed the strap through - I'll try to get some better photos, but can't guarantee!

Well done Gerry. Those pe straps are excellent.
Jim

Thanks Jim, still getting my head round working with PE. Think that I might be getting a lot of practice, as I'm not even halfway through the PE - there's 40 bits just for the skis!

Nice scratch work Gerry great updates too I like the ech work

Thanks Lee, will try to get more time on this, and keep updating.

[Neil Merryweather]

The easy way to do etched buckles is to bend the short pointy end of the strap back on itself where the buckle would be and feed both long and short ends through at the same time. Then flatten them away from the buckle afterwards and only then wrap it around the object.
Hope that's not patronising? Annealing helps as well
Looking good Gerry
N

[GerryW]

The easy way to do etched buckles is to bend the short pointy end of the strap back on itself where the buckle would be and feed both long and short ends through at the same time. Then flatten them away from the buckle afterwards and only then wrap it around the object.
Hope that's not patronising? Annealing helps as well
Looking good Gerry
N

Neil, I'll take any help with PE that anyone offers - this is the first time that I've tried using it, so I wouldn't class your comment as patronising :thumb2:

[Guest]

I cheated

That’s half the trick to successfully building a kit with parts like these

[JR]

If all else fails send it to Paul Scott Gerry !

Really though you've done really well , putting those through the buckle must have been so frustrating.

[Tworrs]

Superb work Gerry!

[GerryW]

If all else fails send it to Paul Scott Gerry !

Really though you've done really well , putting those through the buckle must have been so frustrating.

Thanks John, at times I have been tempted to just put it all back into the box and pack it off somewhere! Putting the first strap through was daunting, once I'd found the 'easier' way of bending the buckle, wasn't too bad with the second one! Think that I'm slowly getting the hang of this here PE - mind you, still got the really fiddly bits to do!

Superb work Gerry!

Thanks Garry

[GerryW]

Certainly not the 'best' introduction to PE - now started in earnest with it, there's no way that I'd be able to work with this without the magnifiers :surprised:
The sprue

First bit bent into shape (the blade is a Stanley 10-601)

So far, about an eighth of the way through the two sets, and having a break plus coffee! (Plastic bag is one from a LFT - got loads of them!) There's two sets, as they're 'handed' - left and right.

[Jim R]

Hi Gerry
You're doing a truly great job with the pe. Just take it slowly with plenty of breaks. I find that bad language helps - well no actually it doesn't but by 'eck you'll feel better
Jim