What a right carrier on ...

[Steve-the-Duck]

Y'know, with all the Universal kuts out there, you'd think someone would've done conversion sets
Meanwhile, my 28mm conversions have taken so long there are now 3D prints available
Which can also be done in 1/35th!

[Peter Gillson]

Y'know, with all the Universal kuts out there, you'd think someone would've done conversion sets
Meanwhile, my 28mm conversions have taken so long there are now 3D prints available
Which can also be done in 1/35th!

Resicast do a few conversions and variants - bren,scout, wasp, deep wading, all for the Tamiya kit.

https://resicast.com/eshop/en/13-vehicules-militaires?page=2

The Resicast kit corrected the horrible, out of scale Tamiya tracks with resin ones which were ok, but not that easy to get to sag. The tracks on the Preying Mantis were Resicast tracks and they look fine. The Tamiya kit is showing its age, the sides are particularly thick, so the project remained an idea until Riich released their version and the subsequent versions. Having said that, the Tamiya kit is about 1/3 of the price of the Riich so you get what you pay for.

i do have an idea which I may use a Tamiya kit for - a carrier with buoyancy aids. There are a number of photos of carriers crossing rivers using barrels etc as floatation aids, as well as photo of more formal testing. The Riich kits of the airborne carrier comes with replacement etched brass side panels so I am tempted to use the unused plastic parts to upgrade a Tamiya kit and have it depicted in water, that way the tracks will not be seen.

interesting idea about upscaling 3D prints - can you poiint me to the website? I'll have a look, but I do still enjoy cutting plastic card!

[Steve-the-Duck]

I've used pictures of Milicast in 1/72 and Resicast as reference for carriers. All the books I've got still don't show certain angles

3D Printing Valley offer a 28mm carrier in 1/32, or whatever scale you like, but being upscaled it might be a bit chunky. All depends on the mesh. I've got a Churchill AVRE bridgelayer from them (and a free 1/72 version they sent first in error) and it's a beaut. Which I MUST get around to painting!

I've also just found a listing on eBay for a 1/16 - 1/18 - 1/24 Universal kit. If they showed a parts breakdown, rather than just the CG render, I could be tempted. Depemding on the polygon count, so I understand, is what gets you the detail up- or down scaled

There was a rumour of a 1/6 Universal all metal kit, by the same guys that did a Tiger, Sherman, and I think a Stuart, a few years back. Would I have got one? I'v nowhere to put it...

BTW, thanks for dropping by my builds
Race you!

[Peter Gillson]

Takiing a bitof time off from my cavalry charge dio I have finished this WASP Carrier, a Riich kit. A nice kit which goes together nidely.

[Peter Gillson]

I do like the Riich Carrier kits, in some ways they are over detailed and not for a novice, but far, far better than the old Tamiya kit. One weak area I have found with the kits is the attachement for the wheels - small and it is difficult to attach the wheels so they are correctly aligned, and it is all too easy to knock one off - I know from experiance.

my solution is this simple jig consisting of a block of plywood with 2 grooves cut in it. Fortunately the blade of my electric saw is just the right width to hold a wheel.

the lengths of plastic card hold the chassis the correct height above the plywood.





The distance between the two cuts is 42mm

[Guest]

Good tip! What is the distance between the bottom of the grooves and the top of the plastic card spacer, BTW?

[Peter Gillson]

Good tip! What is the distance between the bottom of the grooves and the top of the plastic card spacer, BTW?

Jakko, the height of the plastic is 6mm. But that depends on the depth of the cuts. I test-fitted the carrier and built up the plastic until the carrier was supported.

Peter

[Guest]

That’s why I asked for the height from the bottom of the cuts I foresee myself building one of these Riich kits in the future, and knowing the total spacer height should help with that.

[Peter Gillson]

That’s why I asked for the height from the bottom of the cuts :smiling3: I foresee myself building one of these Riich kits in the future, and knowing the total spacer height should help with that.

Opps - mis-read your question, sorry. the height from the bottom of the groove is about 9mm.

Petrt

[Gern]

Don't take too long Peter. Quite a few of us are in our 70's

I shouldn't worry John. Looks like he popped into the future for his three 2lb kits he made in 2025/26 and bought them back with him! :smiling:

[Guest]

Opps - mis-read your question, sorry. the height from the bottom of the groove is about 9mm.

Thanks, now all I need to do is remember you posted that when I get round to buying and building one of these kits

[Scratchbuilder]

Peter, poor Peter,
My analist is on the way round, how could you do this to yourself, we cured Bob of his Stug infestation, and now you pop up with this, think of the family, your friends you have lost through this affliction....
Peter, I remember your Mantis in the MM mag. And good to see you following through from the basic Carrier to the different versions with still plenty to build and show. Will be sitting next to JR...

[Steve-the-Duck]

Well, I win because I finished all of MINE

Apart from a Universal
And possibly an Armoured Observation Post
Damn