AFV 1/35 SCALE STURMTIGER.

[prichrd1]

John

Looking good - the roof lights will add a bit of contrast.

I see from the conversations = the rabble have been let loose with the contact adhesive again!!!!
Has matron lost control of the asylum again???? :smiling2::smiling2::smiling2::smiling2::smiling2: :smiling2::smiling2:

Paul.
:smiling2:

[Mickc1440]

BAAAAAAA

Thank you Darling

[rtfoe]

The heavens opened up when I saw this and a loud voice reigned...Let there be light!



The heavens also opened up when I got this surprise...

[ATTACH]317603[/ATTACH] More surprised the Furcarwee pidgeon taste like chicken....thanks John.

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

Hi John you have certainly notched this up another level with the lighting, keep it coming.
Old Puffer Pete.

[JR]

No Prob brother John, really like the effect. Even with the shakes its the cat's whisker!
Cheers,
Rick H.

Thanks Rick:thumb2:

John

Looking good - the roof lights will add a bit of contrast.

I see from the conversations = the rabble have been let loose with the contact adhesive again!!!!
Has matron lost control of the asylum again???? :smiling2::smiling2::smiling2::smiling2::smiling2: :smiling2::smiling2:

Paul.
:smiling2:

Think your right there Paul ! :smiling2::smiling2:

Thank you Darling.

:tongue-out3::smiling2:

The heavens opened up when I saw this and a loud voice reigned...Let there be light!



The heavens also opened up when I got this surprise...

[ATTACH]317603[/ATTACH] More surprised the Furcarwee pidgeon taste like chicken....thanks John.

Cheers,
Richard

Nothing like a good laugh to set the day off , nice one Richard.:thumb2:

Hi John you have certainly notched this up another level with the lighting, keep it coming.
Old Puffer Pete.

Thanks mate.
Don't expect to get much done to day, as
having to sit about expecting some deliveries, and if you don't get to the door with in the regulation time of point : 5 of a minute they will have put the card through the door and gone !
Hope all of you have a good day, and Allen you are feeling better.
John.

[Guest]

Hi John, that makes two of us away from the bench today I'm off to RAF Hendon, for RAF 100 Day, thought I'd have a look at the real thing instead of building them.
Old Puffer Pete.

[JR]

Hi John, that makes two of us away from the bench today I'm off to RAF Hendon, for RAF 100 Day, thought I'd have a look at the real thing instead of building them.
Old Puffer Pete.

Pete.
That should be a good day, hope the weather stays fine, here it blue skies .
John.

[Richard48]

Hiya John.
Late on parade me as usual.What a feast for the eyes i see before me.Absolutely outstanding creations lurk here.
Amazing work chum.
Richard

[Steve Jones]

Richard (rtfoe) I cant stop laughing at your reply! Priceless!!!!:smiling2::smiling3::smiling5::smilin g5::smiling5::smiling5:

[Jim R]

Hi John
The lights already look good. You should be thrilled.
Jim

[Guest]

Wow - the lighting works brilliantly John.

[JR]

Hiya John.
Late on parade me as usual.What a feast for the eyes i see before me.Absolutely outstanding creations lurk here.
Amazing work chum.
Richard

Thanks Richard..... That's very kind of you to say.
John

Hi John
The lights already look good. You should be thrilled.
Jim

.Cheers Jim...... Yes I'm thrilled, I had no idea how bright the 1.8 mm one under the Strum would be, or if the 2 x 3mm ones would too bright. Jennifer Smith the lady who runs JSMinitures has been so helpful, even sent an email to say she was putting a warm white for the 1.8 as lead lamps at the time must have had that soft yellow light. Couldn't rate her or the material high enough.
The total cost of the 3 lights ,cables to length, connection block, battery box c/w battery's and postage £10.50.

Wow - the lighting works brilliantly John.

Thanks Peter....... You just need a figure with a lamp ! :smiling: would look great.

Deliveries arrived ! Mind you I was ready to pounce, opened the door before the guy had chance to press the bell. Think I scared the oop: out of him ! As he looked shocked, either that or I looked madder than normal .
So not much done apart from a couple of those large industrial lamp shades, the ones that Drew Pritchard seems to rave about.
Out with the pewter, made a former using a cooks measure, think it was a teaspoon. Seems about right, drilled a 4 mm hole in the centre, then cut from the outside into the centre hole. This
allowed the curve to form when pressed with thumb in to the pewter. A drop of CA sealed the join.
Then a good coat of MR Hobby metal primer, after having let it dry for a couple of hrs I went back tonight and primed with some white Vallejo. Going to have the insides that off white, and the outside a German green. Then its wiring time, glue or tape the wires to the frame. Don't know what would be best, any ideas please.
Once that is done it's the roof sheets, fixings, and the tarp.
Still a bit to do, but loving this.
John.

[JR]

Evening on this first day of the clocks going somewhere.
Today I finished the cabling on the frame, not easy as trying to get my fingers in between the frame to wrap some Tamiya tape around was fraught with concern for breaking the glue joints. the lead lamp went straight into place.Id glued some timber on to the base edge to give enough lift to get the cable in.
Still as none ot the cables will be seen its ok, not the neatest.

Yesterday I made some lamp shades from the pewter, drilled a 5mm hole in the centre of a marked square and then marked the outline of the lamp .Cutting into the center allowed the foil to bend into shape. Once primed with MRHobby metal , followed by normal primer, then green outside and off white inside.
Threading the cables was easy enough, except care had to be taken where the resistor was shrunk wrapped.
Frame now is UHU glued into place and the roofing sheeting can be fixed. Spent an hr last night making fixing from some rivet shanks.

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Lamp shades.

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That's it.
Thanks for following and of course comments and tips more than welcome.

John.

[Steve Jones]

Totally awesome dudeie!! Dont forget the Furcarwee pigeon poo on top of the light shades:smiling5::smiling3::smiling2:

[Fernando N]

Simply in awe, with the lights now on its so awesome John....:thumb2::thumb2: