1/35 KV1

[Si Benson]

Morning John,
Somehow missed your work on the Pz I:thinking:...looks like you getting somewhere with it!
Track jig looks helpful, might have to have a go at making one for myself.

Bet your glad both vehicles will be one colour, no camo this time round :smiling4:
Keep it coming mate:thumb2:

[Guest]

John,
A nice busy build going on here, keep going, looking forward to the snow.
Cheers, Mike.

[stillp]

a lovely tools section !

Where's that John?
Pete

[JR]

Morning John

Well done for building the Pz I F tracks, it will be fun and a character building exercise.

Must better than the T-26 tracks?

Looks like everything is progressing smoothly

Regards

Steve H

Hi Steve, hope your feeling better . Yes the tracks are ok........ish :smiling: lots of cleaning but with the parts so small I can under stand that the slightest flash left on will be a problem. Definitely no margin for error. Probably easier than the Hobby Boss, with those pins. Not quite sure about the character building :smiling2:.
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Just had a catch up....Good progress John...with respect to fibreglass pens, the solution to minimising flying fibres is easy.....use them wet. They are really useful for cleaning up etch prior to soldering, amongst other uses. They can also be used with bristles “long”, as a soft less aggressive cleaner and with bristles “short” as a more aggressive cleaner...I have had several that I have used like that for years...but when using one to clean up I keep a saucer of water with a couple of drops of washing up liquid nearby and dip the fibre pen in each time I use it....when you finish, simply rinse the model and carry on......

Thanks forTim,. I think Andy Smith had recommended one for doing chipping, can't remember If that was one of the used. You turn the shaft and the " pen " overs longer. I will have a look tomorrow and see If it is FB . Like the idea of the washing up liquid, I can degrease the model at the same time ! :smiling2:
John
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[JR]

Morning John,
Somehow missed your work on the Pz I:thinking:...looks like you getting somewhere with it!
Track jig looks helpful, might have to have a go at making one for myself.

Bet your glad both vehicles will be one colour, no camo this time round :smiling4:
Keep it coming mate:thumb2:

Hiq Si,. Yes getting there, have a question to ask later !
No no no camo Is definitely out this season, very last year :smiling3:
If you make a track jig nodoubt you will ensure the sliding plate does slid, and not attempt to turn !

John,
A nice busy build going on here, keep going, looking forward to the snow.
Cheers, Mike.

Thanks Mike, yes I agree bring on the snow, might be a couple of weeks yet though.

Where's that John?
Pete

Downtown, Pete. In the garden center section, have some nice bits and pieces, plastic containers and some hand tools. Not a real tool shop as in that sense, but ok. For a real tool shop I'd go to Toolfix Services in Peterborough, not that is a tool shop !
John .

[JR]

Evening Glue Sniffers .
Question for builders of German Armour.

How on earth are you supposed to get all the wheels on, do the you have to keep moving them off the pin to get the next wheel in. I managed in the end, but there has to be an easier way ?
Answers will be appreciated . Unfortunately there will be no prizes.

This afternoon I wanted to check with the wheels on the track fitted along the bottom run. Having had the above struggle I just glued the things on, and to night gave the bottom half a black under coat, that will do the tyres , and I'll brush the wheels later along with the lowest point of the hull .:smiling2:.

Have the other rear wheel track bend done, along with the bottom run, so have started the top, going to have to take this carefully as there is no top roller as a guide . This might end in tears :crying:
Much looking a the box art and photos on the net .!
.5 drills have arrived from RS components ,very quick service indeed. Have to say that they are only in Corby, so that's about 20 miles away .

John

[Guest]

How on earth are you supposed to get all the wheels on, do the you have to keep moving them off the pin to get the next wheel in. I managed in the end, but there has to be an easier way ?

You mean on models with interleaved roadwheels like Tigers and Panthers? The simple way is to leave the inner and outer wheels separate, if they’re on the same axle. Then you just add the inner wheels first, followed by the second row, then the third, and so on.

[JR]

You mean on models with interleaved roadwheels like Tigers and Panthers? The simple way is to leave the inner and outer wheels separate, if they’re on the same axle. Then you just add the inner wheels first, followed by the second row, then the third, and so on.

Yes, I do, I tried to do it with the two part wheel glued, so you can imagine the fun it nearly became a complete wreak !
Going to paint all my wheels on the sprue in future and with those double wheels not glue them till the end .
Thank you .

[Guest]

I tried to do it with the two part wheel glued, so you can imagine the fun

I’ve done that, and quickly decided it was a lot more trouble than only glueing the wheels together once they’re on the axle. It’s not like I need wheels that can rotate anyway.

[stillp]

Downtown, Pete. In the garden center section, have some nice bits and pieces, plastic containers and some hand tools. Not a real tool shop as in that sense, but ok. For a real tool shop I'd go to Toolfix Services in Peterborough, not that is a tool shop !
John .

Thanks John. A pure coincidence, I've been there today! I won't buy anything much from them since they refused to honour a guarantee a couple of years ago. Their selection of tools has gone down in quality too.
I'll have to try that place in Peterborough though!

Pete

[JR]

I’ve done that, and quickly decided it was a lot more trouble than only glueing the wheels together once they’re on the axle. It’s not like I need wheels that can rotate anyway.

I agree, just working out a method of working I suppose.

[JR]

Thanks John. A pure coincidence, I've been there today! I won't buy anything much from them since they refused to honour a guarantee a couple of years ago. Their selection of tools has gone down in quality too.
I'll have to try that place in Peterborough though!

Pete

pm sent .
John .

[stillp]

:thumb2:

[JR]

Evening ladies and gents and anyone else.


I have come to the conclusion that single piece plastic tracks, and all plastic tracks in general are a product of the dark side, not far behind are Fruil tracks with very small links.:anguished:

I have tried to glue the bends with Contacta, seems what ever time I leave them before attempting the bend is crap rubbish and some break off. The trouble here is the time it takes for me to get the run glued up, so the first ones bend ok but the latest are not ready, when leave them for the last ones to be ready and the first ones break off ! all very demoralising.


So I have had to over come this by various methods of trickery, resulting that the tracks have to be glued on to the wheels before any painting. Now in this case as the snow will be deep its not a problem, but If can get Fruils or something similar for a model I have , then its going to have to be a burnt out wreak

Below you will see what I mean .


Track glued up , ok at this point.


Joining the previous curved section to the straight section. ok ish .



Pegs to hold the track down onto the bottom roller, but note how the front section has snapped off !!!! **** **

I had at this point decided to glue the whole lot on, and suffer the consequences of painting them like that later.




Some glaring mis joins, but I think the mud and snow plus the fenders will hide a lot of these errors, it's just that its so frustrating having seen how others make it look so easy.

Onward is the only way, it nearly was that old BB King no " The Thrill Has Gone "
John.

[Jim R]

Hi John
Tracks will be fine. I think gluing the tracks to the wheels is the best solution. Ok painting is awkward but at least the whole b****y lot doesn't fall to pieces!
So glad I have read the comments on the fiber glass pen. I have always just used it dry but from now on it is either a mask or use it wet
Jim