Tamiya M20

[Guest]

Scottie,
Some superb work going on there - all other plaudits have been taken up and I second them.
Cheers, Mike.

[Wouter]

Nice etchwork again Paul. This sure will pay of when you start painting and weathering.

[BattleshipBob]

Lovely work Scottie and theres me pleased with a 90 degree bend!!

[Guest]

Whaaaaaaaat!!!!

[scottie3158]

Excellent.

Ralph Thanks a lot fella.

Hi Scottie
Tools look superb with their clasps. I presume they are fixed and will be painted in situ.

I once got 19% in an end of year Geography exam. On the report the Geography teacher wrote " Jim has shown a good improvement this year" :rolling::tongue-out3:
Jim

Thanks Jim, yes all will get painted at the end. I thought yo were going to say, at least he found the classroom:tongue-out3:

Hi Paul just caught up again very impressive work as normal, if your spares box is anything like mine it's getting very low, do you buy sets or just leftovers from previous models.
Pete.

Pete, You are to kind mate. It's a mixture of both some accessory sets and all the bits that are not used from a build go into various boxes. The stuff that doesn't have much detail I use for bulking out stowage and cover it with a tarp.

Beautiful work Scottie. Jim's comment reminded me of getting a 54 on a geometry final & after repeating the course over the summer, got a 55 on its' final. Luckily the board of regents elevated all summer scores by 10 points due to the exam difficulty. Thus I got a pass of 65 due to full attendance & good class participation. PaulE

Thanks Paul, That was a lucky break lol, but a good reward for being a good student.

Great additions Scottie. You have quite a handy spares box...Mary Poppins made I presume.:smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

Yes mate it does come in useful.

Scottie,
Some superb work going on there - all other plaudits have been taken up and I second them.
Cheers, Mike.

Thanks Mike I really appreciate the kind comments.

Nice etchwork again Paul. This sure will pay of when you start painting and weathering.

Hi Wouter, Hopefully if I don't louse it up.

Lovely work Scottie and theres me pleased with a 90 degree bend!!

Bob, Thanks mate. I struggle with that as well lol

[scottie3158]

Whaaaaaaaat!!!!

Thanks Peter

[Steve Jones]

Stunning work Paul. I particularly like the insert on the shovel handle. The straps are beautifully detailed. Are they voyagers or did they come with the kit?. Looking forward to seeing the base develop. Well done mate. Work to be proud of

[scottie3158]

Stunning work Paul. I particularly like the insert on the shovel handle. The straps are beautifully detailed. Are they voyagers or did they come with the kit?. Looking forward to seeing the base develop. Well done mate. Work to be proud of

Hi Steve, Glad you like it mate. The insert was fashioned from a strip of pewter as the etch one just didn't look right. The straps are all part of the etch set.

[Lee Drennen]

Beautiful work Scottie. Jim's comment reminded me of getting a 54 on a geometry final & after repeating the course over the summer, got a 55 on its' final. Luckily the board of regents elevated all summer scores by 10 points due to the exam difficulty. Thus I got a pass of 65 due to full attendance & good class participation. PaulE

That reminds me when I started algebra in school the teacher said pi r squared I said Pie is round cornbread is square

[scottie3158]

Apart from making the stowage and a few more tweaks the actual build is now done. The wheels have been built and suitably worn. The MG and ring have been built, These will be painted separately and fitted later.

Hopefully I will make start on the stowage tomorrow and bore you with some more pictures.





cheers
Scottie

[Steve Jones]

Excellent work on the MIG Paul. How many parts did it take.?? Good luck with the crap in the back

[scottie3158]

Excellent work on the MIG Paul. How many parts did it take.?? Good luck with the crap in the back

Hi Steve,
The gun mount on the ring had 7 pieces of etch and 2 pieces of copper wire and the MG was 18 and a few bits of copper wire and evergreen. I'm looking forward to the junk as it will give my eyes a rest lol.

[minitnkr]

Scottie, beautiful job on the etch. I don't remember the 50cal. ammo cans being that busy though. Carrying handle on cover, latch on one end & hinge on the other. Did they add some stuff? PaulE

[stu1664]

Your PE is on another level Scottie - detailing is superb!!!

[scottie3158]

Scottie, beautiful job on the etch. I don't remember the 50cal. ammo cans being that busy though. Carrying handle on cover, latch on one end & hinge on the other. Did they add some stuff? PaulE

Paul,
Not sure I have seen this on a few etch sets I think its a weight or sprung arm to help feed the belt when the lid is open to stop the belt chattering as its fed in.