SimonT - 1/35 Tamiya Sdkfz.223

[Steve Jones]

If you have a spare bit of the green stuff, an overhanging rag in the bucket might look good. Lovely update as always Mr T

[JR]

Surprised Simon you haven't change that bucket handle, does look a bit heavy as does the rim.
Love the figure, and the green covers.

[SimonT]

Steve - good idea

John - oh no, the bucket of shame :tired:


having got a bit lazy last night just attaching the bucket as it came off the sprue I was quite rightly taken to task by John

so.....

soaked it in Tammy cement until it came loose and then prised the chain out of it

pulled off and binned the handle then pared it down on the inside with a blade and thinned the rim

since it was now in pieces I distressed the surface with a micro file to create a dented look

made a couple of handle mounts from copper sheet with 0.5mm holes for the handle and CA'd them to the rim

made a new handle from 0.5mm steel wire - the spring of the wire holds the ends through the mount holes

hung the bucket back on the hook and put the chain inside - the weight caused the bucket to tilt nicely so CA'd everything in place

mixed up a small piece of Duro and rolled it out wafer thin - cut the edges off to form a square rag then used a rubber tipped sculpting tool to push it in to the bucket and shape it

hopefully it is no longer the bucket of shame and will pass inspection

[rtfoe]

Steve - good idea

John - oh no, the bucket of shame :tired:

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having got a bit lazy last night just attaching the bucket as it came off the sprue I was quite rightly taken to task by John

so.....

soaked it in Tammy cement until it came loose and then prised the chain out of it

pulled off and binned the handle then pared it down on the inside with a blade and thinned the rim

since it was now in pieces I distressed the surface with a micro file to create a dented look

made a couple of handle mounts from copper sheet with 0.5mm holes for the handle and CA'd them to the rim

made a new handle from 0.5mm steel wire - the spring of the wire holds the ends through the mount holes

hung the bucket back on the hook and put the chain inside - the weight caused the bucket to tilt nicely so CA'd everything in place

mixed up a small piece of Duro and rolled it out wafer thin - cut the edges off to form a square rag then used a rubber tipped sculpting tool to push it in to the bucket and shape it

hopefully it is no longer the bucket of shame and will pass inspection

You're suppose to restrain yourself...what are friends for. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[Steve Jones]

Niiiiiiice!

[JR]

Morning Simon.
There are buckets and there are buckets , that is a BUCKET of distinction.
Looks perfect , far more in keeping with your normally approach to a build .

[SimonT]

Not much to show tonight - couldn't be bothered due to heat

It is just too hot for me - just after midnight and still 26degC - anything above 20 and I just start to dissolve


going by reference photos it was common practice to hang water bottles on the side of the hull

the kit would have you just stick them straight to the hull - not great

the real bottles had a small spring clip fastened to the strap on the rear. This allowed them to be clipped to the D rings on the bread bag or in this case on to a piece of rope strung across the side of the vehicle

tried bending some clips but they proved to be just too small so I resorted to using two links from a piece of Aber etch chain

the two links were twisted 90deg to each other, CA'd to the back of the water bottle and then strung on some nylon thread

the thread was then tied to the jerrycan rack and the aerial mount and stiffened with a little CA to stop it flopping about

[Steve Jones]

Not much to show tonight - couldn't be bothered due to heat

I know that feeling!!

Nice work on the bottles. I wish you all the best fine painting that lot.:smiling2::thumb2:

[JR]

That's dedication, very nice Simon.

[tr1ckey66]

Looking great Simon. The Vehicle detail is awesome and I look forward to seeing the figures.
Cheers
Paul

[Strenko J]

Fantastic detail going on here Si...gotta find me some of that DURO stuff and hopefully master it’s use like you have. Keep it coming

[Jim R]

Hi Simon

tried bending some clips but they proved to be just too small so I resorted to using two links from a piece of Aber etch chain

the two links were twisted 90deg to each other, CA'd to the back of the water bottle and then strung on some nylon thread

Now that is dedication - clever way of doing it. Looks good. Quite common to see stuff just "placed" onto vehicles with no visible means of support. Shame 'cause it never looks right.
Jim

[SimonT]

Steve, John, Paul, Joe, Jim - thank you all

Not 100% Jim but looks the part and better than just sticking them to the hull. At least this way I got them on the 'rope' (actually super strong, none fluffy, nylon thread) so they could hang naturally


finally got around to assembling the basic mannequins and sorting out poses







I then made a start on fleshing them out using Magic Sculp


even though I have various commercial sculpting tools I still find my homemade one works best for this stage

made from a large paperclip and a chunky section of sprue CA'd together and faired in with Duro



one end is now a curved spatula shape


the other is filed into a knife shape

[Jim R]

Morning Simon
Bucket looks good now. Nice of John to keep you on your toes - we really can't let you get lazy in your old age :tongue-out3:
Figures are coming on nicely. I suppose the cling film is just to stop the putty sticking when getting the figures to "place" naturally. Little sculpting tool looks useful.
Jim

[JR]

Morning Simon
Bucket looks good now. Nice of John to keep you on your toes - we really can't let you get lazy in your old age :tongue-out3:
Figures are coming on nicely. I suppose the cling film is just to stop the putty sticking when getting the figures to "place" naturally. Little sculpting tool looks useful.
Jim

Excuse us Wise One.
Yes Jim, I was shocked to see the state of that bucket, I'm putting it down to the heat, quite unlike Himself to offer that. Only noticed it because he has trained me so well .