IDF M109 'Doher'

[Guest]

Same, and I never manage to bend them into shape correctly anyway, being so tiny. Bent copper wire I can do, though, or a couple of punched discs plus a bit of thin rod or stretched sprue. I’ve been meaning to make a jig like the one Mike mentioned above (and has before) but as per usual, I never remember to when I’m in my modelling room

[Jim R]

That foam putty stuff looks to have worked well. Unlike plaster based products I suppose there is no shrinkage or cracking. Will it need sealing before paint?

[JR]

Excuse me Wibble .

That foam putty stuff looks to have worked well. Unlike plaster based products I suppose there is no shrinkage or cracking. Will it need sealing before paint?

Jim I've used their foam putty , it's really good. Seals XPS foam .Used it on a dio and just varnished the surface .Dries very hard.Strange as it's so light.

[Scratchbuilder]

That foam putty stuff looks to have worked well. Unlike plaster based products I suppose there is no shrinkage or cracking. Will it need sealing before paint?

The blurb on the tub says you can paint over it, but being the coward that I am I will put a coat of acrylic over it as a base, and then a test on a piece to see how it reacts to lacquers.

[Scratchbuilder]

Excuse me Wibble .

Jim I've used their foam putty , it's really good. Seals XPS foam .Used it on a dio and just varnished the surface .Dries very hard.Strange as it's so light.

I tried eating it, well I was hungry and it really looks like Angel Delight, that and the Prunes went down a treat - no reaction so far....

[boatman]

I tried eating it, well I was hungry and it really looks like Angel Delight, that and the Prunes went down a treat - no reaction so far....

:thinking:Mike you are the crazeist member on here well done on given us a good laugh :rolling: :tongue-out3: :smiling: :smiling: :smiling:
chrisb

[Miko]

I tried eating it, well I was hungry and it really looks like Angel Delight, that and the Prunes went down a treat - no reaction so far....

Ha! I laughed so hard it hurt a bit!

Miko (impressed by the snowy dio!)

[Scratchbuilder]

:thinking:Mike you are the crazeist member on here well done on given us a good laugh :rolling: :tongue-out3: :smiling: :smiling: :smiling:
chrisb

I thank you...

[Scratchbuilder]

This is how the Aber large tie downs look after being in the stamp machine....

[Scratchbuilder]

Update,
So had a serious play with the water trap bucket and spray booth and must say all went better than expected, no fume or nasty smells - except for one thing - after I had finished priming and cleaning up, throwing the used kitchen towel into the recycle bin I could smell the fumes from the thinner and laquer.... What I had forgotten to do was after spraying one item I should have moved it to the shed to dry and not leave it in the room (idiot).... But I did what I should have done when putting the top coat on and no smells at all...

The Yellow items are the fire extinguishers in undercoat - red on tomorrow...
The tie downs are all done...

The base has had a coat of pva on the white 'floor' and the outer bank and sides are covered in wood sealer...


Once I start to add the 'earth' mixture then the whole sides and floor will be blended in together....
And that is it for now.
Cheers
Mike.

[minitnkr]

Look'in good.

[JR]

Great work Wibble.

[Scratchbuilder]

Great work Wibble.

Thankyou...

[Scratchbuilder]

Look'in good.

Paul Thankyou.

[Scratchbuilder]

Update,
More work on the turret interior...




And the hull has finally got the fire extinguishers in place...

Now just a couple of ratchet straps to add and the lid can go on and then I can start to build the kit...