Ark Models Sig 33 (SF) “Bison”

[Si Benson]

Evening mate,
Looks like you got stuck right into this! The wheel mounts look good to me :thumb2:
Coming along nicely :smiling4:

[SimonT]

Hi Steve,

I think you got a bit carried away with the spring - book sketch shows ten visible coils, you have nineteen, kit had eight but I suspect 11 or 12 is more likely (bit hard to tell exactly as hidden behind road wheel - see below)

Spring coils should therefore be spaced further apart so that there is room for compression - with nineteen there is nowhere for the spring to compress


Resolution has suffered due to enlarging the picture of the vehicle at Kubinka but it looks like eleven or twelve full turns and then the usual three quarter-ish turns at the ends that sit in the carriers top and bottom, with a telescopic damper up the centre

Hope that helps

[Wouter]

Another SJCSDP (Steve Jones Classic Super Detail Project) in the make. Looking good so far. These peculiar pieces of weaponry always appealed to me. Keep that eyecandy coming chap!

[Guest]

Hi Steve just caught up, you have had one or two tribulations along the way but you have certainly over come them and is improvement on the original kit.
Good luck with the rest of the build.
Pete. :thumb2:

[JR]

My word young Steve you do push your self, most impressed .
I see Mr T from the north has awoken and has given you some advice, I fear that if he was nearer it would have been a slap, how could you put that amount of coil into a spring :smiling2:.
My self of course thought the spring was perfection, there is not much Mr T misses, he has eyes akin to a Red Kite.
He notice a missing thumb on my build from 2 miles away .
JR

[Steve Jones]

Hi Everyone

Thanks Bob. Appreciate it mate
Its well cushty Scottie!:smiling3:
Right back at yer Rick. Many thanks
One done another one to go Si. Thanks for the support comrade
Where would I be with out you Master T?. Many thanks in helping out with the springs. See below for new set
Glad you have found us Pete. I would appreciate your input at anytime with your depth of knowledge of all things scratchy:thumb2:
You crack me up JR.:tears-of-joy: Mr T is indeed the Lord of the Dark side and I am lucky to have him helping me out as much as he does. Did you tell him your Russian friend didn't have a comfort blanket when he was a child and instead sucked his thumb until it disappeared??:smiling5::smiling6:

[Jim R]

Hi Steve

Blue Stuff finally produced a support wheel fixing.

Well done - not the best stuff to use maybe but you have what you need :thumb2:
What would we do without Simon T to keep us on the straight and narrow. New spring looks the business.
Jim

[SimonT]

I knew you could do better Steve :thumb2:

[PJR]

Haven't seen too many of these. I didn't know they called this (PZ I SPG) one a Bison too.. this is gonna be good!

[JR]

The thing is Steve we never know when the Lord of Darkness is about, you may think you have got away with some minor or major modeling indiscretion by hiding it under mud or behind some thing, then wham, your exposed .
In future we should post photos of a black sheet hiding what we have built, in this way we might get a way with it .

Heavens forbid Mr T ever takes up judging !

Simon we love you really and are grateful for your great knowledge and help .:hugging-face:
JR

[Steve Jones]

Hi Everyone

Absolutely Jim. It has a place in the remaking of pieces but some what limited
Many thanks Simon
The name Bison is a nickname given to the vehicle after the war by certain historians and authors and overtime it just became the norm Paul. It was never used by the Germans during WWII
He is indeed a great help on and off the forum JR. We are more richer because of him

[minitnkr]

Excellent extras Steve. PaulE

[Steven000]

Very nice build Steve, I really like all of the detail work you're putting in :thumb2:
Cheers,
Steven

[SimonT]

Definitely worth the effort Steve - looks much better with the added details

[scottie3158]

Steve, great looking additions.