1-87 Scale Luftwaffe Airfield Water Bowser By Rick H.

[Mini Me]

Hi Mick........good of you to drop by and thanks for the nice comment. I hope This won't need stitches, I'm having enough difficulty just getting the CA and Cement where I want it. :rolling: Rick H.

[Mini Me]

Yup.....RH drive was the order of the day on these early Military rigs....a couple of years earlier and you'd be seeing a chain drive under this crate. Thanks for stopping by......currently working on the top hatch for the tank and am hoping to get the tank railing fabbed up and the hose brackets as well..........we'll see.
Rick H

[Mini Me]

Well, I didn't get the hose brkts. made but two out of three ain't bad.........Tank hatch still needs hinge and handle but the railing is done, so that little "Migraine" is off the list. Rick H.

[Ian M]

That is rather nice. That anyone builds a kit in this scale amazes me. That you can scratch build one!!! In my stiff fingers it would end up either crushed of dropped (at least five times!).
Great work.

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent work Rick. The hand rail looks super.

[minitnkr]

Coming along strong. The handrail IS pretty amazing. PaulE

[Mini Me]

Thanks Ian, I'm a little stiff in the hands myself....guess one could call this "therapy". :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Hi Tim, still a few small items to take care....getting closer. Rick H.

[Mini Me]

Thanks Paul, it's bigger than it looks.....over an inch long and half an inch wide. Made a small form block out of plastic and formed each end around it trimmed the excess rod, squared it up and butt soldered the end.....kept me out of the Missus hair for a couple hours Rick H.

[Steve Jones]

Well you have been busy my frined! Wonderful attention to detail. Stunning work as always

[Mini Me]

Thank you Mr. Jones.....in spite of some small trials here and there it has been most enjoyable.
I'm currently wrapping up the last bits of detail and paint is just around the corner.....glad you like it so far.
Rick H.

[Mini Me]

Still no hose brackets but the hatch hinge and handle are on as well as the shut off valve at the tank. when I install the hose there will also be a shut off valve at the hose spout for the operator as well.
Rick H.

[Mini Me]

Finally got the hose brackets made and installed..........the real challenge however, turned out to be the aluminum fitting on the hose end that coupled it to the valve......made that a total of 5 times, feeding the "Carpet Monster" 3 out of 5 and destroying the 4th during manufacture. Last item will be the fill valve and spout on the live end of the hose.....think I need a "Nap".
Rick H

[Lee Drennen]

Rick. Nice updates that Hose reminded of the Red Worms I use to fish with it’s getting that time of year you know

[GerryW]

Well done on your perseverance, think that I'd have given up after the 3rd feeding!