SimonT - Pig Models 1:1 88mm Pzgr.39 (APCBC) L/56

[SimonT]

a view down the inside of the casing


200ml of resin


this is the view down the inside of the casing after pouring the resin as it cures into a solid

the exothermic reaction of 200ml resin is quite toasty! :surprised:

I am hoping this resin plug combined with the baseplate being CA'd in place will be enough to contain the sand that I intend to weight the casing with

[JR]

Now this Simon will be a perfect door stop, certainly a talking point on tours of the house .

[SimonT]

Morning John

I am planning to stand it on the stair half landing if it turns out ok

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
When I saw all that resin I thought that it was gonna be warm in your house. Hope the resin sticks ok. Certainly an unusual ornament/talking point.
Jim

[Guest]

I’m wondering now if it wouldn’t have been simpler to use two-part epoxy to attach the base to the rest of the casing? Should seal just as well if you apply it all around.

[SimonT]

Jim - it makes a great hand warmer. All appears to have worked as expected

Jakko - you will have to keep wondering.

I am happy with the 15mm thick solid resin base that it now has, as I intended, which should be keyed into both the side of the casing and the end plate
It was sealed anyway with the CA and filler - no resin leaked out

I think the next step will be trying to clean off all the clingy dust and get some primer on it to see how bad the surface is

[Guest]

Jakko - you will have to keep wondering.

Probably, as it’s not really the kind of kit that appeals to me

[spanner570]

Simon, I missed this build completely (Yet another!)

Very interesting, and something refreshingly different.

I want one!

[SimonT]

Hi Ron - they are bringing out the HE version soon


Cleaned the parts down with lint free tissue and lighter fluid then went out on to the drive to spray the primer

Typically it chose that moment to start spitting with rain so the finish was ruined

If you look at the photos there are black marks - this is the plastic that was effectively masked by the small rain drops

It will need sanding down again as a result

One good thing though is that the primer did not show up any signs of the mould lines

[Fernando N]

Just caught up Simon, neat work turning this 1/1 kit into a replica

Too bad about the rain, hopefully it’ll stay dry the next time you go out painting :thumb2:

[JR]

I got excited when you mentioned lighter fluid !

[scottie3158]

Simon coming on nicely mate pity about mother nature putting the kybosh on it.

[SimonT]

Had a look at this one now the paint has had chance to fully set and the sneaky mould lines have come back yet again!!!!

It is a horrible and weird material that they have used - can't remember any other kit having mould lines that kept coming back after being sanded away

If they won't stay away after another round of sanding and priming I may have to chisel a shallow groove along the mould line and back fill it so that the viewed surface is actually filler.

That will then introduce the potential for more problems with filler adhesion to the weird plastic and blending of the edges to prevent visible lumps :rolling:

I could be at this for some time yet.......

[SimonT]

this one is still ongoing

done a lot of sanding, filling, sanding, filling, sanding etc etc etc etc

those pesky mould lines keep on coming back but the worst ones at the pointy end are now covered in filler so I am hoping they will stay covered up


it's a messy process - the dust is so fine it gets ingrained

I think it is about ready for another try with the primer.........

[JR]

Morning Simon.

Your carpet must be choking !

There's a short part on this video on the shell, no mention of assembly or painting. but just shows the size.