What's on the Bench? 2021

[Mini Me]

SNOW. I can't believe it's snowing out now. Big glopy flakes.

It Happens.....

[The Smythe Meister]

It Happens.....

Not around these parts Rick!!.....
...... Well,not very often anyway!:sad:
Andy

[minitnkr]

I haven't covered the rocking chairs yet!

The back yard.

Out liv. rm. window

Out the front door.

[Mini Me]

Not to worry Paul, you can cover them tomorrow........from the looks of this, it will prolly be all gone by morning, if the temp don't drop. Enjoy! Rick H.

[JR]

This morning I tried to resuscitate my '80s HiFi with debatable results: turntable with new head: good; amplifier: left channel only working and more investigation needed. Maybe it's just some old cable...:face-with-head-bandage:
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Hull and turret just dry fitted. The the commander's optic is already masked with masking fluid. All the turret will be green, tools and accessories included, but the intent is to try some light chipping on the metal parts.
Tracks are vinyl (with a working turntable, what else?! :smiling6 They don't look too bad and after the mess I made with the BV 206 tracks, I'm going to refresh my skills on that material with this kit.
Andrea

Looks good Andrea, and looks like you have moved in at last ?

[JR]

I haven't covered the rocking chairs yet!
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The back yard.
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Out liv. rm. window
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Out the front door.
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That last photo is superb Paul.

[minitnkr]

Thanks Dzohn, you can see my late mums recently opened just in time for the snow.

[Tim Marlow]

Always looks good, as long as you don’t need to go anywhere in it Paul

[Mini Me]

I forgot about you "City" boys.....I never let the weather keep me from doing what I need to...........of course I might have to plow the driveway first but that's a small delay LOL:smiling: Rick H.

[Tim Marlow]

City boys….how dare you sir! I look out the back, I see fields….I look out the front….I see fields….I look out the left I see a farm, and if I look out the right I see a small row of cottages…..baint no townie me!
Trouble is Rick, in the U.K. we don’t get snow often enough for the average punter to get used to driving in it. No issues if your first out, driving on fresh snow is pretty simple. However, once the wheel spinners get on it you need to be able to drive on ice. We are also not allowed to use snow chains in most areas :worried:

[Mini Me]

Hi there "City Slicker".......I can understand your situation now. I drive on the stuff from late November to sometimes mid April. Most of the time the highway is plowed but not always. I run steel studded snow tires on my Dodge 4X4 and most of the time I keep the trans locked up in 4 Hi. Helps a lot....especially if you happen to run into what we call "Black" Ice, nasty stuff. Rick H.

[Tim Marlow]

Not even sure we can buy snow tires in the UK…..we might get half a dozen days a year like that, sometimes none at all…..get a fair bit of black ice though, especially in the ungritted areas off the main routes….

[Andy the Sheep]

Looks good Andrea, and looks like you have moved in at last ?

No, John, I'm still commuting but now I try to get a couple of hours at the bench at least 2 times per week...
We're still waiting for the electrician to complete the garage door motorization (I should have bought an old Tamiya garage door, instead... :tongue-out3: ) then it's time for a new heather (the old one is a clear and present danger to the climate :face-with-thermometer: and to our wallets :money-face. Our plan is to move there next spring.
In the meantime here are the (few) progresses: turret completed and primed.

Next is the upper hull, but I'm waiting for the CA glue to dry. I used it to fill in some small ejection marks in the rear-view mirrors (this too a first test: usually Tamiya putty is my choice, but those marks are so small that I thought to take a chance with CA).
Thank you for your interest.

Andrea

[minitnkr]

I'm old & grew up in Buffalo NY so I remember the rumble of snow chains & the later rattle of studs. My dad didn't think they were worth the trouble, but kept a set of what he called mudhooks in his wagon and his trucks just in case. These were much easier to install, took about a minute a wheel & were very effective. Snow tires were a must.

[stillp]

Not even sure we can buy snow tires in the UK…..we might get half a dozen days a year like that, sometimes none at all…..get a fair bit of black ice though, especially in the ungritted areas off the main routes….

We can certainly get winter tyres Tim.
Pete