3rd SS Aufklarungs Bttln. Operation Barbarossa, June 24, 1941

the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Sunday, February 10, 2008 12:08 PM

razorboy wrote:
the doog wrote:

Awesome, man!
I'm doing the same motorcycle rightnow--I'm "stealing" your ideas there for cables and such...

Looks very cool!

Thanks, and by all means "steal" them! The good thing about using the monofilament fishing line is that it reacts really well to the "plastic weld" type of chemical adhesives...welds right onto wherever you want it....drill a small hole there first where you plan to attach it, put a drop into the hole, let it melt for a minute and stick in the "cable" those have been welded in place for over 20 years and are as "in place" as ever.
razorboy
www.lufftiger.com

Really?! That's a cool tip to know! Thanks for that hint!

Reply

razorboy

Member since
October 2007
From: Willow Oaks Compound / Model Bunker

Posted by razorboy on Sunday, February 10, 2008 8:12 AM

the doog wrote:

Awesome, man!
I'm doing the same motorcycle rightnow--I'm "stealing" your ideas there for cables and such...

Looks very cool!

Thanks, and by all means "steal" them! The good thing about using the monofilament fishing line is that it reacts really well to the "plastic weld" type of chemical adhesives...welds right onto wherever you want it....drill a small hole there first where you plan to attach it, put a drop into the hole, let it melt for a minute and stick in the "cable" those have been welded in place for over 20 years and are as "in place" as ever.

razorboy

www.lufftiger.com

http://www.razorboyminiatures.com/

Reply

the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Saturday, February 9, 2008 9:59 PM

Awesome, man!

I'm doing the same motorcycle rightnow--I'm "stealing" your ideas there for cables and such...

Looks very cool!

Reply

dostacos

Member since
December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:05 PM

looks great, I like the bonus pics too

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

Reply

razorboy

Member since
October 2007
From: Willow Oaks Compound / Model Bunker

Posted by razorboy on Saturday, February 9, 2008 4:23 PM

Sorry, don't know about shutter speed, exposure and such but took two more pics anyway...hope these reveal more of the "Scratch" in my "Built".

I'll even throw in 2 bonus pics of a scene I call "Panzerjager-Man vs. Machine"

Thanks,

razorboy

more of my stuff at www.LufttigerModels.com

http://www.razorboyminiatures.com/

Reply

dostacos

Member since
December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Saturday, February 9, 2008 1:01 AM

try to shoot with a smaller apature {f16 instead of f2.8 as an example} and a slower speed will get more depth of field on the pictures,

if it is a point and shoot, it might help if you get farther away from the model

I say this because I cannot see the scratch add ons you did and I would like to....

Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!

Reply

razorboy

Member since
October 2007
From: Willow Oaks Compound / Model Bunker

3rd SS Aufklarungs Bttln. Operation Barbarossa, June 24, 1941

Posted by razorboy on Friday, February 8, 2008 11:23 PM

Small vignette I built a while back with a Tamiya BMWR75 and stock Italeri figure. Scratchbuilt accessories on Motorcycle include clutch, brake, and acceclerator cables made from 2lb. monofilament fishing line. Transmission linkage made from stretched sprue and clutch and brake handles made from shaved sprue. Groundwork is celluclay, woodland scenics and broom straw from an ornamental broom. Please forgive the picture clarity, new camera. Comments?