frosty's ersatz m10 progress report UPDATE

Sounds good!

Sometimes it's actually kinda fun to be kinda sick...
Did you put on a movie or two also... Kelly's Heroes?

Ron.

Hope ya feel better!
Odaiji ni!

Sounds good Frosty. Get well soon.

Sounds all very good...

Frosty, hope this finds you doing better... Good to hear you made some progress, can't wait to see some pictures.

God Bless
Kenneth

thanx, folks !
still feeling like death warmed over, unfortunately...
early 2 bed tonite 4 sure !
maybe i can summon up enough energy 2 do the exhaust assembly ?
LOL at myself !!
frosty

Glad to hear your making progress Frosty, hope you feel better soon.

hope you feel better soon there frosty!!

Get well Frosty girl. Can't wait to see some pictures of your model.
mark956

Keep this up frosty and you'll have to brag on the Resolutions thread about getting one thing off your list.

Looking forward to seeing the pics Frosty ... get well soon.

Frosty,
you get an awful lot done for a girl on her deathbed !! [:0]
if you were not sick over the weekend, i would suspect you were playing hooky to get more time on your build!!

looking forward to some pics, and i hope you are feeling up to par soon!

ed.

Well Done frosty! That's more than I coulda done with the flu! Get well soon and I look forward to seeing pics.

Speaking of which, I have new pics of my BMP build for you. I'm about two-thirds done!

wow frosty, you must have been sick. You typed your post with complete words rather than the frosty shorthand. Although I think you were just looking for an excuse to stay in and build all weekend.....

Hope you feel better, and lets see the finished project. BTW, you still owe us a pic of your completed Pink Panther don't you?

Mike

Get to feeling better Frosty. Look forward to the pics.

Sounds like good progress to me, Frosty. Keep it up and please show pics the next time around.

Good to read up on the progress made Frosty.....

Hope you get well soon!

Hey folks !
first, a great big THANX for all the 'get well' wishes !
feeling a bit better today... otherwise nothing 2 report. i had 2 look after my sibs last nite, mom was out at a meeting so i did bedtime stories & lights out. fun, but no modeling time 'cause i went to bed soon after !

Ron P:
no Kelly's Heroes, but i did watch a documentary on Pearl Harbor on the History Channel. lotsa planes & ships, very little armor...
i felt strangely unsatisfied, for some reason...

Cassibill:
i'll just b happy if i can cross 1 item off the list ! (but only if it turns out well,
a girl has 2 have some standards, rite ?)

Duke Maddog:
looking forward 2 more BMP pix, ur doing a great job with a kit that seems 2 have its issues... fight on, comrade !

Mike:
LOL !!!
as 4 me wanting 2 stay in bed, i'd rather have been out snowboarding...
missed some excellent powder, majorly bummed !
and i have some updated shots of the pink Panther, it's about 85 to 90% done, still want 2 add radio antenna & spare trax stowage bracket up front & need 2 do final coats of paint & weathering...
will upload as soon as i get 2 'puter w/ usb port again !

best wishes 2 all, & happy modeling !

frosty

The lady's perogative:she gets to be as picky as she wants.

QUOTE: Originally posted by cassibill The lady's perogative:she gets to be as picky as she wants.

I thought that was a rule, not a perogative!!

Glad to hear you're feeling a little better Frosty! Looking forward to seeing the pics when you can get them posted!

Eric

Its not a rule Eric think about how many guys here are married

Frosty.

Maybe you became a little too Frosty this time. Hope you're feeling better now. At least you didn't get frostbite, that really would impinge on your building time! Looking forward to some pics.

update:
first, i'm feeling much better now, and thanks yet again 4 the get well wishes !
second, a huge THANK YOU for Domi 4 taking the time to send me that info on the ersatz. it will really help with the next phase of the project, when i do the turret add-on armor plates... i'm still dreading those compound angles !
i did some work last nite, mostly to the rear :
added the blanking to top of rear deck
added the little trapezoid wedges to fill in the sides so that the false back plate will be just about vertical instead of having the characteristic slope
i was looking at my differential covers & i think i need 2 do a little more
sanding just to make 'em more symmetrical, but they really turned out better than i expected.
sorry 2 post w/o pix...
frosty

Frosty,
ARRRGH!
you lured me in under false pretenses!
i thought there would be pictures!
:-)

sounds like you are moving ahead rapidly.
keep it up.
ed.

OK, here's the report from the shop...

added more putty to the joint between the false glacis & half-round
cut & added the little hatch that covers the machine gun
cut templates for the turret armor sides
put together the main gun

i've been having a little battle w/ the side skirts...
first time they were thin enough, but too long & i couldn't file the thin sheet styrene in place so i pulled 'em off
( they were just tacked on, no big...)

then i used some strip styrene... perfect length but too thick in cross section and the trax wouldn't fit inside the sponsons... not to mention that the skirts now were parallel 2 the slope of the hull instead of plumb
so i pulled 'em off again

last nite i redid the styrene strip mounts 4 the side skirts & cut a template 4 the skirts themselves... but i'm still not totally happy.

the main problem is the front end of the skirts, it curves down below the main horizontal edge so i can't just use a piece of strip exactly the rite height... i'm having trouble getting the curved lower edge smooth & the main horizontal lower edge cut evenly.

i think the template will help, but i'm open 2 any suggestions !

frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by wildwilliam Frosty, ARRRGH! you lured me in under false pretenses! i thought there would be pictures! :-) sounds like you are moving ahead rapidly. keep it up. ed.

LOL!!!
sorry, i don't mean 2 b a teaser...
and 2 make it worse, i changed the heading before adding the latest update...
i hope i can get pix up next week; there's only 1 'puter in my personal orbit with a usb port, & i'm hoping 2 get on it next tues. or wed. if all goes well ( the luck of the draw, first come first serve on terminals...)
my apologies again !
bad frosty

hi folks !
i'm kinda bummed that nobody had any ideas re: side skirts... oh well...
did some more work on the ersatz last weekend :
sanding the turret top & glacis/bow plate join
recut flat hatch 'cause i couldn't find the one i cut before...
added hinge detail 2 hatch
scratchbuilt exhaust pipes from brass tube
painted trax, road wheels, idler wheels & drive sprockets dk. green
painted lower hull dk. yellow
found the package of stirrup steps i lost
(need 2 add a step 2 bow plate at some point)

i'm hoping 2 upload some pix tomorrow, really !
does anyone know if RonUSMC's gallery is working again, or should i try 2 post on the dedicated site ?
i'm gonna need help posting pix, most likely, if i need 2 post 2 the cronuswarp site....
sorry, i'm majorly IT-challenged...

frosty

Frosty,

good to see that the project is advancing. Re. Ron's gallery, I uploaded pics yesterday, by loggin in on page 2 or 3, rather than from page 1, where there's some kind of bug...

About the skirts, don't worry too much, I too sometimes have to start a scratch part several times over..! If you fail, give it another day and try again. Sometimes it's all it takes!

I'd like to help with ideas on the skirts but unfortunately I need a visual reference. I know how it is when parts don't fit well.

Looking forward to seeing your updated photos, and congrats on your progress. You are tackling a job I would be afraid to try. Fight on!