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Posted by bbrowniii on Saturday, June 11, 2011 7:39 PM

terry35

Excellent work. Keep it up, I was surprised to notice how long you left it down for but that happens to us all at one time or another.

Terry.

Thanks Terry.

I'm glad I got back to work on this one too. I got to the point where it was burning me out a bit, but now I feel pretty excited to get it wrapped up.

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Posted by terry35 on Saturday, June 11, 2011 5:47 PM

Excellent work. Keep it up, I was surprised to notice how long you left it down for but that happens to us all at one time or another.

Terry.

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Posted by bbrowniii on Friday, June 10, 2011 8:31 AM

wbill76

Good to see this one come back to the front of the bench Boyd, just don't make us wait another year for the next update and the mob will let you live. Big Smile

Bill

I'll certainly do my best. I think I can already see the glow from the torches and hear the sharpening of pitchforks...Surprise

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Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, June 9, 2011 4:19 PM

Good to see this one come back to the front of the bench Boyd, just don't make us wait another year for the next update and the mob will let you live. Big Smile

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Posted by dupes on Thursday, June 9, 2011 3:15 PM

I forgot to tell you! There's a new veterinary hospital being built right along one of my regular ride routes just outside of town...might come in handy for someone who, perhaps, is a veterinarian.

Whistling

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Posted by dupes on Thursday, June 9, 2011 3:14 PM

Boyd - I could probably even offer you a JOB.

That's sort of like a "double-dog-dare" or whatever the kids are saying these days.

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Posted by bbrowniii on Thursday, June 9, 2011 1:48 PM

tlivancso

What an leave friendly, warm hearted and politically correct CT. Ick!

That's just crazy talk.....

RIGHT!!!! Propeller

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Posted by tlivancso on Thursday, June 9, 2011 1:43 PM

What an leave friendly, warm hearted and politically correct CT. Ick!

That's just crazy talk.....

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Posted by bbrowniii on Thursday, June 9, 2011 1:41 PM

dupes

You guys need to move closer to Maine. C'mon, you know you're all tired of the traffic, congestion, people and high prices!

Let me dig up some real estate listings...

You have no idea how tempting that is...Big Smile

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Posted by dupes on Thursday, June 9, 2011 10:34 AM

You guys need to move closer to Maine. C'mon, you know you're all tired of the traffic, congestion, people and high prices!

Let me dig up some real estate listings...

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Posted by bbrowniii on Thursday, June 9, 2011 8:33 AM

Nate,

Thanks. Yup, I'm getting a little fired up about doing that scheme now that I can see the finish line.

Thom,

I'll absolutely bring it by next time we get together. Soooo, when is that gonna be? Check your PMs.

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Posted by tlivancso on Thursday, June 9, 2011 6:01 AM

Boyd,

Good to see this one back out in the light and some fine scratcherizing there, keep at it and you'll have it hammered out soon enough.

You'll have to bring it by the house next time so I can see it with the Mk1 eyeballs. Confused

Cheers

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Posted by Nachtflieger on Thursday, June 9, 2011 3:30 AM

Glad to see this one back on the front burner Boyd. I'm looking forward to seeing that winter camo scheme on it.

Nate

 

 

 

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Posted by bbrowniii on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 6:49 PM

dupes

Dude, you haven't worked on this thing in ELEVEN months??? No wonder it isn't done yet! Stick out tongue

Yup... but I'm working on it now... Stick out tongue

It'll get done... eventually.

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Posted by dupes on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 6:45 PM

Dude, you haven't worked on this thing in ELEVEN months??? No wonder it isn't done yet! Stick out tongue

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Posted by bbrowniii on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 6:08 PM

Hey guys,

Some of you may remember this project that I started a while ago... (last year... Whistling). I got a little burnt out on it and set it aside, but have pulled it down and have been puttering away at it for the last couple of days, so I thought I'd offer an update:

I want to be able to open both the driver's hatch and the engine compartment, to show off the scratchwork I did in each. The challenge is that the two hatches interfere with one another. That left me with the option of leaving them both open permanently (the Tamiya kit has a 'functioning' engine hatch, but the drivers hatch is not) or making the driver's hatch 'functional'. I chose that route.

The process is simple, really. Start with the hatch and appropriate diameter styrene rod:

Remove the kit 'hinge':

Cut new 'hinges' from heavy foil:

Super glue to the hatch:

Now, take a deep breath and pull out the dremel tool - grind off the attachment points on the hull:

Apply styrene rod:

Wrap foil hinges around rod:

Glue them back onto themselves (I'm leaving them loose to remove for painting), and you are IN BUSINESS:

Well, I hope to have some more in progress pics of this puppy soon - my goal is to wrap it up in the next couple of weeks.

You know the deal - comments of any sort are welcome. Toast

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Posted by bbrowniii on Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:28 PM

Thanks for the support Richard.  You are right about needing to have a stop button.  I think I am pretty close to pushing it on this one... pretty close, but not quite...Propeller

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Posted by rtfoe on Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:13 AM

Great stuff Boyd.

I especially like the fact that you're minimalistic with the AM stuff like PE or resin. Scratch building your own is all the fun, once addicted, you've got to have a stop button. I know what it's like. Sometimes I kid myself when I say my kit is going to be an OOB build.Smile

The drive to see it on the shelf or a GB meet helps a bit to curtail the addiction of over scratching for me.

Looking forward to the completed troop carrier.

Cheers,

Richard.

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Posted by bbrowniii on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:35 PM

Thanks for having a Coffee and checkin' in dupes!

See you on Saturday!

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Posted by dupes on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:12 PM

Holy smokes! Dude, that looks great!!! Surprise

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Posted by bbrowniii on Saturday, July 24, 2010 5:25 PM

wing_nut

Yo Boyd!  Sweet scratched details my friend.

Thanks Marc!

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Posted by wing_nut on Friday, July 23, 2010 5:42 PM

Yo Boyd!  Sweet scratched details my friend.

Marc  

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Posted by bbrowniii on Friday, July 23, 2010 3:10 PM

wbill76

 at some point you do have to draw a line but that point is often a moving target itself!

You know of what you speak, my friend!! Propeller

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Posted by bbrowniii on Friday, July 23, 2010 3:09 PM

tlivancso

Boyd,

Decisions, decisions Big Smile

 

Ain't that the truth...  Thanks for stopping by, Thom!

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Posted by wbill76 on Friday, July 23, 2010 3:08 PM

Sounds like you're suffering from a full-blown case of Advanced Modeller Syndrome (AMS)! Wink

I know exactly how you feel, at some point you do have to draw a line but that point is often a moving target itself!

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Posted by tlivancso on Friday, July 23, 2010 7:18 AM

Boyd,

Decisions, decisions Big Smile

The modeling is looking really good, keep up the scratching my friend.

Cheers, Thom

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Posted by bbrowniii on Thursday, July 22, 2010 4:01 PM

wbill76

Nice work on the added details Boyd, definitely going to add to the interest level on the interior for sure!

Thanks Bill.  The problem I am now running into is deciding when to stop.  I keep thinking, 'Well, you could probably see that, so should I try to add it...??', then I think, 'But if I do that, this thing will NEVER get done...'

 

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Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:36 AM

Nice work on the added details Boyd, definitely going to add to the interest level on the interior for sure!

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Posted by bbrowniii on Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:44 AM

redleg12

..I have not seen this scratch side of you before....

 

Hey Redleg,

You know how it is... gotta mix it up every now and again.

Thanks for coming by...

'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing' - Edmund Burke (1770 ??)

 

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