Thanks Carl. $4 isn't too bad for the barrel.

Looks Great ... didn't get much bench time this week ... getting stuff packed for camping trip this weekend ... Boy Scout camp out ... likely have some time on Sunday ... working on texture detail and applied grey primer paint upper hull ... lots of P.E. details - Voyager Set ... Armor86

Coming along Deafpanzer - lots of details, I'm starting the P.E. stuff on Sunday - going with son on a boy scout camp out  ... have not had a lot of bench time - working on surface texture detail ... Armor86

Hasen , ok , guess there were too many wing_nuts on here yesterday .............sorry Marc .

Eric , yeah , it would be nice if you could get more time to be here .

Here's the link for bow m.g. 34 . These are at AK interactive .

http://www.ak-interactive-usa.com/product-35B38.html

Here's the barrel replacement for the turret mounted m.g. 34

http://www.ak-interactive-usa.com/product-35B39.html

Here's the pics of them .

Bow m.g. 34 .......RB35B38

Turret ring mounted t.c.'s  m.g. 34 .......RB 35B39

Ok thanks Hasenpfeffer. I thought that price was too low.

Andy - Thanks, man! And believe me, you did very well to pay only $12 for the two Aber MG34s. From what I remember that's about half of what they go for. (Why I am so reluctant to buy them!)

Carl - I think what you percieve to be a wing nut is actually the gun cradle. It's folded downward from it's normal position. I did add some hex nuts that I had lying around... two at that attachment bracket and two where the main mount would attach to the swivel base. You have to look really close since they are light gray (and tiny). That's why I tried to post some pseudo macro shots.

Eric - Don't get too excited about paying $2 for sweet looking RB MG34s. (Note my convo w/Gamera earlier.) RB only makes the coaxial version which is pretty much the very tip of the barrel. They are ~$2 and still make a cool addition... but a far cry from that super sweet Aber barrel Andy has for his ball mounted MG.

What's the link Carl?

Great work everyone. I wish I could get home earlier to get something built, but I'm too tired. 

Yup , those are different from the Rb's . Those RB' mg 34's are $2 on AK's site .

Guys- I just remembered that I took picture of the MG barrel in its wrapping along with other aftermarkets earlier so here's the picture I posted earlier.  Hasen was correct that it is not from RB but its Aber.  I probably brought it at a local model show because I still see the price sticker on it.  And I can't believe I paid $12 just for two barrels unless it was on sale... shopping spree can be dangerous you can say.  

Hasen , and them little things are expensive ! Only place i can find them micro drills is at Micro Mark .Your detail on the MG rack looks great .

Gamera ,Aha ! I thought i heard a metal barrel in the background of  your post ...............

Marc , ok , maybe tomorrow i do that .....if i have time ........i'll check my schedule ...........

Andy , thanks, i may not run a cable thru the hangers on this .

Hasenpfeffer

Andy - Great job on the PE. Those bends are way more crisp than I seem to achieve. Are you sure that's a RB Models MG34? I'm not sure they make the (armored) tank version. Maybe Aber or Armorscale? I really like the detail it adds... It's gonna be gut check time since that little MG would likely cost as much as my main gun. 

Hasen- First of all stunning work on the turret cupola!  

My brain is fried right now and I am not sure if I actually used a RB barrel for the MG34.  I will look into it when I return home from Orlando.  In the past nearly all of my barrels are from RB because they are cheaper and easier to find.  

Carl- Like what you are doing with the steel cable.  Can't wait to see the result... 

wing_nut

Andy.... OMG... All that... PE.... it's like an apparition coming back to haunt me from the grave.  (runs off screaming into the night... well... early afternoon)

LMAO!  You should be happy... every time I was about to call it quit but I REMIND myself about Marc or Tony's builds!!!  Your fault... LOL

Carl, a few SBS pics is never a bad thing.

Well the kit did come with a turned metal gun barrel for the 88.

That looks great HP- love what you've got there!

Yep, Carl, tell me about it. I broke #71 by setting the pin vice down a little too hard... KIA.

I understand completely Gamera. I've tried so many time to just build OOB. I always end up adding something. The last Pz III I built I ended up doing one side OOB and the other with whatever left over odd & ends I could find just to see the difference... LOL. Anyway, I couldn't leave well enough alone... and added more detail to the AA MG mount. I think I'm happy wih it now. I also couldn't stand the 1st try at the commander direct sight, so I made a new one of those too. What was that about a "Dark Side"?

Gamera , your easing into it . Today a fender .tomorrow a gun barrel ...............

Carl: Lol, I did rip off the skirts and replace the front fenders with aluminum sheet so I could ding them up. And I think I'm going to try your technique with the eraser to ding up the engine deck screens. Other than that outta-da-box then

Marc , glad you like Yup , i just couldnt come up with anything clever ...well , not printable anyway .

SMJ , ok .i did go back over some of the deeper cuts already . The next time i do something with a cast hull or turret i'll use this method again .

Hassen , i cant work with out my micro drill bits anymore . Sure is irratating  when one of them little things breaks .......

Gamera , you sure about building OOB ? So much fun adding this and that to a kit .................

If you guys want me to post some pics of the Marc...........wingnut making method i can do that .

Sorry dave, i didn't realise you were talking about the hull mounted guns. Your right, RB don't do the barrels for the hull mounted guns, from what i can find.

Hey Bish - The MG34 barrels you reference (35B38) are coax. They are not nearly as long or detailed as the barrel Andy has. So, if Armorscale doesn't make their own barrels, then they must get them from some other manufacturer (MG34/armored jacket)?? Anyway, makes sense since using the Armorscale instructions for my main gun (RB) worked so very well.

Dave

Dave, RB do make tank MG barrels, the MG 34's are item number 35B 38. Armourscale don't actually make barrels. They use the RB barrels. They package them as their own and often add resin mantlets.

Heck yeah! So much awesome stuff on this thread I'm really feeling inadequate....

What the hey, I said I was going to build her straight-outta-da-box and that's what I'm gonna do!!!  

Hey Carl - Cool wing nuts. I may have to employ this method as I've already lost 1 or 2 from my build. This is also the first build with my mini drill - don't know how I got on before. You can really do some cool stuff just by making holes, eh?

Mike/TB379 - I'm really digging the look of that cat's stripes!

Andy - Great job on the PE. Those bends are way more crisp than I seem to achieve. Are you sure that's a RB Models MG34? I'm not sure they make the (armored) tank version. Maybe Aber or Armorscale? I really like the detail it adds... It's gonna be gut check time since that little MG would likely cost as much as my main gun. 

Quickie update from Sunday evening: AA MG mount. Added some detail. Of course, now that I have the thing attached I can think of a few more cool things to make it even better. Don't know if I'll go for dismanteling this one, but will keep the lessons learned in mind for the future.

Dave

Shellback

SMJ , I was thinking of Marc ...wing_nut.........when i wrote that post but i couldnt come up with anything sarcastic

That is hilarious...LMFAO!!!

Shellback

I agree that the texturing is a bit exaggerated .i'm still going back over it and toning it done . In those pics i buffed the surface to give it a sheen to show the surface texture better ...................still , it needs to be more realistic .

Shellback: NOooooooooooooo   Don't misunderstand...I think the "extra" texture is GOOD!!!  At risk of bringing up a controversial topic I think in order to depict an effect when reduced 35X we NEED to exaggerate/ take a bit of artistic licensce...personally, I like the bondo as is.

Here's where the wing nuts will be used  , the rack that holds the gun cleanining rods . I cut off the cables and drilled out the holes in the rack and the end of the rods .

Thinking of me and couldn't come up with any sarcasm?  You're slipping there my friend.  Those "me" things     you made are pretty darn sierra hotel.  You may consider that one officially "stolen"

Andy.... OMG... All that... PE.... it's like an apparition coming back to haunt me from the grave.  (runs off screaming into the night... well... early afternoon)

But wow guys... The work is this build.  Just wow.

SMJ , I was thinking of Marc ...wing_nut.........when i wrote that post but i couldnt come up with anything sarcastic  . I'm not sure if the p.e. wouldnt adhere due to its being stainless ...i have fairly good luck with p.e. made of brass sticking well . So you crumpled your grills in your fingers ? Brave man !

I agree that the texturing is a bit exaggerated .i'm still going back over it and toning it done . In those pics i buffed the surface to give it a sheen to show the surface texture better ...................still , it needs to be more realistic .

deafpanzer

 

Bish- Glad I am not alone!  I noticed if you bend the PE few times it looses its strength quickly so I have to be very careful to do it once not to over bend.  Clasps are very fragile too.  So far I personally prefer Royal Model and Aber with thicket brass.  But Voyager was the only set available for early Tiger I and it was much cheaper too.  

JOE RIX

Colonel - Got you covered in thoughts and prayers. Godspeed. Joe

Hope she gets well fast. Take care.

Carl: sctratched wingnuts?