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1/35 Hobby Boss M4 18 Ton HST, WIP, 9/26/12, Complete

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Posted by Shellback on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 11:54 AM

Mike , i hear you about having pinch ............sqeeze ..........ring out every cent !

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Posted by redleg12 on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 7:28 PM

Modeler#1 - Thanks for stopping in and I am glad you are enjoying it. Always feel free with the questions or comments around me!!

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by modeler#1 on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:09 PM

Very captivating build will definitely be following this one.

On the Bench: Nothing atm

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Posted by redleg12 on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:41 AM

Marc - Yep....sorry I did not explain the detail for the Germaholics Tongue Tied  but yes it is a canvas door set with with a clear plastic windows. Glad you liked it and thanks for the peek.

Carl - Thanks for the peek and for your comments.  What you don't see is Wasington is crying on that quarter as he is being squeezed soooo hard!! Crying

Andy - Thanks for stopping in. I like using the "saran wrap" for the soft clear plastic windows. You get a much more realistic look than rigid sheet clear.

Thanks again for the look to all

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by Shellback on Monday, August 20, 2012 4:00 PM

wing_nut

Shellback

...i dont think his turn into quarters though ...

Dunno what kind of money Mike has but seems like my quarters are turning into pennies not the other way 'roundCrying

LOL and too true ..................

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Posted by deafpanzer on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:40 PM

Very impressive work on the doors especially its windows!  Just exactly like I have seen on those vehicles or convertible cars that they were not 'clean' flat.

Andy

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Posted by wing_nut on Monday, August 20, 2012 11:23 AM

Shellback

...i dont think his turn into quarters though ...

Dunno what kind of money Mike has but seems like my quarters are turning into pennies not the other way 'roundCrying

Marc  

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Posted by Shellback on Monday, August 20, 2012 8:38 AM

Mike , looks like it was fun . Time consuming i'm sure and the results are worth it .Yes This is going to look impressive on the M4 . Toast

p.s. Marc , Wingnut , has more pennies ..............i dont think his turn into quarters though ...........probably made from brass.........Whistling

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Posted by wing_nut on Monday, August 20, 2012 6:39 AM

Mike, you the the some total of my knowledge of the subjects you builds is this... they're OD.  So when I read the bit about airplane tissue I couldn't figure out what the heck you were doing.  The soft window pushed me over the edge and into the light.  Canvas doors!  Very cool technique.

Marc  

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Posted by redleg12 on Monday, August 20, 2012 5:36 AM

Clay - Thanks for the visit. Your comment is appreciated.

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"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by vonryan on Sunday, August 19, 2012 10:35 PM

DANG Mike really great build.Yes

 

Clay

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Posted by redleg12 on Sunday, August 19, 2012 9:40 PM

Steve - Glad to add to your list....glad you liked my scale quarter!! Thanks for stopping in

Bill - That quarter started out as a penny in 1987 Wink   Hoping Washington goes from silver to paper soon!!

 As for the look of the doors, if you are going to put the doors on the M4.....the PE doors are a billion times better than the plastic ones. Or for you , the improvement is the ratio of the combined thickness of the plastic doors vs the PE doors  Stick out tongue    Thanks for the peek

Tread - Thanks for stopping in. The PE set comes with clear film. Though it is thin it is stiff. Whenever I have a soft clear window I like to use plain old "saran wrap". The real deal is usually somewhere around 30 to 40 mils thick. So using saran wrap that is about 1 to 2 mils thick is excellent for scale and because it is soft, has the correct look. If it is too loose, careful work with a hair dryer will tighten it up. Wink

Thanks for the peek

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Posted by treadwell on Sunday, August 19, 2012 7:45 PM

Hiya Mike Smile , Man that look terrific ! YesYes.. an investment in time , but so worth the finished, folded look!

Do they give you the stretchy window material or are you using saran wrap  or like a clear mono-Kote like they use on airplanes ?

Very cool buddy !Wink

treadCool

   

 

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Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, August 19, 2012 7:44 PM

Very impressive Mike...you've held on to that quarter since 1987! Big Smile Seriously, very nice job on the doors, they definitely are an improvement over the kit styrene parts and look well worth the effort you've put into them. Beer

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Posted by DUSTER on Sunday, August 19, 2012 7:44 PM

 this looks terrific; another clever technique to add to the, "Now That's What I should Do" file.

 

p.s. the model of the quarter looks especially realistic and in scale to

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

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Posted by redleg12 on Sunday, August 19, 2012 7:21 PM

This has been a long week getting my daughter back to college so the little bits of progress I kept to the doors

After coating the doors with airplane tissue, the doors were painted on one side with Vallejo OD Green. After the paint was given overnight to dry, I then using a new sharp #11 blade cut out the window areas and removed the tissue.

After the windows were cleared the other side of the doors was painted. I also painted one side of the window frames. On the unpainted side I applied contact cement. In my particular case, 3M photo mounting cement. This was done by spraying a small amount of the cement into a disposable cup and then applying the cement to the frame with a small detail cotton swab.

Once a set of frames was ready with I cut, with a new sharp #11 blade, a strip of clear stretch wrap plastic. Then I applied the stretch wrap to the frames starting on one side and working to the other while keeping the stretch wrap taught and straight. After pressing to the frames, again using the sharp #11 blade I cut around each frame and removed it from the PE sheet. Here is one of the small windows when removed.

  

Again, using the contact cement, I place a small bead on the tissue side of the window opening on the door and then applied the frame with the clear window to the door. Here is a view of the small doors with the windows applied.

Once all the windows are applied it is time to remove the doors from the PE Sheet. Here is how the sheet looks with everything installed

Once again using a sharp #11 blade I removed all the doors and the hinges. Since I intend to display with the crew compartment open, I folded the hinges and assembled the doors in the folded position using Gator Glue. Here is the finished set of doors, minus their tie down straps, but ready to mount.

As you can see in the photo, how thin the folded set is which is much closer to scale than piling all the plastic doors together, which would have been more than .080 thick, which would be way out of scale. The Eduard doors are time consuming but much closer to scale

As always all comments are welcome.

Rounds Complete!!

 

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by redleg12 on Saturday, August 18, 2012 7:59 AM

Carl - Good to see you are prepared

Marc - We are both praying to the great PE god....the god of brass, solder and glue. Hopefully we do not have to offer him a sacrifice!!

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by wing_nut on Friday, August 17, 2012 6:17 AM

PE?  Nooooooooooooo... not more PE?  Must be strong... OK... I'll watch.

Marc  

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Posted by Shellback on Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:00 AM

Got it !Yes

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Posted by redleg12 on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:09 PM

Clay - You are tooooooo kind. I will post a step by step with the doors as I go forward. Seems to be of interest to our group.

Thanks again

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by vonryan on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:59 AM

OK i really DON'T know how that PE could enhance this build it's such an AWESOME build with out it. but OMG it's looking OUTSTANDING Mike.Yes really like watching,

 

Clay  

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Posted by redleg12 on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 5:43 AM

Bill - thanks for the confidence. Patience and time are always in short supply, especially time. I'll just have to keep on chugging. Thanks for the peek.

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by wbill76 on Monday, August 13, 2012 10:50 AM

Sounds like a great plan to add some detail to those doors Mike! Looking forward to the end result, if anyone can pull off the patience for posed hinges, it's you! Beer

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Posted by redleg12 on Monday, August 13, 2012 5:26 AM

Tread - Thanks for the peek. The hard part is to come.....using the PE hinges, folding the doors so the cab is open.....patience!!

Shell - get some butter....doors will be fun!

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by Shellback on Sunday, August 12, 2012 11:43 PM

Mike , this step with the doors should be interesting .

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Posted by treadwell on Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:21 PM

Hiya Mike Big Smile

Wow I am really digging how cool the doors are going to look with the tissue for canvas/ brass frame deal.

I am sure this will look VERY realistic with this touch and can't wait to see an update on this aspect!

Very cool Yes

treadCool

   

 

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Posted by redleg12 on Sunday, August 12, 2012 6:51 PM

After installing the PE front window hinges it was time to fit up the cab and engine compartment. The ammunition compartment is just dry fit for a check.

Getting the doors ready will require some time to allow drying. The Eduard PE doors require paper for the canvas. Instead of paper, I used my favorite for canvas, aircraft (jap) tissue. Here you can see the tissue attached using landscape cement. After attaching it each side is coated to seal up the tissue and give it strength.

Back to working on all the tools and the M2.

As always all comments are welcome.

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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Posted by Shellback on Monday, August 6, 2012 11:34 PM

Ok Mike , supplies replenished  !

 

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Posted by redleg12 on Monday, August 6, 2012 11:02 PM

Bill - The best part of paint is it looks like paint!!! You can get the bit of overspray and it always fits well over details!! Thanks

Clay - Glad you are enjoying it. Thanks for the peek.

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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  • From: ohio
Posted by vonryan on Monday, August 6, 2012 10:19 PM

WOW Mike this is just a SWEET BUILD really liking eyeing this build my friend.

Clay

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