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Offline Rich H

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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #15 on: 12 April 2016, 12:56:14 PM »
Quote from: Cpl Overby on 12 April 2016, 08:33:44 AM
Glad you like it......
Like your work as well :)

Thanks but it's not quite up to your quality!  Mine is a bit more rough and ready.

I particularly like the attention to detail on the plate cut lines and I can appreciate how hard it is to get curves like that turret and cast front piece right!
Interesting idea to fill with resin my tanks are always hollow but resin would certainly make them tougher.

Cheers
Rich
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #16 on: 12 April 2016, 01:50:40 PM »
Quote from: Rich H on 12 April 2016, 12:56:14 PM
Thanks but it's not quite up to your quality!  Mine is a bit more rough and ready.

I particularly like the attention to detail on the plate cut lines and I can appreciate how hard it is to get curves like that turret and cast front piece right!
Interesting idea to fill with resin my tanks are always hollow but resin would certainly make them tougher.

Cheers
Rich

still...even if it is a bit rough, it can "cleaned up" :)
I was Jonesing for a Boarhound, till I learned what scale it is. :(

you say that is 1/56 scale, is that for 28mm gaming?

as for the detail on the armor plate.......
I am an Army Trained welder, we had to cut Armor Plate a lot,
so doing this only looked right to me. :)
No matter how much I work on the "curves" they never look right to me.
So at some point I have to say....enough is enough, and Drive On.
Yeah, I fill with resin because of the work I do on the parts,
if the were to stay hollow...... I might accidentally crush one while working on it.
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #17 on: 12 April 2016, 09:38:52 PM »
Yes 28mm. I wish we played in a smaller scale as everything is cheaper! 
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #18 on: 12 April 2016, 11:10:14 PM »
Quote from: Rich H on 12 April 2016, 09:38:52 PM
Yes 28mm. I wish we played in a smaller scale as everything is cheaper! 

you could start the push............
just start bringing 20mm items to the games.
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #19 on: 13 April 2016, 10:13:06 PM »
Too late ive got too much 28mm. 
Started moderns in 20mm and napoleonics in 15mm.  Next will be something in 6mm...
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #20 on: 14 April 2016, 09:27:38 AM »
I decided to tackle the front hatches



I decided that I want to follow the example set by ESCI on their Tiger II
I want these two parts



So I shallow poured one of my molds, sand it thin, and surgically removed these sections



I then grafted them to my hatch plate.



in order for the hatches to sit "flat",
I took my dremel tool and grinded away one corner on each hatch
( I should note here also that I added a piece f .010 sheet styrene
to the top of the hatches to keep them from falling in all the time)



from underneath you can see how well the fit



next I needed the pegs to act as "pivots" for the hatches.



and here is how they look inplace



I hope these com out ok when I mold them
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #21 on: 14 April 2016, 10:25:50 AM »
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #22 on: 14 April 2016, 12:58:11 PM »
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #23 on: 15 April 2016, 02:39:38 AM »
OK, a few people have said they cannot grasp the size of the pieces I am working on.
Does this help?

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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #24 on: 15 April 2016, 05:22:47 AM »
love your work  :-*
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #25 on: 16 April 2016, 10:46:23 AM »
Quote from: Slayer on 15 April 2016, 05:22:47 AM
love your work  :-*

Many Thanks.... Glad you love it :)
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Offline Cpl Overby

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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #26 on: 21 April 2016, 12:50:22 PM »
the more I handled the turret,
the more the chances grew that I would somehow screw it up,
or drop it, or something.
so I molded it and cast it in resin to be used throughout the final building of the model.













back to work :)
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #27 on: 21 April 2016, 01:14:28 PM »
I thing of beauty.
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #28 on: 21 April 2016, 03:54:40 PM »
Quote from: von Lucky on 21 April 2016, 01:14:28 PM
I thing of beauty.

Yes.....the casting "texture" on the nose piece came out beautiful
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Re: VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
« Reply #29 on: 26 April 2016, 11:10:59 AM »
OK......things are getting closer now :)















Itching to finish this one :)
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