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Checker plate
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Checker plate
Does anyone Know or has seen 1/16 and 1/10 scale Checker plate in any form, Styrene or PE etc any help is greatly appreciated
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- tanks_for_the_memory
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Re: Checker plate
I recently went looking for 1/16 'checker plate' for my Stug III.
Part of the problem I had was knowing what to call it - and then what to call the particular pattern I was after.
I did discover a lot of sources on line - companies like Slaters and Evergreen - but these were all either the wrong scale (too small) or wrong pattern. Most are made for railway modellers.
However, eventually I found exactly what I was looking for:
In Europe:
http://www.axels-modellbau-shop.de/kata ... at&x=2&y=7
In the US:
http://www.artistichobbies.com/proddeta ... prod=ABE03
Part of the problem I had was knowing what to call it - and then what to call the particular pattern I was after.
I did discover a lot of sources on line - companies like Slaters and Evergreen - but these were all either the wrong scale (too small) or wrong pattern. Most are made for railway modellers.
However, eventually I found exactly what I was looking for:
In Europe:
http://www.axels-modellbau-shop.de/kata ... at&x=2&y=7
In the US:
http://www.artistichobbies.com/proddeta ... prod=ABE03
My Mid-Production Normandy Tiger 1 build thread: http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... =22&t=8350
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Re: Checker plate
what exactly is this ? some sort of measuring device ?
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- jarndice
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Re: Checker plate
Peddinghaus do checker/tread plate decals in all patterns in 1/16 in sheets, being Peddinghaus take care when applying. shaun
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- NickDonitz
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Re: Checker plate
Tip time..... if you get PE check plate pour some silicon cold cure or hot cure on it, when set peel it off then get some epoxy put a thin layer on the silicon then place it on the model and when dry peel the silicon off and repeat for as much check plate as you like for next to no cost, you can cut the silicon to fit round shapes etc Its in my Famo build if you want to check it out
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Re: Checker plate
Nick I think that comes under the heading of Genius, it pretty much changes my attitude to the work I do on the hull of a Tank from now on, Thank you. shaun
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Re: Checker plate
Just sussed out a link to my Famo build that shows the method in practice its about halfway down the page
http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... 23&t=11575
http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... 23&t=11575
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