An interesting commission - KV220
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Re: An interesting commission - KV220
Made a start on the cut and shut
It was very tricky to get everything to line up in the right place, I had to cut pieces diagonally to get things in the ight place - lots of fun!
One more cut to put in a spacer and then it's down o lining it all up and fastening it together
Alwyn
It was very tricky to get everything to line up in the right place, I had to cut pieces diagonally to get things in the ight place - lots of fun!
One more cut to put in a spacer and then it's down o lining it all up and fastening it together
Alwyn
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Re: An interesting commission - KV220
Nice start!
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Re: An interesting commission - KV220
Armchair all ready with cushions, full screen on, let the entertainment begin.
Tiger 1 Late
Panther G
King Tiger
M36 B1
Panther G
King Tiger
M36 B1
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Re: An interesting commission - KV220
Phew what a jigsaw. It took 6 attempts to correctly scale the blueprints, but once done correctly then the jigsaw came together
All I have to do now is trim all the pieces, glue it all together, and reinforce it. This tank must have been just about impossible to drive it was so long and thin, and I believe they had lots of engine problems, I can see why!
Alwyn
All I have to do now is trim all the pieces, glue it all together, and reinforce it. This tank must have been just about impossible to drive it was so long and thin, and I believe they had lots of engine problems, I can see why!
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Re: An interesting commission - KV220
You could have been stretching Limos, Alwyn, on an alternative career path ..
A question: how do to print and marry your blueprints together? Do you have a printer that can handle 'B' sizes as well as 'A' ? Mind you, A1 would probably do the job, and I imagine the job you'll do here will also be A1
A question: how do to print and marry your blueprints together? Do you have a printer that can handle 'B' sizes as well as 'A' ? Mind you, A1 would probably do the job, and I imagine the job you'll do here will also be A1
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Re: An interesting commission - KV220
Looking forwards to this.
Why did you need the diagonal cut at the front, but a straight cut further back? A T10 is on my list and the KV hulls should work for that too.
Why did you need the diagonal cut at the front, but a straight cut further back? A T10 is on my list and the KV hulls should work for that too.
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Re: An interesting commission - KV220
Hi Guys thanks for the interest. Regarding the blueprints I use Microsoft PC Paint to slice the blueprint into the different views, and then using the Paint print options to increase/decrease the size of the print until it matches the size of the KV1 chassis, Paint creates a multi-page print where necessary to account for the percentage increase/decrease. I then print on A4 and sellotape the pages together.
Rob the diagonal cut was forced because the suspension stop and the suspension mount on the kv220 overlap, so diagonal was the only way to get a straight cut, normally I prefer a vertical cut as it's easier to get the sides to line up.
Alwyn
Rob the diagonal cut was forced because the suspension stop and the suspension mount on the kv220 overlap, so diagonal was the only way to get a straight cut, normally I prefer a vertical cut as it's easier to get the sides to line up.
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Re: An interesting commission - KV220
And Humpty is back together again
but still with a lot of tidying up and reinforcing to do
Alwyn
but still with a lot of tidying up and reinforcing to do
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Re: An interesting commission - KV220
Another very cool and unique build, Alwyn; I'm very impressed with the diagonal cuts to lengthen the chassis.
It looks like the turret is fairly slab-sided, do you think you'll fabricate it from styrene sheet or 3D print it? Like Iain said, it does look like a cut-down KV-2 turret, I'd be interested to see how the footprints compare.
It looks like the turret is fairly slab-sided, do you think you'll fabricate it from styrene sheet or 3D print it? Like Iain said, it does look like a cut-down KV-2 turret, I'd be interested to see how the footprints compare.