ASAD-BABIL "LION OF BABYLON" IRAQI ARMY FEB 1991

[Mithras]

Well, if those blasted measurements aren’t precise to the micrometer, then I shan’t invite you to Lord Wellington-Bodley-Smythe’s private lounge down the club. And it shall be pistols at dawn!

[HERMAN BIX]

Well, if those blasted measurements aren’t precise to the micrometer, then I shan’t invite you to Lord Wellington-Bodley-Smythe’s private lounge down the club. And it shall be pistols at dawn!

Be sure you wear the thicker codpiece then

[HERMAN BIX]

Hes one for yas..................

Went off to look for the material for the replacement side skirts this morning.
Spotlight for the Aussie locals.
Went around the place looking and feeling for something that might work.
Wife & kids in tow.
Took a few reams(thats what ,materials called I think) of black material up to a counter.

Me "May I have a very narrow strip of this stretchy vinyl please. And another of this stuff. "
Counter operator "what are you doing with it ? " I assume now shes thinking a 200mm wide strip is pretty short I suppose and would I need anything to sew it with.
Me in an instant reply " making a skirt for my tank"
Well, she shot a glance at the wife, Wife looked at me, kids burst out laughing, operator blushed, wife gave me the teapot (thats when they stand with one arm on the hip with steam coming out the top- you married guys will get that) and waited for me to explain further what that actually meant
Digging upwards furiously( out of the proverbial deep hole of ^&%$t ) I explained that its for simulated rubber guards on a plastic model.

Get out to the car, Wife "I cant believe that B&%^%$ thought you called me a Tank "' ................
To that I offered ZERO further comment

Thanks God for alcohol

[HERMAN BIX]

A good pic of the Chinese Dazzler
Note the untidy angle iron mounts.
I will replicate them as terribly as I can !


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[Mithras]

Hes one for yas..................

Went off to look for the material for the replacement side skirts this morning.
Spotlight for the Aussie locals.
Went around the place looking and feeling for something that might work.
Wife & kids in tow.
Took a few reams(thats what ,materials called I think) of black material up to a counter.

Me "May I have a very narrow strip of this stretchy vinyl please. And another of this stuff. "
Counter operator "what are you doing with it ? " I assume now shes thinking a 200mm wide strip is pretty short I suppose and would I need anything to sew it with.
Me in an instant reply " making a skirt for my tank"
Well, she shot a glance at the wife, Wife looked at me, kids burst out laughing, operator blushed, wife gave me the teapot (thats when they stand with one arm on the hip with steam coming out the top- you married guys will get that) and waited for me to explain further what that actually meant
Digging upwards furiously( out of the proverbial deep hole of ^&%$t ) I explained that its for simulated rubber guards on a plastic model.

Get out to the car, Wife "I cant believe that B&%^%$ thought you called me a Tank "' ................
To that I offered ZERO further comment

Thanks God for alcohol

Honestly, I hate it when they ask me that. They never know what the hell I'm talking about, and look at me as if I'm an idiot.

"What are you using this for?"
"I'm building terrain for a wargame."
"Doing what for what?"
"I'm building a diorama..."
"Oh. I thought only kids did those."

[HERMAN BIX]

Im calling the dazzler almost done. Still to add a cover plate for it.
Compromising extreme accuracy for a degree of RC practicality and robustness, I wound solder wire around the body using gel super glue all the way.
While not a perfect replica of the small welds around the shell in pictures, its going to be close enough and should withstand any handling or in this case, postage brutality.
I used brass channel to carry the shell, again using gel super glue to keep it in place, and brass square & channel to represent the vibration dampers on the mount.
There is a lot of gel glue in this to try to secure this feature to the turret, & I will be devastated if it doesn't even make the delivery trip
The assembly will receive welds around it using Tamiya 2 part putty , but the ultimate key is to make the thing stay on the turret.
Last thing I want is a cross Pacific journey to find when the box is opened its in need of a rebuild

Next mission is the smoke candles.

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[Meter rat]

Yes mate , 3 pegs and a LOT of glue.
Even if you drill the pegs out thevthing still needs cutting off.

Thank you. Something I will tackle when my new saw arrives.

This site is getting weird. Trying to explain to the wife why I was laughing, was interesting.
It went something like:- You have Herr Dr in suspenders, and Mr Bix in a big cod piece, and a rubber skirt.

[HERMAN BIX]

Yes mate , 3 pegs and a LOT of glue.
Even if you drill the pegs out the thing still needs cutting off.

Thank you. Something I will tackle when my new saw arrives.

This site is getting weird. Trying to explain to the wife why I was laughing, was interesting.
It went something like:- You have Herr Dr in suspenders, and Mr Bix in a big cod piece, and a rubber skirt.

Hmmmm I really didnt look at it like that !
Thell ya Wife that at least ole Herman has the legs for it

[Meter rat]

Yes mate , 3 pegs and a LOT of glue.
Even if you drill the pegs out the thing still needs cutting off.

Thank you. Something I will tackle when my new saw arrives.

This site is getting weird. Trying to explain to the wife why I was laughing, was interesting.
It went something like:- You have Herr Dr in suspenders, and Mr Bix in a big cod piece, and a rubber skirt.

Hmmmm I really didnt look at it like that !
Thell ya Wife that at least ole Herman has the legs for it

I told her. She has just gave me one of “those” looks and stalked out of the room.

Fantastic work on this.

[HERMAN BIX]

They hate a contest eh !!