My Jagdpanther

[Ecam]

Neat trick/tip!

[Stormbringer]

Thx mate
Yeh they come in various sizes depending on the connectors and some make great mushroom vents for model ships lol
I just secured them in with contact adhesive so should come out ok if need be

[Ecam]

I tend to build with stuff around the house/hobby room/garage as well. I get more satisfaction coming up with a creative solution than ordering something.

Contact cement or some times wood glue for balsa airplanes (peels/cleans up similar to hot glue).

[tankme]

I tend to build with stuff around the house/hobby room/garage as well. I get more satisfaction coming up with a creative solution than ordering something.

Contact cement or some times wood glue for balsa airplanes (peels/cleans up similar to hot glue).

I used to enjoy coming up with my own solutions, but now that I'm older my time is worth more to me than money. I guess that's because there is less time and more money. Because there is more disposable income, I tend to buy more than scratch build. No matter how I come up with the solution I'm plenty satisfied in the end.

I stopped using hot glue on anything tank related as I had it melt in the Texas heat.

[forgebear]

This arrived yesterday from Forgebear Tanks really quick dispatch
Elsa thinking Ohhh a new box thx Daddy lol
Thx Dave for answering my many questions about it

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This is it painted up and ready to swap over the electronics etc

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Just need to weather it up and matt coat it

your welcome thanks dave

[Meter rat]

Got fed up with the screw hole in the rear idlers
Had a look in my bits bobs box and found some fibre optic connector covers so used them
After painting them up and weathering them it looks a lot better

I might just nick that idea, thank you, for my Leopard.

[Meter rat]

I stopped using hot glue on anything tank related as I had it melt in the Texas heat.

Stormbringer will never have that problem.

[Stormbringer]

Got fed up with the screw hole in the rear idlers
Had a look in my bits bobs box and found some fibre optic connector covers so used them
After painting them up and weathering them it looks a lot better

I might just nick that idea, thank you, for my Leopard.

Glad im helping some one out

I stopped using hot glue on anything tank related as I had it melt in the Texas heat.

Stormbringer will never have that problem.

So very true mate

[Stormbringer]

Ok I decided to fit schurzen to it so i purchased these which duly arrived

About your JaPa, any plans adding Schürzen?
I did saw them out of aluminum with brackets out of brass.
But….if you want the easy way, on Ali Cool Bank offers a complete set of very thin, aluminum Schürzen with plastic hangers.
I do have another set from Cool Bank Schürzen on one of my Panzer IV‘s.
Nice alternative to home made stuff.

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But wasnt happy how they just hung on the runners
so i used the aluminium bits to make templates

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then thought how to mount them
i cut some 3mm square section then drilled them and temp fitted the schurzen but it was kind of skew wiff

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so abandoned that and tried 3mm square section glued to hull lengthwise

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i added little bits of 1.5mm plasticard to behind the screwholes as standoffs then drilled holes in the square section and screwed the shuzren on

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I wanted a fairly robust way of mounting them but removable if needed and not falling off when run outside
so a tidy up and paint is next step

[Ecam]

Where did you find the square drill bit?
Nice work so far, looking forward to seeing it with paint!