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Re: M1A1HA, 11/06 Update; Turret Bustle work continues.

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 4:07 am
by nexusys
BarryC wrote:Yes, turning over a $65 million corporate aircraft to the new owner causes one to be VERY detailed oriented. Even the smallest defect is unacceptable. :thumbup:

Barry
Well i guess, that part of huge responsibility is on you. YOU HAVE TO BE ONE! :haha:

Re: M1A1HA, 11/06 Update; Turret Bustle work continues.

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:46 am
by BarryC
nexusys wrote:
BarryC wrote:Yes, turning over a $65 million corporate aircraft to the new owner causes one to be VERY detailed oriented. Even the smallest defect is unacceptable. :thumbup:

Barry
Well i guess, that part of huge responsibility is on you. YOU HAVE TO BE ONE! :haha:
They were very demanding, as well they should be! "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of the low bid or schedule met."

Barry

Re: M1A1HA, 11/06 Update; Turret Bustle work continues.

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:48 am
by nexusys
BarryC wrote:
nexusys wrote:
BarryC wrote:Yes, turning over a $65 million corporate aircraft to the new owner causes one to be VERY detailed oriented. Even the smallest defect is unacceptable. :thumbup:

Barry
Well i guess, that part of huge responsibility is on you. YOU HAVE TO BE ONE! :haha:
They were very demanding, as well they should be! "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of the low bid or schedule met."

Barry

they pretty much turn you into one of those ALien Carl was referring to. So now it all make sense!

Btw, i just bought Abrams machine guns from Shapeways link you sent. only just figured it comes with all 3 of them. I thought it just one machine gun for that price. NOW THATS worth paying for! :D

Cant wait to get hold of it and inspect the print work.

Re: M1A1HA, 11/06 Update; Turret Bustle work continues.

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:02 pm
by BarryC
nexusys wrote:
BarryC wrote:
nexusys wrote: Well i guess, that part of huge responsibility is on you. YOU HAVE TO BE ONE! :haha:
They were very demanding, as well they should be! "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of the low bid or schedule met."

Barry

they pretty much turn you into one of those ALien Carl was referring to. So now it all make sense!

Btw, i just bought Abrams machine guns from Shapeways link you sent. only just figured it comes with all 3 of them. I thought it just one machine gun for that price. NOW THATS worth paying for! :D

Cant wait to get hold of it and inspect the print work.
I mainly bought the set for the M240 with the Thermal Sight but the mount for the Counter Sniper 50 cal. will be used as a pattern for a mount fabricated from brass.

Barry

Re: M1A1HA, 11/06 Update; Turret Bustle work continues.

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:45 pm
by BarryC
Hi guys,

Here are some pictures of the work on the turret and bustle thus far.

Barry

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Re: M1A1HA, 11/06 Update; Turret Bustle work continues.

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:57 pm
by BarryC
Here are a few more.

I fabricated new lids for the Stowage Boxes/Bins. The handles are from Schumo, the are marked for the Tamiya Pershing but are a near perfect match for the handles on the Abrams.

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TAFN, Thanks for looking in.
Barry

Re: M1A1HA, 11/12 Update; New pics of turret & bustle work.

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:09 pm
by nexusys
Hey Barry, with the capola, do you have to modify to fit on Heng long?

Re: M1A1HA, 11/12 Update; New pics of turret & bustle work.

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 12:30 am
by BarryC
nexusys wrote:Hey Barry, with the capola, do you have to modify to fit on Heng long?
I did not modify the cupola but I had to enlarge the opening in the HL turret about .020" and cut the notch for the key. I could have removed the key from the cupola but kept it for alignment.

Barry

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Re: M1A1HA, 11/12 Update; New pics of turret & bustle work.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:44 am
by pininy
Hi Barry,

Man, I would love to see a Video clip of how you remove those parts clean from the HL turret!!

Re: M1A1HA, 11/12 Update; New pics of turret & bustle work.

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:22 am
by BarryC
pininy wrote:Hi Barry,

Man, I would love to see a Video clip of how you remove those parts clean from the HL turret!!
Pininy,

I used a Hobby Chisel and Xacto blade as a scraper to remove the glue they used from the inside around the pins that protrude. Once the glue has been removed "usually" a couple of taps or just a good push will cause them to pop loose. For the molded on details I used the cut-off wheel on the Dremel or a Razor Saw then the Hobby Chisel and some judicious sanding. It is just a little time consuming but worth the extra effort. :thumbup:

Barry