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Re: KV 1 - quick mods.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:21 pm
by blimp
Not quite TB , that turret is the current build . This one will give me a second option ( I've spotted another hull top for sale though , just what I'm looking for - my Asiatam hull is waiting . . . )
Re: KV 1 - quick mods.
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:33 am
by blimp
Trouble at 'mill , the undercoat ( Tamiya acrylic Nato green) didn't adhere completely
so in desperation I gave it a thin coat of clear gloss varnish , hoping that as it absorbed and set it would stabilise it . . . It seems to have worked . This slowed the painting down as I needed to give it 48hrs to harden properly . However , today I started adding dirt texture and initial overcoat of Hu 98 - This is when my old compressor died on me half way through
. . . flakes of rust had got under a valve - VERY quickly fixed , luckily
Phew . Here is the begining , some old dried mud , mostly around the inner hubs and on various protrubances . . .
- . . . Only rough for now , it will get the typical heavy ' forced road march ' dusting later .
Re: KV 1 - quick mods.
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:14 pm
by blimp
. . . Ooops , almost forgot to add six flanges to each return roller !
. . . On wiv da muck
. . . Now it's raining , bum , turret , tracks etc. will have to wait , WAH!
Re: KV 1 - quick mods.
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 8:35 am
by blimp
Doing the gun
. . elevator screwed onto plate , inverted and screwed onto a packing block on the roof. .
. . . the gun trunnions were also moved to the correct position . .
. . in place , measuring for new mounting tabs - the elevation slot was also raised using more styrene
. . . recoil mod underway . .
. . . the gun length can now be sorted . . .
. . . the gun will have two LED's , the front being the I.R. the 'flash' goes to the rear end ( with flats filed onto the sides to allow the I.R. wires to bypass )
I'll resite the microswitches and sort out the harness next
. .
Soon , Blimpy lad , soon . . .
