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sassgrunt wrote:I'll bet even Malcolm Forbes doesn't own a gold tank. You should be proud.

He might ... though i think it would be too heavy to move

Glad you liked it (even though it isn't the Pzkpfw 38T) sassgrunt....I did add a little more detail to the spare bogie towers...after I took those pictures... I was looking through my junk box... and found a RC boat motor mechanism ...the end of the shaft that holds the propellers had these perfectly tapered screws... they look like bearing races... so since I couldn't find any photos of the bogie tripods... without the bogies.. I just added them to the top... hopefully I can get some photo's of that upgrade in the morning ...the angle of the sun is perfect at that time

and not to worry ERWIN AND THE STUG will be coming up soon

ALPHA

Update on ERWIN.... found she had a different outfit... so I will have to re carve the body

ALPHA

Updated the knuckles on the top of the spare bogie tripods ...had a photo of the rear one... but it was blurred... darn LCD screens



both are much clearer in this photo.. I think they look good... much better than the gaping holes from the screws that normally hold down the spare bogie

ALPHA

Aerial upgrade


file a tiny groove... or drill a tiny hole so the wire doesn't pinch... it works great

ALPHA

ALPHA wrote:Aerial upgrade


file a tiny groove... or drill a tiny hole so the wire doesn't pinch... it works great

ALPHA

Update... above before... below final phase ...the entire exhaust is now the antenna


ALPHA

Alpha I saw this post before I read your thread on moving the antennae, so I didn't realize that you soldered the whole muffler together! I thought it was one of the aftermarket upgrade parts. You do REALLY good work! -Mike

sassgrunt wrote:Alpha I saw this post before I read your thread on moving the antennae, so I didn't realize that you soldered the whole muffler together! I thought it was one of the aftermarket upgrade parts. You do REALLY good work! -Mike

Thanks Mike (sassgrunt)...what can I say.. when I'm inspired... the only thing that will hold me back is the lack of imagination and parts ... it took a lot of both..plus an added dose of patience and luck...as the connector pipes had to be repositioned three times... and if I didn't happen upon that anime gun... the end caps wouldn't look nearly as nice as they do

It just seemed like it was meant to be...a few snags... but all in all everything worked out well I think

The added advantage of using the helicopter wire like I had it before... is that even if it unwinds and drags on the ground... you will still be able to control your tank..it's super flexible... so will just drag along...just don't let it wind up in your bogies

Have a good one Mike..thanks again

ALPHA

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...(insert shark theme from JAWS ) I give you ERWIN... and TEAM "HIPPO"s STUG III
appropriately painted in HIPPO grey....Both ERWIN...and the STUGIII... ready to do battle with PRAVDA...ERWIN IN THE NEW BLUE OARAI SCHOOL uniform..and the STUG III wearing ostketten as the battle takes place in the snow



more pictures later... it started to rain

ALPHA

Alpha, your Erwin figure looks just great - especially when I look at the pictures of what it looked like when you were starting to work on it! You have some serious skills, my friend. -Mike

sassgrunt wrote:Alpha, your Erwin figure looks just great - especially when I look at the pictures of what it looked like when you were starting to work on it! You have some serious skills, my friend. -Mike

Thanks mike... one thing ERWIN did teach me.... I'm getting old .....my hands aren't as steady ...and at times I couldn't see the end of the brush ...I guess it's a reason to do this ... because I don't know how much longer I will be able to

With that said... I'll wait for a better day... today got cloudy then started to rain....so the low light doesn't do her justice ...the tank either... noticed in the photo's that she got some water spots

ALPHA