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wasili Community Member
Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Posts: 58
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:40 pm Post subject: 1/12 APC |
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Hey folks,
I started building a 1/12th APC a few weeks back and have been posting updates of the build on the RPF. Thought people here might find it interesting.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=78939
Cheers,
Wasili |
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Space Jockey Community Member
Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 559 Location: East Tennessee
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:55 am Post subject: |
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Incredible work! Already it's looking fantastic!
Thanks for the heads-up!
-SJ |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Great job Wasili (loved your Tintin's rocket)!! |
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 951 Location: In my office playing golf, pouring drinks, making deals.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great! what material is that??? _________________ ______________________________________
"Did you really destroy the ENTIRE shipment?"
www.alienthemovie.blogspot.com |
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wasili Community Member
Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Posts: 58
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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Thanx guys for the kind words.
The tintinrocket was fun to do.
Oh, and "Jtparker", i build mainly in 2mm thick styrene sheet, and the blockmaterial is renshape/chemiwood/cibatool (different name in most countries).
Actually i forgot to mention in tonights update on the RPF that i ordered a polyurethane rubber for casting real rubber wheels. Should have it latest on wednesday. Now all i need to finish, is a proto wheel .. pics of that soon..
Cheers,
Wasili |
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wasili Community Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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Hey guys, i just updated the thread over at the rpf with some pics of the turrets.
Have a nice weekend.
Cheers,
Wasili |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the update...looking mighty good |
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wasili Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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joberg wrote: | Thanks for the update...looking mighty good |
Thanx Joberg. This is incredibly fun to build, and that certainly helps
Just updated the thread with the new left/right side nose and the driver's door.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=78939&page=3
Keep them rolling.
Cheers,
Wasili |
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 951 Location: In my office playing golf, pouring drinks, making deals.
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Great model and a great amount of hard work.
Why not post it here for everone to see rather than the RPF _________________ ______________________________________
"Did you really destroy the ENTIRE shipment?"
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wasili Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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jtparker wrote: | Great model and a great amount of hard work.
Why not post it here for everone to see rather than the RPF |
Was thinking just the same thing today. Here goes, summary of the current status on the build, in pics:
turret parts
new nose left/right side
drivers door closeup
body with old styrene sides on nose
More to come this week. My schedule is to have at least some parts in silicone this week. Started building the mold jacket for the upper body, ordered an extra batch of silicone rubber. Although i have the necessary polyurethane rubber for casting rubber wheels, i haven't had time yet to test them.
Cheerioh,
Wasili |
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Gaff87 Community Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1727 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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Too cool! |
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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That is very cool...the parts are clean, excellent work !!! _________________ ______________________________________
"Did you really destroy the ENTIRE shipment?"
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, lookin' mighty good! One of my favourite vehicle |
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wasili Community Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:19 am Post subject: |
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Thanx for the kind words guys. I'm doing more and more details, so it's coming along nicely.
I'll post more tonight.
Cheers,
Wasili |
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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 2724 Location: FRANCE
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Everybody here knows I'm not a huge ALIENS fan but WOW, your work is beautiful and impressive, LOVE IT !!!
Can't wait to see your next updates...
BRAVO !!!
Fred _________________ THE FUTURE IS A THING OF THE PAST |
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wasili Community Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Your enthusiasm is much appreciated.. Thanx..
Now that each section is getting ready, it's becoming more fun.
Update:
I finished the left side, in between the wheels. This is were the engine service hatches and exhausts were. Did the research, cut the parts and put them together.
Inserts for lower exhaust. This is placed behind the holes in the part, so it becomes deeper. The ridges allow for positioning of the custom etched grilles and an extra ridge over that.
Overall view minus the top panel.
Overall view with top panel in place. The top panel will be machined from both the front and back, from styrene, for each kit. The back then allows for perfect placing of etchings and parts like the propeller.
Did the wheel hub. The outer edge has two ridges instead of one. Haven't seen anyone do that yet. As accurate as i can. I kept the parts seperate so i could play with the depth of the parts in relation to each other. Difficult to make out in the pics, but the middle ridge has an elliptical profile, the outer one a circular one.
And the parts put together. This will hit silicone tomorrow, allow with the first other small parts.
Cheers,
Wasili
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 951 Location: In my office playing golf, pouring drinks, making deals.
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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WOW!!!!
THOSE WHEELS ARE LOOKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
just perfect...I cannot wait to see the progress on this thing.... GOOD JOB! _________________ ______________________________________
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:09 am Post subject: |
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Very good job! This APC is gonna kick a$$ |
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wasili Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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Thanx Joberg, Jt,
Jt, that's the enthusiasm that brings a big smile to my face.
Update:
Machined the inside of the nose corners, so they would become lighter, and would easily fit the existing styrene frame. Machined the sidelights and door outline. Here's the inside view
Outside view.
Outside view with door in place. The dooropening is 1.5mm offset. On the back of the door is a piece of styrene that fits perfectly inside the dooropening. The kit will have a seperate door with working hinges, so you can play around with it of you want. No interior though.
Some of the details for the engine service hatches. The boxes fit behind the holes in the larger panel in the picture. The left box has a fan (not present yet), which is not dead center, it's lower. The hub of the fan is in between the boxes, and fits a hole in the box. The two tiny brass pieces are the start of the hinges of the drivers door.
Next to that on wednesday i have the etchings and the drytransfers for the enitre run going out to my suppliers, and will have them back monday or tuesday. Also wednesday the new 3d file for the tyres (and some of the greeblies on the rear deck) goes out to be sla'ed (stereolithographed). Back on monday. Was making that out of seperate pieces, but was a pain to finish.
The build is going very fast now. Tomorrow sees the main access door, greeblies on top of the nose, the frame in front of the main light and the start of the armor blocks on the top.
I'll be posting in the For sale section from tomorrow with an introduction to the kit, parts breakdown, price and whatever other info that might be useful.
Cheers,
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent Wasili, it's sure is a thing of beauty! |
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