PT-91 Twardy 1:16 GPM

[Johnny]

Originally Posted by romanmodels

Good work johnny

thanks a lot David!

[Johnny]

Hello modellers!!

Update on the P91

Making of the upper rollers.
First the drawing.
The roller is made of 27 parts all in all with nuts and bolts included


I made the base plate for the roller first. Then cutted all parts ready.
Added some disks and nuts on the plates to make a more realistic look.


So lets get started with the rollers
I hope you dont mind going in details on how I do it...maybe you do it otherwise then me, but here are my ways of doing it
I always start with painting the edges..and since im colorblind it a challenge . I have to take the model with me to the colorstore to have the colors scanned
and then make colors out of that. works fine, but minimum quantity is 0,5 liter of paint..so you can imagine I have A LOT of paint at home


After painting the edges, I do some preshaping of the part. Placing the strip in my hand and use a wooden dowel to shape it by rolling it on the part until I have the desired shape.


I roll it so the edges of the cirkle overlap


Then I glue the edges together.


Next is to put the disc in. I put in the front side first, the fit has to be tight, so a bit of sanding is often required.
I found a picture of the real roller,and I could see I had to add some details to it

[Johnny]

Next is the inner part.
This part is 6mm in diameter.
First shaping with a 2mm copper rod


Roll it so the edges overlap. Then glue the edges together.


Then press the disks in and glue.
The rollers are finished with nuts and bolts, ready for paint.


Placed on the 1:1 drawing


Then I glued it to the tank...maybe not very wise since im sure to break it off when handling the model when the build continues


Next will be the base and suspension for the roadwheels.
In the meantime..say hello to Franz krupp He is the driver of this tank!
Im not very good in figure painting as you might see, but when he is finished painted im sure he will look good enough for me


So until next time...stay sharp!!

[elliott]

Great detail work Johnny. Thanks for the mini-tutorial!

[Johnny]

Thanks Elliott!!

Small update...
I worked 2 evenings for theese parts..
Watching Tv and having a good time preparing parts after a long days work feels good!!

The base structure to the suspension arms placed on the 1:1 drawing


The finished one...Going to check if I can find an image of the real part and maybe pimp it up a bit


So here are the result of two evenings work...


So until next time...stay sharp!!

[Johnny]

Not much of an update...but making suspension parts
Lot of parts, step by step towards the finish line



Until next time....stay sharp

[hirondelle]

Piles of tank parts. Good times

[southwestforests]

Originally Posted by Johnny

In the meantime..say hello to Franz krupp

Hi Franz! And be nice to Johnny, after all, he's got the courage to give this beast a go.

[Johnny]

Hi guys!!

Continuing in a slow pace....

Making roadwheels...here are the parts for one wheel


Putting together


Suspension in place


So until next time...stay sharp!!

[Tim Crowe]

That's a lot of parts per wheel

Underside looks good too

Tim