Nothing is as much fun

[kentyler]

as starting a new model

i decided i'd better start on my stash of haliniski models
("before the eyes go" as my brother would say)

let's start with a simpler one

i thought of several diorama possibilitie

and then chanced on a video on youtube of a tank being restored

aha! I'll do it as a tank restorer's workshop

after poking around a little i decided to try laser cut tracks (new for me)
and a metal barrel, both from gpm

i have a book on the panzer II and ordered one on the wespe

so i'll have to get a base cut and start figuring out what should be in the "workshop"... maybe an overhead hoist ?

[rickstef]

Modelik has a field crane

https://modelik.pl/1001-fries-p-485.html?cPath=24_66


Maybe this is an option

Rick

[kentyler]

Good idea, i think i want to have this be inside a builing though, i'm going to use the tank restore videos from aberdeen proving ground as a guide

[modelperry]

The Modelik overhead crane may still provide a good basis for an indoor mounted one that can move back and forth within the building. Just a thought.



greg

[KCStephens]

Ken,
Modelik's gantry crane is a challenging model. If you choose to build it, be prepared to roll lots and lots of paper tubes.
It would be a great subject for a diorama - I'd love to see it with a turret suspended in midair.
Have Fun!

[kentyler]

if i were building it i'd use a lot of bamboo "pipe"

some more setup pictures

some images of the "tank roller", its colorful and would make a good common thread for these builds
starting the hull, you build the hull then cover the sides, i like the idea of presenting the hull in primer red
i just have to figure out how to make some really small rivits now

[VinceM]

Originally Posted by kentyler

if i were building it i'd use a lot of bamboo "pipe"

some more setup pictures

some images of the "tank roller", its colorful and would make a good common thread for these builds
starting the hull, you build the hull then cover the sides, i like the idea of presenting the hull in primer red
i just have to figure out how to make some really small rivits now

This is a really neat concept. In the pictures, is that a radial engine from a Sherman tank??

[kentyler]

the video is about restoring a sherman

[kentyler]

on the hull

i'm not sure if the inner partitions were permantly fastened to the hull or not, i'm waiting for my new reference book to arrive
i'm trying to decide if i should put a shot hole thru one side in the front so I can have one of my tank restorers be in the process of welding it up

[kentyler]

rivits, rivits
first you roll a cylinder of clay
then you cut off bits and roll them round between your fingers
you control the size of the resulting balls by varying the amount you cut off the cylinder
then you bake them
then you cut them in half
they're not as perfect as store bought, but you can make whatever size you want
using the bottom of the hull to mark the cutouts
have to leave a little edge around each cutout because they all have to bolt to the hull
one problem is the bottom and sides are way to thick for scale
ususally i try to have the hull dimensions be to scale... but to complicated to make the necessary changes here
so we'll just go on