M4A4 Sherman VC Firefly, Halinski 1:25 - Page 6

**Vinalssergio155** · #51 09-14-2019, 10:56 AM

Your work is magnificent Igor. I love the attention you pay to every detail.
Sergio

**Boris** · #52 09-14-2019, 03:05 PM

Wow... Your skill amazes me. Way to go Igor
These solder wires are great help in our hobby. If your tubing shouldn't move or twist, this wires are wonderful solution.

**romanmodels** · #53 09-14-2019, 03:30 PM

nice work Igor

**alzictorini** · #54 09-15-2019, 01:54 AM

Omg, that donk looks like the real thing.

Outstanding detail, watching with interest.

Good work buddy

**Igor** · #55 09-15-2019, 04:07 AM

Thank you again. Your feedback gives me motivation in this complex model

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boris

Wow... Your skill amazes me. Way to go Igor
These solder wires are great help in our hobby. If your tubing shouldn't move or twist, this wires are wonderful solution.

Exactly. And also, if it doesn't need to cary any weight.
Shaping is so easy, and you can even cut endings with knife, to give it strait flat end. There is also option for knife shaping. Really great material to work with.

**Abir Merlin** · #56 09-15-2019, 05:23 AM

Igor,
Excellent work, you have very good eyes and for small details!

**Igor** · #57 09-16-2019, 05:35 AM

Thank you Abir Merlin
In a matter of fact I use head magnifying glass, from the begining of this model. Such amount of little parts requires it.

**FRD** · #58 09-16-2019, 05:55 AM

Absolutely amazing!...

**Igor** · #59 09-20-2019, 11:53 AM

Thank you FRD

It's time for more scratch build, so i continue with tubes and wires.

Started to assemble sleeves with wires from spark plugs to distributors and ignition coils.
First, I imitated spark plugs, as on live version they stand out well

Then I turned to sleeves with wires. Here I worked hard, because I had to work twice.

At first I decided to use the comrade method from another forum - to pierce with syringe needle an wire insulation and pull through a thin wire.
It imitated the live version well. I spent time and patience on this, but
when I dry feeted it on place, I realized that banding the wire and adjusting the size will be a difficult operation.
In addition, paint did not want to lie on the copper wire, no matter what.

I had to abandon this method and pick a different one, all over again.
But I just cut all the ends of the wire on sides of insulation and left it inside.
This gave me the opportunity to bend and leave the insulation in the right shape.
Then I glued all five sleeves into place and began to attach solder wiring one by one.
This was more convenient, though it took more time.
And this is the result

**asaf** · #60 09-20-2019, 12:23 PM

Very impressive Igor ,
looking forward to more progress.