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La Factoria (Part 1)
PanzerEd
Joined: January 14, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 08:10 AM UTC
Just the building on its own looks like a masterpiece. Absolutely stunning. Cant wait to see the whole dio completed.
Brilliant
Des
Brilliant
Des
jointhepit
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 08:33 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Just the building on its own looks like a masterpiece. Absolutely stunning. Cant wait to see the whole dio completed.
Brilliant
Des
you're way to kind
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 10:10 AM UTC
Shaping up nicely PIT.
jointhepit
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 11:39 AM UTC
thank you grumpy
nighty night
Tha Pit
nighty night
Tha Pit
WingTzun
Joined: February 01, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 01:34 PM UTC
Whoa! Why on earth were you hesitant to post? It's very good. Keep showing your progress please. 
milvehfan
Joined: June 26, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 01:57 PM UTC
AWESOME JOB !, Love the building, its FANTASTIC, Cant wait to see the completed dio. Keep On Modeling !
jointhepit
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Posted: Monday, March 24, 2008 - 09:39 AM UTC
small update, managed to get at least one together, some home made scratch thingies, hooks to tighten a cover canvas at the top of the armoured structure,some pe hooks I made, attachment for the irronbar at the side, ropes and rings to hold the rearplate, and some fiddeling inside to get some things to at least look something like an interior, lousy fit,
made some weldseams with mr surfacer and some thinned glue, I'll see how good that worked once I start painting,didn't want to overdo it,but if not enough it's easier to add some then to remove some
,
well hope you like it ,you all been good to me in previous post
Greetz Tha Pit
made some weldseams with mr surfacer and some thinned glue, I'll see how good that worked once I start painting,didn't want to overdo it,but if not enough it's easier to add some then to remove some
,well hope you like it ,you all been good to me in previous post
Greetz Tha Pit
bazooka
Joined: January 03, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 04:50 AM UTC
just one word.....NUTS!!!!
this will be a stunning dio
congrats
bazooka
this will be a stunning dio
congrats
bazooka
jointhepit
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Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 06:47 AM UTC
Nuts?? coming from a german LOL
thanks,alright then enough laughing, when looking at my painted MArder I realized that the intrance to the rear fighting compartement was quit high, so in order to have a look inside they build the officers a quick stairway (I put it onb M60 rollers I had left, so they could tilt it and move it around )
and for show purposes they put a brand new Pak onto some hastly build "table" so the guests would have a nice view of the mechanics of the new piece
hope you like
Greetz
Tha Pit
LOLthanks,alright then enough laughing, when looking at my painted MArder I realized that the intrance to the rear fighting compartement was quit high, so in order to have a look inside they build the officers a quick stairway (I put it onb M60 rollers I had left, so they could tilt it and move it around
)and for show purposes they put a brand new Pak onto some hastly build "table" so the guests would have a nice view of the mechanics of the new piece
hope you like
Greetz
Tha Pit
jointhepit
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008 - 08:12 AM UTC
here comes the nutcase again
decided the kitpieces where way to thick, so I sarted on building my own upperhull,and I will be using a Pak from Avf, or Dragon witch one you guys like the most??
enough said, pics
original part
"Jig"
some inspectors
greetz Tha Pit
decided the kitpieces where way to thick, so I sarted on building my own upperhull,and I will be using a Pak from Avf, or Dragon witch one you guys like the most??
enough said, pics
original part
"Jig"
some inspectors
greetz Tha Pit
JeepLC
Joined: June 20, 2007
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008 - 09:12 AM UTC
Looking really good there. You go through way too much work! I would go for the Dragon kit myself. I like them quite a bit.
Keep it up!
-Mike
Keep it up!
-Mike
jointhepit
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008 - 10:56 AM UTC
thanks Mike, but Dml's version isn't on the Lorraine
greetz Tha Pit
greetz Tha Pit
dispatcher
Joined: November 04, 2007
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008 - 12:36 PM UTC
Well things are looking good for now. I have found some pictures of the Marder 1 in Panzers at Saumur #3. The pictures are of both inside & outside. The pictures might give you more information about the interior of the gun compartment and drivers compartment.
Joe
Joe
RoelGeutjens
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008 - 10:28 PM UTC
Whhooowwww Pit
I can only say it looks great. Where did you got the idea of making that jig? Did you have some ref pics for that? Is it only for constructing use now or are you going to place it in la factoria aswell??
The inspectors look good. I wonder were you will take this dio. You got my attention though
Grtz
I had a great laugh Sometimes it's not easy when you don't know the right words in English. "Kaderement" heb me ziek gelachen..... en ik peins dat ze chambrang ook nie verstaan. Whoehahahahaa
Pit you're the best.
I can only say it looks great. Where did you got the idea of making that jig? Did you have some ref pics for that? Is it only for constructing use now or are you going to place it in la factoria aswell??
The inspectors look good. I wonder were you will take this dio. You got my attention though
Grtz
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some windows and a door (note: door has been changed in later pics, because I forgot to have a "kaderement" for the door,( the wood where the door hangs into)
added some drainpipes (woodsticks , straw from juice, alufoli and some copperwire)
I had a great laugh
Sometimes it's not easy when you don't know the right words in English. "Kaderement" heb me ziek gelachen..... en ik peins dat ze chambrang ook nie verstaan. WhoehahahahaaPit you're the best.
AlanL
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008 - 10:57 PM UTC
Nice work so far, looking good.
Al
Al
jointhepit
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Posted: Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 05:04 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Whhooowwww Pit
I can only say it looks great. Where did you got the idea of making that jig? Did you have some ref pics for that? Is it only for constructing use now or are you going to place it in la factoria aswell??
The inspectors look good. I wonder were you will take this dio. You got my attention though
GrtzQuoted Textsome windows and a door (note: door has been changed in later pics, because I forgot to have a "kaderement" for the door,( the wood where the door hangs into)
added some drainpipes (woodsticks , straw from juice, alufoli and some copperwire)
I had a great laugh
Pit you're the best.
't es nie moeilijk, 't es gemakkelijk LOL
tieze filté, een coedde,enduiséren ....tja da frans hé
doorsills moet da zijn ...ofzoiets LOL
ok English, otherwise some people will think we're from Al-qaida
the jig,...I don't know where it came from, I had an education as Steelworker, and I figured it to be the easiest way one can weld a serie of parts , all in the same angle, so the one I made isn't historical, it's something I invented to get the right angles on the plates, µI have another jig for the front plates too, and I will have to make one for the other side, and for the back plate.
I make'm of balsawood, I bought a 'plank' (timber?) of 5mm thick , and started to cut a piece of witch I then cut into "6by4's " balken (I don't have those woody words in my dictionary
)Then I took the kitpart, and made my jig, some woodglue and some patience(in other words, I started something else
)well I'm happy people like my chaotic modeling live, encourages me to be more productive
(if ever a day had 48 hours:-)
exer
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Posted: Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 06:22 AM UTC
Nice work all round, I like the strairway and the jig for welding the armor plates together. I'm not familiar with these Marders at all can you suggest a reference as I'd like to have a go at one.
jimbrae
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Posted: Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 07:31 AM UTC
I may have something to avoid the plaster castings...I've been trying out a system involving air-drying modeling clay rolled onto plastic sheets (no warping ) and building a little tool which (theoretically) you simply press into the damp clay - to simulate stonework or even brick...
The plastic i'm using is large (1 metre X 1 metre) sheets which is sold to architectural students. I'm working to get a feature together on it...
) and building a little tool which (theoretically) you simply press into the damp clay - to simulate stonework or even brick...The plastic i'm using is large (1 metre X 1 metre) sheets which is sold to architectural students. I'm working to get a feature together on it...
jointhepit
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Posted: Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 08:17 AM UTC
thanks guys for the intrest show for my work,
Jim I'm looking forward to that artikel!
I have tried different sorts of artist clay, all saying , no to minimal wrap or schrinkage (yeah right, hope you found the good stuff
mine wrapped, was it not at first then after painting, or even some did manage to get wrapping in my displaycase
i've been trying to make casts for bricks, but it seems like inpossible (given my means) to achive a good ,continues result
as said looking forward to that artikel
greetz Tha Pit
Jim I'm looking forward to that artikel!
I have tried different sorts of artist clay, all saying , no to minimal wrap or schrinkage (yeah right, hope you found the good stuff
mine wrapped, was it not at first then after painting, or even some did manage to get wrapping in my displaycase
i've been trying to make casts for bricks, but it seems like inpossible (given my means) to achive a good ,continues result
as said looking forward to that artikel
greetz Tha Pit
spongya
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Posted: Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 09:43 AM UTC
Dude, it looks awesome.
Keep up the good work -truly a great dio.
Keep up the good work -truly a great dio.
jointhepit
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Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 09:22 AM UTC
update, made the other side of the superstructure, and the back wall, and a current state of La Factoria
Greetz Tha Pit
Greetz Tha Pit
ausboarder
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Posted: Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 12:48 AM UTC
Im sorry if someone has already asked you this but there was to many comments to read through,
what did you use for molds for the main building ?
and if you could please reply to me through a private message (save me coming back into the thread )
what did you use for molds for the main building ?
and if you could please reply to me through a private message (save me coming back into the thread
)
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