One of the nicest I've seen, a real inspiration.
Regards
Bill

Beautiful. This is an inspiration to get back to mine.

Holy CRAP is that nice!!!!!!!

Like the humvees..finished this some time back...
The Rhino is positionable with the help of 2 custom pins. I have to admit the Slat was a B*itch to come together..more so because it's difficult to handle the beasty in the process..
I have another 2 RVs to build, one a partial scratch for a customer and another is Milo's newer kit from RealModel. Both will have Interiors from BlackDog and Dtoys...

Some pics again.. Now in weathering process and it's tough since the main coat is just boring green...



SO much for my 1-piece Slat option..had to remove because alignment was off just a tad.



scratch the wheel since legend's tire was empty..

Thanks for the comments guys!



With .005" stryrene sheet, srcib and fold... I will post a How-To over here soon as I can.

Jon... I went with Mr Muscle cleaner...found it's the best since it removes and degreases.

Anirudh...make sure you roll out the lead foil to as thin as possible..



William, thank you...I'm glad to live up to expectations!
No molds yet, but yes to the Masters..which are consolidating for later.
Right now it's about "what I can afford" so I have my $ focused in limited run kits for my BIG E Hanger Decks https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/150497#1258624

Nick, beautiful scratching as we have all come to expect from you. Hope you are making molds?
Regards
Bill

Brilliant work Nick, the stretcher looks excellent. The lead foil net is just what I need to make for my Dumvee.

Looking forward to your next update!

Brilliant work Nick! Love all the scratch work.

Some Brits swear by Acetic Acid, commonly called chip-shop Vinegar,
WArning side-effect of making you hungry!
Wine vinegar or Balsamic Vinegar won't do, though.
Same caveat as Coke, don't leave it in too long!

A club member bought himself an Ultrasonic cleaning bath thingy...

Jaw dropping work by the way...

They're pickets, and looking at the fourth photo, they look great. How did you do them? I know how I would, but since the real things are not exactly at right angles, I never really fooled with doing them.

Did some remainder scratch building.. reference from the WWP book..

Definately needed the stretcher



I noticed some planks of wood for whatever purpose....as well as..those metal v-bars attached.. (can't remember what they're called) Believe it's for fencing barb wire..






Could never remember what this is called..I know it's for hammering poles,ect into the ground.



1st attempt at the stowage belt/nets.. in real thin plastic sheet..sucked!

I tried again with tamiya masking tape,that didn't work either..
So it was back to lead sheet...come out ok.....will partially secure it over the gear ontop ..

I did a quickie before bedtime.. Last minute thing, as I forgot my Stryker had no towbar. Reference from the WWP book & the net, measured, looked through my materials and found the appropriate size tube from evergreen's rod & tube assortment. Rest was made with .020 sheet and the handle with 5mm rod. Process took about an hour.
I'll clean it up a wee bit another day.
Going to secure on the right side with the disc & wingnut from AFV's kit. secure the end with a strap.. as in pics I found..

Great as usual.

really looking forward to the conclusion of this build

Good Luck
I love the tool
Cheers
Seb

Thanks Milo!


One-Piece-Slat....




Test fit




Example of how to make your life Miserable...

Nick, Excellent job.
Miloslav

I didn't solder the Slat in the usual way advised..altogether. I drilled the individual holes at each side of the sections, and joined to eachother by plastic rod-simulating the bolts. I'll post those pics later..

Although I had initially found intimidating the numerous individual Slat pieces... after I got the hang on torching... I really have to say that I found it easier to put the Slat together as compared to some other photoetch details sets I've worked on.

I have a BATCH of Strykers in my next WIP, and I'm actually looking forward to it!

The photo is 1100 x 646...right click and "view image" if you wanna see it larger.

I used coke to clean my sink... Ok I'll try it on my PE..

Coke Cola will also clean PE, just watch what it does to a penny. IF you try this make sure you keep an eye on it, by that I mean dont put it in and forget about it.

tomato sauce

Heinz

Any particular brands for the weak acid you can recommend?

If there's any solder build up in the corner I use a square hobby file. For the residue weak acid usually does the trick.