Great scratch building and thank you for the useful howtos! Lots to learn here!

Cheers!
Stefan

Pedro, I must sincerely thank you for a superb and informative thread. You rpresentation and pictures are extremely impressive and would make a magnificent Feature article. I have been watching and wait in anticipation for further additions.

Cheers and thanks,
Jan

Thanks for the comment. I continue with a new step.

MAKING RIVETS.

Although I explained this method in other post, I think it is convenient to show in this link too, so, all the techniques will be in the same article.

Method 1









Method 2









Final result in the engine, final step and front axis.



You can see in this link, another interesting step explained by panzeralexander.

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/170776&page=1

MAKING WHEELS

To make wheels, I will use the method explained in the step 5 (making circles). It is more difficult than make a circle, but the results are great. We began our wheel by the outside part and we shall always finish in the internal part.

Adjusting the internal hoop to the wheel

Adjusting the internal part of the wheel

Front and rear wheel.


The progress in my model.



to be continue.....

This is another excellent and inspiring scratchbuild. I would find this daunting in any scale. Great tips and looking forward to seeing this completed.

Thanks Kent.

The rear wheel ready to make resin copies.



Regards.

Hey Pedro, only one word comes to mind with your ability to build and share, awsome. Thanks for sharing your tech's with us.

I agree with Bob

Thanks a milion for the tips!

Pedro,

Could you explain your method for cutting out the pie sections in creating the rear wheel? Because the spokes came out so even and straight.

Thanks for your helpful and informative step by step build.
-Eddy

Thanks Bob, Mauro and Eddy for your words.

to make the wheel is very easy Eddy.

Only one picture. I have printed the spokes and I have glued to they over plastic.


Regards.

Pedro,

Thanks so much for clearing that little mystery up for me with the photos and steps taken to create the wheel. Pedro, it's very much appreciated!

-Eddy

First al all, my support to Japan.

To make models in scratch, it is very important to konw how to make resin copies. Sometimes, I use a homemade vacuum pump (old pump used in a workshop cars) but in this step, we will make the resin copies without pump.



I will not explain how we can make molds because there is an excellent Steve Sherman's article in this link:
https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/469&page=1
However, I will explain how can to make easy copies in our houses.

The most important thing. We are working with dangerous products, so we must to use the convenient protections.

We can use a simple or a double mold, although now, I do not use spouts in my double molds.



MAKING RESIN COPIES

Simple mold

First, we pour a little resin in the mold and we move this with a pointer in order to avoid the bubbles



Second, we flatten the mold with our fingers, so we remove all the bubbles.



Third, with the mold flattened, we remove the buble in the spout and fill with resin.
Fourth, we loosen our fingers and all the resin will fill the mold.



Double mold

First, we pour the exact resin in the two parts of the mold and we move this with a pointer in order to avoid the bubbles.



Second, we wait that the resin begin to dry.



Third, we join the two parts of the mold and we pressed with our fingers. The rest of the resin will go out by the overflows



Final resin copies



This step in my model. Wheels almost finished.



Regards.

To be continue....

You're killing me with your scratchbuilding here, this is great stuff!

I have the hardest time trying to make something with precise dimensions, such as a spoked wheel. For whatever reason my dimensions are never quite correct, nor is the spacing even, despite checking things over and over again. Sad thing is I can draw this stuff out just fine, I just can't transfer it into 3 dimensional forms...

Thanks Jeremy.

Sometimes, I have problems with my models too. If you want, you can to propose something and we can to make a little step by step

Some progress in my model.
Rear wheels.



Regards. Pedro

Pedro,

What can I say but repeat what others have stated, simply astounding! Even with your excellent step by step instructions and your generous and detailed explanations I will be fortunate if I come away learning even 10% of what you have shown. I'll continue to watch this build with interest and thanks again for sharing this with us.

Cheers,
Jan

Hi Pedro. Thanks for posting. I'll definetely start my own simple casting .

P.A.

I most likely won't have any time to scratchbuild until this summer, but if your offer still stands I will take you up on it.

Again to repeat what others have said, WOW.

Thanks for sharing.

I look forward to more.

Bill

Ya Pedro....ditto along with everyone else, your scratchbuilding skills are amazing and the breakdowns of the steps are perfect and concise, love it!
thanks , dR3W

Great work impeccable
Cheers
Blackwater

Pedro,

Yes, yes, yes! Will be doing my first cast resin part soon and your step by step process for casting parts most definitely will come in handy. Looks so easy too! Can't wait to give it a try! Thanks so much!!!

-Eddy

Thanks to all for the comments. Your words are a great help for me.

Jeremy, my offer always will be open.
Eddy, I hope you have enough with this pictures. If is necesary I can to take more.

More progress.


Regards, Pedro

I've always wondered what a paper model is. Thanks Pedro for clearing this up with your masterful build.

Thank you Pedro that is most generous of you, and your build is coming along wonderfully

I will look for some good plans for some of the vehicles I am interested and see if I can find something reasonable to start with by this summer. In the meantime I will continue to follow your build with great interest

Hey Pedro....
Incredible works there and very useful hints......Very well done....

Pedro,

Today I will be in the process of creating my first master for making resin copies. It is a wavy exhaust shroud used on the T-34's (an unarmored and design variation made by one of the subcontractors for the tanks being produced by the No. 183 factory). I will post a photo here when I have it completed along with the resin castings if you don't mind? It will be a simple mold, my first!

Your your masters and resin castings are so clean and detailed. Your vehicle is coming along so beautifully and you make it look so easy!

Thanks for the inspiration,
-Eddy