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Tom B.
Heyo all! I have not really posted anything about this particular project yet, even though is has been holding me up for quite a bit of time now...
As modellers, our hobby naturally includes a lot of problem-solving and some challenges and maybe I should not be complaining, but it felt like this particular project trew a bunch of sticks and stones in my path:
Firstly, the resin Humber Scout Car was abit of a challenge with all the sanding and cutting that comes with these types of kit... apparently taking the place of the instructions, which I did not get any of. With a bit of research however, it was overall ok to build.
Secondly, the Roden Panzerwerfer has rubber tracks which I knew were too short beforehand. Thus I first bought a 3D printed replacement running-gear from FC Modeltrend. That piece however turned out to be an example of how not to do 3D-printed products: it sat on the plate without any angle and was a single piecewith two tracks, the suspension and some chassis-parts... how does one support such a print? Apparently not correctly, as the supports along the side-details of the wheels and suspension parts were partially "molten" into the details which in the end prevented me from using this piece. If you have a micro-drill, calm hands and a lot of time, one could "carve out" the supports and reinstate the details, I suppose... For me, switching to a Modelltrans-set (one piece running gear for each side) was the order of the day. It is not perfectlycast either, but after some adjustment, I made it fit the Roden kit. Using the PE-set and doing the interior took a lot of time as well, but that was largely fine.
As said, maybe I am complaining too much and in that case do take these notes as a simple report on the difficulties experienced so far in this project... rant is over 👍

Guy Rump
Looking good. 👍

Lukas Muller
Good job Tom 👍!

Pepe
Woooooow!!!!

Alec K
Looks great so far! I certainly appreciate your report as it highlights challenges one can encounter: so rant away 🙂 👍

Tom B.
Appreciate your interest mates 👍 maybe I´m able to get the groundwork ready to paint with some additional scatter and some static grass

gorby
With the problems you encountered I'm surprised it looks as good as it does.

Tom B.
Finished pictures are now up as well!

Alec K
Very well done Tom 👍

Guy Rump
Great job. 👍

Alec K
Great start! Taking a seat 👍

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Thomas Kolb
This Fulcrum looks great! Keep it coming! Did you find out what was the reason for the problem with your airbrush? Have you tried replacing the silicone seals in the nozzle? If they leak in even just a very small amount of air, everything goes wrong.

Cristian A
Good morning Thomas!

Thanks, I hope I will finish the Aggressor Mig-29 over the following days, it has a very nice decal design.

The airbrush problem was complicated, it was initially clogged (I'm blaming Humbrol acrylics for that, I always take good care of the airbrush and clean it after each spray) and while trying to clean the nozzle with a needle I enlarged the nozzle head bu mistake. I changed the nozzle and needle and the airbrush sprays beautifully now, decided on using Tamiya/MRP and Vallejo paints for the new projects.

To get to the root cause of the problem I still need to use the old needle in the new nozzle and the old nozzle with the nee needle, as a needle can be bended without easily noticing.

Nicolas
Nice progress so far, following.

Cristian A
Thanks Nicolas, welcome!

Oliver
Watching!

Alexandru Gabriel
O macheta reusita✅🦾

Cristian A
mersi Alex !!

Guy Rump
Very nice build. 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Following

Dave Flitton
Watching!!

Sergej I
Me too 🙂

Guy Rump
Me as well. 🙂