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Post by 30sqnatc on Apr 17, 2021 19:48:21 GMT 12
Bloody cool Paul. But just wait till the Station Warrant Officer catches them standing around with arms folded and hands in pockets.  Hey there was a war on - give em some slack as they are 'war service only erks'  |
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Post by 30sqnatc on Apr 19, 2021 20:23:48 GMT 12
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Post by 30sqnatc on Apr 24, 2021 20:17:48 GMT 12
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 24, 2021 20:40:37 GMT 12
That looks like an ideal set piece for your diorama right there, posing and all!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 24, 2021 20:50:04 GMT 12
I saw the photos of that motorcycle and instantly though of your diorama Paul. Haha
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Post by 30sqnatc on May 7, 2021 20:01:25 GMT 12
Always a good day when a box arrives from Hobby Link Japan but confusion as I'm not expecting anything this big. Hmmm?  Upon opening the apparently empty box - oh there's something secured to the bottom of the box.  Ah not one kit but two, the tiny Cushman scooter and brass etch .30 and .50 cal MG ammo belts for the ground crew to load into ammo bins  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 7, 2021 20:20:43 GMT 12
I hope you did not pay the postage based on volume!
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Post by errolmartyn on May 7, 2021 23:27:00 GMT 12
Always a good day when a box arrives from Hobby Link Japan but confusion as I'm not expecting anything this big. Hmmm? fullsizeoutput_1c5c by tankienz, on Flickr Upon opening the apparently empty box - oh there's something secured to the bottom of the box. fullsizeoutput_1c5d by tankienz, on Flickr Ah not one kit but two, the tiny Cushman scooter and brass etch .30 and .50 cal MG ammo belts for the ground crew to load into ammo bins fullsizeoutput_1c5e by tankienz, on Flickr Presumably, if you had ordered, say, a 1/72nd B-52, they would have sent it to you in a dedicated 20-foot shipping container! Errol |
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Post by 30sqnatc on May 8, 2021 15:26:09 GMT 12
Yeah no container truck outside today.
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Post by 30sqnatc on May 9, 2021 20:00:20 GMT 12
For a few of weeks I've been working on a 1/48th scale Loyd Slave Battery Charger using tracks and suspensions from a pair of Tamiya Universal carriers. I need two vehicle worth as the Loyd has two twin wheel suspension bogies on each side so the first stage was cutting and splicing the tracks and suspensions.  Then making a new chassis. The Loyds were not armoured like the Universal/Bren carriers so are mounted on a modified truck chassis.  I started by trying to modify the Universal body but it did not work so a new body was scratchbuilt.  Next stage is to built the battery charging and slave system. The Loyd had a power takeoff driving 12 volt and 30 volt dynamos which charged spare batteries and could be used to start equipment via a switchboard and cables. While they were used in the Pacific by the NZ Army Tank Squadron it has been suggest else-wear on this group that they were originally ordered to start aircraft. Comparison of LP2 Carrier and Loyd.  |
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Post by 30sqnatc on Jun 20, 2021 12:27:59 GMT 12
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Post by 30sqnatc on Aug 25, 2021 21:34:57 GMT 12
Years ago Monogram included a 1/48 Celtrac tractor in their Liberator kitset so I asked on another group if anyone had on to sell. A very generous donor offered to send me one if I just refunded the postage.  As you can see it's a very basic kit with lots of work to do especially to daylight the suspension which includes scratch building all the inside wheels and widgets but apparently overall dimensions are OK. Way back in 2019 i received an M3 Celtrac High Speed tractor that was a very basic Monogram kit that needed lots of work to make a presentable replica. After many hours of drilling and filing (and letting a little blood) I have finally finished daylighting the one sided suspension sections.  The photo above the model pieces is a similar conversion undertaken by a French modeller but he didn't add the inner set of the suspension components which I am going to add. The seat has a new back and the inner side of the tracks have been built up in preparation to accept new bogies.  Then the bumper was chopped off and filled in front section has been cut out so the correct winch and PTO can be added.  |
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Post by axelford on Aug 27, 2021 9:46:48 GMT 12
I'm curious about the aircraft wrecks, I assume the state they are in is just a placeholder state? By that I mean will they be weathered more or damaged say from being bulldozed?
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Post by 30sqnatc on Aug 27, 2021 19:07:03 GMT 12
Ah yes and no. The wrecks may have only been in the dump a few days, weeks or months so not necessarily very weathered. They will be partially covered with vines and vegetation as that grows by the day in the SW Pacific. Many were in the dump due to the lack of a key spare part rather than battle or crash damage. This picture shows what I have in mind, more stripped airframes than crash damaged wrecks.  This picture looks like a dump but it is actually the RNZAF repair depot. There are numerous mentions in RNZAF histories of our trademen visiting the US forces cast off piles scrounging for usable spare parts. This may be featured in my layout.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 27, 2021 20:34:57 GMT 12
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Post by 30sqnatc on Aug 27, 2021 21:59:52 GMT 12
Thanks Dave. I had missed that version of the photo.
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Post by 30sqnatc on Sept 3, 2021 21:13:54 GMT 12
Sometimes research on the interweb can be a pleasure. Looking at what info I could find for a future RNZAF ground equipment model, it all started with picture off this website.  A workshop trailer clearly of US origin so searched website which has pages of US equipment descriptions. Now I have a name and even better a set of dimensions.  Another search using the name I found photos of both sides and the inside.   Now I just need to break out the drawing board and calculator. The workshop body got an undercoat today before I start adding windows and body lining etc. The roof is just sitting in place so don't worry about the bent walls. I'm still unsure about adding interior detail or closing it up. Perhaps I have the doors open but the sight line inside blocked off by the erks laundry drying on a line strung across the door  In reality it would be a much more powerful tractor unit but this International is all I have at the moment.  The rear with a 1/35th radio under repair. I have had no luck so far finding suitable 1/48 workshop tooling.  There's lots of drawers and cuboards in there.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 4, 2021 11:58:27 GMT 12
That looks great! One of those workshop trailers appears in the film footage I posted the other day too.
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Post by 30sqnatc on Sept 6, 2021 20:20:34 GMT 12
Thanks found the workshops. Basic paint job done now to figure our how to replicate the canvas top with the very obvious shape at the front. Also working on a set of landing wheels for the front.  |
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Post by curtiss on Sept 6, 2021 21:44:27 GMT 12
Do you have access to the wartime Aviation Ordnance Equipment Catalog _(OP 865) dated May 1944? It has a section on vehicles. Unfortunately the copy I have is hard bound so I cant scan it. I could photograph pages if there is anything in particular you need.
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