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| Creosotewind, Image # 16987 | 16 Mar 10 10:33 |
Still steerable. I ain't broke it yet playing with it. Without the copper tube and brass pieces, I don't imagine that these built kits would last too long in a kid's hands.But seeing that four of these kits I own were only partially built when I bought them, I'll bet most of these kits were never completed in the first place. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 16986 | 16 Mar 10 10:29 |
I was suprised to see how big the real gun is.There's a picture on the web of a Bofor being towed by a pickup truck. The gun is about half again as long as the truck. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 16985 | 16 Mar 10 10:27 |
No, I didn't just flop the image. It actually steers! |
| Creosotewind, Image # 16984 | 16 Mar 10 10:26 |
Details of the turning mechanism for the trailer. I pretty much followed the stinkin' directions (as my wife tells me) but substituted copper tube and brass jewelry pieces for the wood parts. I figured it would be much sturdier that way. |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 16471 | 20 Feb 10 07:01 |
| Thanks, everyone. John, I figured the same thing about the graphite. Frwyflyer, if you look closely at the tire, there is a circle drawn at the base of the grooves. I used a circle template to define the bottom edges. And Poppy, I tried several different files, the round seems to work best. Thanks again for the comments. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 16471 | 20 Feb 10 05:24 |
| Perhaps a square jewelers file to cut grooves? The marks are perfect! |
| frwyflyer, Comment for image # 16471 | 19 Feb 10 11:25 |
| VERY NICE ! You have a very nice touch to keep the groves the same length and depth. NICE |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 16471 | 19 Feb 10 11:10 |
| The things we do for love! Pencil lead is graphite a lubricant. Your senses did not deceive you. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 16475 | 19 Feb 10 10:25 |
These are some other wheels I made or found. Metal washers on bolts worked well but then cut into the aluminum. The white wheel worked well. It is a roller from a sliding shower door. Almost there, but not quite yet. I think I have a better solution and will post a bit later. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 16474 | 19 Feb 10 10:22 |
For the spent shell evac slide, they give you some plastic tubing that you need to dunk in hot water and form to shape. And then cut to size. Seemed to risky for me to play with fire and water. I tested making one out of aluminum and this wheel, which is aluminum rod and cardboard disks. As a first step it worked out fine. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 16473 | 19 Feb 10 10:19 |
One side completed. 72 grooves per side. Only 504 more grooves to cut. I may want to finish one and cast it in resin. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 16471 | 19 Feb 10 10:19 |
| Super duper! |
| Creosotewind, Image # 16472 | 19 Feb 10 10:18 |
Kit tire (tyre), template, rat-tail jeweler's file and the worked-on tire. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 16471 | 19 Feb 10 10:16 |
The tires look ok as supplied, but need the side grooves added. The instructions state, "For added detail, wheel may be notched at corners of tread as partially indicated on full scale drawing." They don't say how to do it. So I made this template and, using a spindle, set it over the tire (or tyre, for you folks across the pond) and mark loctions using a pencil lead. Ink shows up better, but the lead seams to file smoother. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 16470 | 19 Feb 10 10:12 |
A little tweaking yet. The tow bar should rest at the horizontal. Just some trimming of the wood. |
| FLYBOYZ, Comment for image # 16328 | 08 Feb 10 14:58 |
| Fantastic!I notice the diffent tire patterns as on the real one.Love the gunners seat well it all looks perfect. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 16328 | 08 Feb 10 14:11 |
| Remarkable details! Master craftsmanship. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 16328 | 08 Feb 10 12:46 |
| Beautious...love guns! |
| frwyflyer, Comment for image # 16328 | 08 Feb 10 10:08 |
| Beautiful work!! It is amazing!! |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 16307 | 08 Feb 10 09:40 |
| If you don't do that when the cannon is fired, the whole thing will roll backwards. You know, Newton's Third Law of Physics or something like that. At least, that's what happens in the movie "1941". |
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