Like Mike said, that one is much simpler:I've got an old Tamiya Churchill that I'm looking forward to doing in the not too distant,do these suspension problems apply to that as well chaps?
It’s not actually that bad. The AFV Club parts fit well, they’re just a little fiddly to line up and you have to be a little careful with the glue if you want to keep them movable. As I’ve said before, I would not recommend AFV Club kits if you don’t have a fair number of models under your belt, but if you have, IMHO it’s nothing you can’t handle.you make that look easy Mike, and I’m absolutely sure it isn’t.
Come on in and sweat like the rest of us....That's confirmed then; I'm NEVER going to build a 1/35 Churchill
Jim, once you get started it becomes really easy, it is just that initial shock of trying to follow the instructions and get things lined up. That was my downfall on the first one, then I devised my own method.Sales of AFV Churchills have dropped. It does indeed look to be modelling not for the faint hearted.
Very interesting though. I suppose you don't adapt a build sequence until you have tried the kit approach and found it wanting.
Wobble,Wibble a very comprehensive guide indeed.
Haven spoken to your psychiatrist I agree with him you are truly mad.
Yours
Wobble .
If you follow Jakko or my idea for assembly, you will find it a lot easier and less of a fiddle.Got to be said, you make that look easy Mike, and I’m absolutely sure it isn’t.
Wobble,Wibble that is stunning, envy your skill in building.
Wobble.
Hi Dave,That's really taking shape now - I made the AFV Club AVRE a couple of years ago - the suspension is a bit of a trial, you only need to mess up one & the whole spring thing becomes pointless!, and unless you have individual working track links is wasted! I'm working on a 3D printed Valentine Bridgelayer, but this has stalled - the equivalent 'A' frame part is proving a pig to print & I've put it aside at the moment. I had considered the Churchill AVLB, but the one piece bridge is a bit too big to fit on my printer, without major surgery. I may tackle the ARK instead;
Are you planning to ballast the hull, so you can display it mid-deployment?
Dave
Thought you would be, chair reserved next to the tea urn....I'm in mate and loving it already.
Pick a subject nobody will ever release as a plastic kit. Like German E-series tanks. Oh, wait. Like early-war French vehicles. Hang on, wait … Like the M102 heavy tank … Crap. Like … um … I know! A Japanese superheavy tank! Yes! That’s i… wait a sec …or a company come out with a model of the one you spent months scratchbuilding
The Valentine is to 1/35 - I've blown it up from 1/56 - it's in several parts - left & right tracks, hull & the two bridge sections being the larger bits - the smalller bits include the 'A' frame being the one I'm struggling with! ( Aside from printing the gearbox to 1/19 scale - brain fade )Hi Dave,
Interesting about the Valentine, would this be to 1/35 scale? And the 'A' frame on this build still gave me trouble despite building one a couple of years ago. Got one side one the hinge, but could not work out why the other 'A' frame was twisted. Then I stopped and took a long look and realised that I was trying to fit the outside hole between the two holes on the support frame.
As for the suspension on the AFV Club Churchill, I agree it is a bit over the top, unless you want a running model. And like any other model, you struggle along trying your best not to bin the model and along come two smarta***'s and provide you with an easier way.... or a company come out with a model of the one you spent months scratchbuilding, for example Tamiya and their M113, spent weeks scratchbuilding it only for Tamiya to release theirs, and the same with the Command version, some days you just cannot win.
As for the AVLB bridge, it is so light that no weight is required.
Cheers
Mike.
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