Si B’s- Academy Hetzer early....

[Mini Me]

This type of Camo scheme is not for the faint of heart.

 

[Si Benson]

Mike,
Good to see you sir. That camo scheme is a brilliant suggestion.
I’m surprised no one mentioned it before....

 

[Steve Jones]

Get the needle and thread- I'm in stitches. Just gotta luv this banter. Top man

 

[Jim R]

Hi Si

Nice update. Tracks look good. That extra thin cement is good stuff. Wicks nicely into joins. Quite an aggressive glue though so care needed with tiny parts - they can just dissolve!! Guess how I know

All this talk of cake and such is gonna attract Delia S and Mary B and then the thread will really go off at a tangent.

Jim

 

[Si Benson]

Hiya Jim,
Certainly is a no nonsense glue! I was removing unwanted finger prints until quite late last night

I mentioned cake once....but I think I got away with it

 

[Si Benson]

Good evening folks,

Update imminent, but first an offering to settle the rabble....

A fresh batch of rock cakes, lovingly made by my beautiful daughter Holly (with help from Daddy of course)....

get em quick because someone is already picking them off!




Ok, that’ll keep the rabble occupied for 2 mins....update time!


Some shiny bits went on the back end, replaced the hatch handles with copper wire and drilled out the exhaust.

Been looking at some pictures and it seems academy has missed a few handles off the rear deck and the hangers for the recovery cables are missing too but they’ve included the cables. Tristar/hobbyboss did the same

Pretty sure there should be two spare track sections on the rear hull...but it may be an early/late difference? If anyone knows the difference between the two versions gives us a shout



Fender tool box was missing holes so they where drilled out...




And lastly for tonight I tackled the jack block.
Here’s the kits version..

Here’s how it should look...



Scratched some grain into the wood and managed to find a spare wing nut



So I couldn’t resist a few minor tweaks. I’ll be changing the kits string recovery cables for home made bits too in due course.
Only a few steps left on the destructions
Cheers for looking

 

[MikeC]

So! what's this then??? Cakes on offer and then in comes a mini Si and helps herself - well no custard for her .
Si, coming along in leaps and bounds, like the wood effect and the wingnut just adds that bit of class.
Cheers, Mike.

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

May be of interest @ http://www.pzfahrer.net/improve.html

 

[JR]

Very nice Si.
Well done Holly. I take it you cleaned up for her.

John .

 

[papa 695]

Nice mods Simon it’s coming along nicely

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Coming along well Si.
Ohh rock cakes.not had one of them in many a moon. I think you are just taunting me because I'm diabetic .

 

[Si Benson]

John,
You wouldn’t believe the mess we made! You ever see how good a three yr old sieves flour?.........couldn’t see the worktop under the mess when we finished.....and I think she pinched more fruit than got put in the cakes

 

[Si Benson]

Nice mods Simon it’s coming along nicely

Cheers Ian,
Sometimes just a few small changes can make the difference.

Coming along well Si.
Ohh rock cakes.not had one of them in many a moon. I think you are just taunting me because I'm diabetic .

Ralph,
I have a good friend that’s also diabetic, he always gives me the evil eye when I take homemade cakes to work, so I eat them discreetly, normally in one bite

 

[Jim R]

Hi Si
Nice additions and improvements. Mind you Holly's cakes look most yummy
Jim

 

[Steve Jones]

Great updates and terrific rock cakes. I will forward you my address so you can send me some. I will pop some pasties in the post back at yer

 

[JR]

John,
You wouldn’t believe the mess we made! You ever see how good a three yr old sieves flour?.........couldn’t see the worktop under the mess when we finished.....and I think she pinched more fruit than got put in the cakes

Seem to remember you said Holly wasn't the only one in your family who made a mess with flour !
John.

 

[minitnkr]

For discussion purposes only, rear stowage on early Hetzer. PaulE

 

[Si Benson]

For discussion purposes only, rear stowage on early Hetzer. PaulE
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Thanks Paul That just triple confirms what I though. X2 sections of spare track on the hull rear!

Gary MacKenzie kindly pointed me In the right direction already but this picture confirms again.

Thanks very much gents

 

[Si Benson]

Seem to remember you said Holly wasn't the only one in your family who made a mess with flour !
John.

Yes that’s true. Mrs B has an amazing knack of using every wooden spoon and saucepan when cooking....I’ve tried training but it normally ends with me being ushered from the kitchen

 

[Fernando N]

Late arrival here Si, just in time to miss the cakefight, neat work on the running gear and tracks.

Nice modifications too, did the kit have the mesh PE or was it AM?