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| Subject: | [Chapter] Hull Assembly |  |
| Date: | Jul 3, 2008 |
| From: | Paul A. Owen | |
Hull Assembly
I have assembled the main hull pieces. They went together without any problem and the hull is quite solid. The fenders are integrally moulded (sort of) with a major hull part. I usually cut off integrally moulded fenders and either thin them out or replace them with scratch-built or after-market photo-etched items. For this model I decided to thin out the kit fenders.
There are several weld beads that need to be added. They are shown in the assembled hull drawing in Panzer Tracts 2-2, page 23. I thought I'd try Tamiya Epoxy Putty (Quick Type) this time.
To make the welds I just mix up a small amount of the putty and "force" a small strip into the corner of the weld. I used a special tool made of a plastic fork. The putty does not stick to the material that the fork is made from. I also texture the putty with this tool.
I found that I sometimes ruined previous welds with my fingers as I worked on new welds. So I decided to divide the work over several evenings. When the putty sets I will clean it up and make any repairs.
I also damaged my louvers while adding the welds, so I carefully removed them. I'll fix them back when the remaining welds are added. |
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 | [BLOG] Building Luchs #41 of the 4th Pz.Div. - Paul A. Owen - Jun 28, 2008 |
| . . . [Chapter] Rear-most Cooling Air Exhaust Louvers - Paul A. Owen - Jun 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Rear-most Cooling Air Exhaust Louvers - Step 1 [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Jun 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Rear-most Cooling Air Exhaust Louvers - Step 1 - Stan Phillips - Jun 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelf - Paul A. Owen - Jun 30, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Rear-most Cooling Air Exhaust Louvers - Step 2 [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Jun 30, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Rear-most Cooling Air Exhaust Louvers - Step 2.5 [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Jun 30, 2008 |
| . . . [Chapter] Hull Assembly - Paul A. Owen - Jul 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Weld Bead detail #1 [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Jul 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Weld Bead detail #2 [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Jul 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Great weld beads. - Edward Hall - Jul 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Secret fork - Paul A. Owen - Jul 5, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Secret fork - Edward Hall - Jul 5, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great welds - John Yarosh - Jul 6, 2008 |
| . . . [Chapter] Lower Hull Spaced Armour - Paul A. Owen - Jul 13, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Lower Hull Spaced Armour - Top view [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Jul 13, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Lower Hull Spaced Armour - Bottom view [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Jul 13, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Lower Hull Spaced Armour - Tasca kit part [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Jul 13, 2008 |
| . . . [Chapter] Fenders - Paul A. Owen - Jul 19, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Fenders - Bottom view [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Jul 19, 2008 |
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