chukw Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) For reasons I'm still unsure of, I've entered a group build. The subject is a well kit by Monroe Perdu, another wonderful little 1/35 gem designed by Mr MP, Mike Bishop. I'll be interspersing these reports with my next aircraft build, which will begin with the new year- for another group build! Both contests are at Modelers Alliance, a great site aimed at all types of modeling. Random cartoon characters will appear, as Fritzi and Hannah are on break until January. Read on to meet Wendy Wehrmacht- and of course Pfennig makes his strident commentary. Enjoy! Edited June 14, 2015 by chukw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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chuck540z3 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) Very cool chuk. I look forward to your progress and as a huge fan of your builds, I just know that upcoming wing detail will be second to none. :) Edited November 22, 2010 by chuck540z3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) chukw I am SO looking forward to this build than any other....This is gonna be spectacular... Frauleine Wendy ..ooh Goody ! Edited November 22, 2010 by HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 hi! im joining the audience! bye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimE Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Got my notebook ready and my pencils are sharp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toniosky Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) I really appreciated your Me410 build, will read ur posts just like a good book ! Edited November 23, 2010 by toniosky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robw_uk Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 oohhh a new chuck build... am in til the end (more tips needed pls) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Modelmkr Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Chuk, what the hell!? What's with all the natural light through the big picture window? Don't you know you're supposed to be holed up in a corner of the basement with nothing but a 25 watt bare incandescent bulb to work by going half-blind in the process? Booo, unfair advantage! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Many thanks, fellas- and cheers! Here's some more, squeezed into the burgeoning holiday season. Ho!, Ho! Ho! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 More fantastic In-Progress work Chuck. I love the extra touches you do. Looking forward to more. Take care of that finger Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Thanks, STORM- it's just a flesh wound! ;D Somehow, my last post didn't make it in. Here, out of order is part 2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robw_uk Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 gorgeous work as always Chuck... ouch on the finger.... looking forward to progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arseny Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Wah Wah Wee Wah!! Very nice! Learning so much from your in-progress threads! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) wow Chuck! Cant wait to see this. Nice to see the ladies (and I guess Phenning too) make an appearance. Edited December 6, 2010 by Shawn M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) Entertaining as always. But....(there's always a but, isn't there?) unless Kübels are different from the later bugs (and the '64 Squareback I used to drive), the rear suspension only had a CV joint at the inboard end of the axle. The wheel was always perpendicular to the axle as it bounced up and down, the wheels angled top-out with the suspension unloaded and angled tops-in when compressed. That feature didn't improve their handling any, either. *edit* Looking at the parts, I can see the rear suspension is different, the Kübel has geared rear hubs. I withdraw the above, it may not be accurate but, looking at this picture from Wiki, it still may be true. Kübelwagen with unloaded suspension Edited December 6, 2010 by Grey Ghost 531 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 Thanks, guys! This is a fun little departure from my norm- but I'll be starting my 1/48 Ju388 in January, so stay tuned. Grey Ghost, I suspected that the wheels would have some inverse cant, but can't for the life of me figure out which of the joints besides the inner axle would flex. The axle-to-wheel joint is rigid- I have photographic proof, so that leaves the rear torsion bar-to-swing arm joint (dubious) or the inner torsion bar anchor joint (also dubious). Did the swing arm torque? This is a poser. I can cheat the angle- and will- but I'd like to know how this thing worked. I guess I'm just that kind of guy! Many thanks for the heads-up and the link- cheers! More to come, my friends! chuk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Thanks, guys! This is a fun little departure from my norm- but I'll be starting my 1/48 Ju388 in January, so stay tuned. Grey Ghost, I suspected that the wheels would have some inverse cant, but can't for the life of me figure out which of the joints besides the inner axle would flex. The axle-to-wheel joint is rigid- I have photographic proof, so that leaves the rear torsion bar-to-swing arm joint (dubious) or the inner torsion bar anchor joint (also dubious). Did the swing arm torque? This is a poser. I can cheat the angle- and will- but I'd like to know how this thing worked. I guess I'm just that kind of guy! Many thanks for the heads-up and the link- cheers! More to come, my friends! chuk I was trying to figure it out too, the front of the trailing arm has a spline fit to the torsion bar which rides in a tube. It's not a tight fit in the tube so it could bend some in that plane, but I don't think it would be enough. If the trailing arm's aft end was in a collar on the end of the axle-back of the hub, the hub could twist in relation to the trailing arm, I just don't remember how that went together on my squareback. I did have the torsion bars out once, too. That's how you adjust the ride height in the back and the guy I bought it from had it set way too low. The torsion bar had splines on both ends, but each end had a different number of splines. That way you had fairly fine adjustment in ride height, you'd go up one on the inside (center frame) and down one on the outside (trailing arm) and the difference between the two was less than either spline alone. I see you have acid flux in the background of one of the pictures, make sure you clean that stuff out real well, it's not meant for metal as thin as P/E. If you've got any trapped inside that neato battery box, it's going to eat its way out after a while. Acid core solder was banned from the workshop where I did circuit board soldering, it's meant for plumbing. Your ice cube trick for the burn is right on, cool that baby off fast enough and you'll avoid a lot of the tissue damage. My mom used to grab her earlobe with her burned finger. She didn't know why, it's just what her mom taught her. The blood flow in the earlobe might draw away the heat? Dunno, but she swore by it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 It's nice to have the week between Christmas and New Year's off- time to model! My lovely wife puts up a lot from me this way- although I did steam clean a lot of our carpets today... Take it away, Wendy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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JMan Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 WOW, I don't even know what to say. This is some amazing work. I can't even imagine what I would do with all of the stuff you have for this kit. You have me so interested in this WIP that I will follow this one until the day you put it in the "Display Case" forum. Thanks for showing this! Jeremy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Fantastic Chuk. It's always a pleasure viewing the progress reports from "the Front". Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brewer Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Subscribed to yet another of Chuk's threads! I can never get enough! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Obant Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Oh goody - been away for a while so was delighted to find another Chuk project to drool over .. can't wait for more. Belated Happy New Year to all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Thank you, gentlemen, thank you! I'm interspersing this build with my Ju388- it's a 1/35 week for me- and Wendy Wehrmacht! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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