BMW R75 with sidecar ESCI in 1/9 scale

[Siara]

Thanks a lot for good words Wink!
I didnt know you were gonna like this project, as this is purely submarine forum, but if you still didnt kick my thread out i will update you all on this build.

I completed the roofs frame. It required lot of scratch building, as Aber didnt include all of the parts in the set. Eventually i go there, and surprise, surprise the roof works!

[Rokket]

It's a very cool project, and you always do a brilliant job, anice combo of great skill and imagination!

And we're expanding to more, we love uboats and subs, but there's a lot out there, there's no reason we can't include everything one day.

[Siara]

Heres few pics of the progress made.
I made the new axe head from resin, and reworked the handle.
Clamps are from Aber, and some scratch building.



The clamps work to allow me to paint the tools seperately.

[Rokket]

wow, nice work on the head and clamps. Was the axe bad and you made a new head?

[Siara]

Yes- the axe from Dragon had wrong shape aparently. The german axe had straight edges on both sides withouth the in cut on the bottom.
The other axe from Dragon i had was right, but the casting quality wasnt as good as scratch built one.

[Siara]

[Rokket]

wow...not much more to say than that such detail!

[Siara]

Thanks Rokket- heres one more for ya:

[Rokket]

You must have micro sized fingers! 1:9 sounds big, but some parts are pretty tiny

[Siara]

Actually it is in 1/35. Theres small catch in the title of this topic. I started to build the BMW R75 in 1/9 scale , and lost the creative touch, so turned my attention to SF project in 1/35- Kettenwagen. The build and the updates continued, and i think its best to seperate the 2 topics now. Can you please create the new topic ("Project SF Kettenwagen + Flak 38 Tamiya 1/35") and move the topic there? I will continue the BMW build at some point.

Sorry for the confusion, and the trouble.
Please delete this post when done.

Best.
Siara

[Rokket]

Ha! No worries, it's my small brain jumping in knee-jerk fashion. Well, 1:35 is respectable, but that headlight is still small and one mor thing..awesome! Do you have a lathe?

[Siara]

Do you have a lathe?

Wish i had the lathe. I turn the parts in the Dremel handtool. With caution it is possible to turn some small parts in it.

Small progress- Kettenwagen has his eyes now:

[Rokket]

ahh, the Dremel. I love mine, have had it over 30 years! Recently bought a 2nd one, new and hi-tech!

I turned the glove, boot, and collar rings on a Dremel by hand for my 2001: A Space Odyssey model. It was hard work, but looked OK. Now that I have a micro lathe, I am tempted to redo it in aluminium, but I think it is too late and best to move on: http://www.rokket.biz/models/modelsweb/rokket/2001/index.shtml and http://www.rokket.biz/models/modelsweb/rokket/2001/figure.shtml

You've done great work!

[Siara]

I love the Dremel tool too. One of my favourite tools in my workshop- apart from Dremel soldering torch that is.
Goo job on that space fellow Wink!

[Siara]

Ive changed where the fuel inlet is. Moved it from the bonnet to the side of the vehicle.



Fixed the Notek light also. Base scratch built, and light from Tamiya. Couple of missing nuts on the bottom from steel wire.