Making Buckets
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Making Buckets
An eraser , a piece of rod any will do . the trick is to anneal the brass but not to completely make it soft . just right when you get a very slight color change . Then proceed to roll it to shape on the eraser . These ones I soldered since I don't think theres any glue that will stand up tot he handling and still stay together .
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Re: Making Buckets
Hi Edmund
I have some of those buckets, unmade in my drawer
Its another of my many soldering projects still unstarted
Thanks for the tip, it will be useful when I get started, one day
Any sign of the rifles yet
Take care
Steve H
I have some of those buckets, unmade in my drawer
Its another of my many soldering projects still unstarted
Thanks for the tip, it will be useful when I get started, one day
Any sign of the rifles yet
Take care
Steve H
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Re: Making Buckets
They look great! But I prefer Tamiya's 40 year old buckets. You know, the ones with the handle which scales out to be 2 inches in diameter.
Are these scratch built or from a PE fret?
How will you do the handles?
Remember, they need to scale at 2".
Are these scratch built or from a PE fret?
How will you do the handles?
Remember, they need to scale at 2".
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Re: Making Buckets
That's what I consider the hardest part , my fingers still hurts from holding them together and heating up the solder . Nothing on the small arms yets . You sure they did not get diverted to south west Asia ? The eraser also works to shape shovels .Steve Hutchinson wrote:Hi Edmund
I have some of those buckets, unmade in my drawer
Its another of my many soldering projects still unstarted
Thanks for the tip, it will be useful when I get started, one day
Any sign of the rifles yet
Take care
Steve H
Last edited by Edmund Forsythe on 12 Aug 2014, 20:22, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Making Buckets
They are from a PE fret , ET models . Nice touch is they come with a plastic backing on both sides . Don't have to tape them before cutting . I'm going to use some brass wire , I seem to be having too much difficulty doing that right now .John Everett wrote:They look great! But I prefer Tamiya's 40 year old buckets. You know, the ones with the handle which scales out to be 2 inches in diameter.
Are these scratch built or from a PE fret?
How will you do the handles?
Remember, they need to scale at 2".
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Re: Making Buckets
John , what do you mean scale out to two inches ? I did dig around the attic and found some of those 1970 era Tamiya buckets along with an sdkfz 7 with the motor and it still works , the rubber band tracks did not stand up to the years and they broke . Oh well for a while there I was kid again playing with the toys .
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Re: Making Buckets
OK got the handles done .
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- The small bucket's handle is the one that came with the PE . It's flat and I tried to build it up with solder . Did not work so went with the brass rods .
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Re: Making Buckets
Hi Edmund, any sign of the rifles yet.
Hope you are OK, its been quiet recently.
The weather is changing soon with autumn on the way.
Let me know when you can?
Take care
Steve H
Hope you are OK, its been quiet recently.
The weather is changing soon with autumn on the way.
Let me know when you can?
Take care
Steve H
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Re: Making Buckets
I came across some Voyager buckets # TE 035 . I would say if you have a choice and can get the ET # J35-005 which are ones I put together go for the ET ones they are better quality and are easier to assemble .
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Re: Making Buckets
I tried posting another attachment to this and got a message that said I had exceeded my quota , anybody ever got the same message ?