tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post2149208455620722016..comments2024-03-28T02:55:09.211-07:00Comments on The Games We Play: QRF 152mm D1 howitzerMartin Rapierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-12434654247400332922020-09-07T11:43:52.510-07:002020-09-07T11:43:52.510-07:00I have a small collection of toothpicks which are ...I have a small collection of toothpicks which are equally useful, as well as various shapes and sizes of card, foamcore and plastic offcuts which are useful for all sorts of bodging.Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-48296089913994282442020-09-06T01:38:55.701-07:002020-09-06T01:38:55.701-07:00I've got quite a few RUGs, and yes, some of th...I've got quite a few RUGs, and yes, some of them are a bit of a pig to put together. Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-91690498806872778002020-09-06T01:37:56.193-07:002020-09-06T01:37:56.193-07:00That would require me to drill out the wheels. Tha...That would require me to drill out the wheels. That sounds like far too much effort :) Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-67859539631843732212020-09-06T01:37:09.008-07:002020-09-06T01:37:09.008-07:00Thanks Norm. My modelling technique does seem to r...Thanks Norm. My modelling technique does seem to rely very heavily on blutak! Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-64989339487143369082020-09-06T01:36:28.681-07:002020-09-06T01:36:28.681-07:00Thanks Pete. It was just a bit puzzling. Thanks Pete. It was just a bit puzzling. Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-1809327077672247682020-09-06T01:35:49.436-07:002020-09-06T01:35:49.436-07:00Some models are just a bit harder to build. Nothin...Some models are just a bit harder to build. Nothing will rival the card Schneider CA1, this was easy in comparison. Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-24695526345906711212020-09-05T05:31:45.772-07:002020-09-05T05:31:45.772-07:00I have the RUG version. It comes with a set of gen...I have the RUG version. It comes with a set of generic components common to all the bigger Soviet guns with only the shield, gun barrel and wheels differing.<br />The trail legs are separate right and left parts and have slots which connect to a sort of base to which the wheels attach. The gun sits on top of this but there is no cradle or even a locating pin to hold the gun.<br />So even if you had bought the Irregular version, an amount of construction and bodging would have been required to hold it all together!<br />When I get around to them, I think I will make some sort of cradle to hold the gun.<br />NeilNeil Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565511145163341782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-7768086874545466942020-09-04T11:00:48.745-07:002020-09-04T11:00:48.745-07:00Well done - I too loathe metal kits! Wooden cockt...Well done - I too loathe metal kits! Wooden cocktail sticks are useful as replacement axles.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-83909370699990675382020-09-04T11:00:07.247-07:002020-09-04T11:00:07.247-07:00Once done, they make a fine addition to the force,...Once done, they make a fine addition to the force, but yes, a royal faff that does seem to suggest something is missing. Good old Blu-Tak!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-74655643396000964482020-09-04T07:49:43.165-07:002020-09-04T07:49:43.165-07:00Those have turned out nice in the end, shame it to...Those have turned out nice in the end, shame it took so much hassle to get there.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-20167252527593543042020-09-04T05:12:05.596-07:002020-09-04T05:12:05.596-07:00Well done on passing an exercise in ingenuity I do...Well done on passing an exercise in ingenuity I don't want to take myself<br />You matriculated with full battle honours!<br />I think I might have sent and email or two - maybe asking for a refund and a return to senderGeordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410063836503200299.post-21797051712584665232020-09-04T04:49:50.888-07:002020-09-04T04:49:50.888-07:00Well, these big 'uns look OK. If I'm want...Well, these big 'uns look OK. If I'm wanting axles, I go for the straight bit of a paper clip (which I used to resurrect a munted Opel blitz a few days ago), toothpick, or the middle bit of a cotton bud. I hoard the cotton buds I use, as handy for all sorts of modelling uses.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.com