Hasbro BMF Conversion With RC Parts

[cellarboy]

Wow! those look amazing! I think I'm sold!

 

[Taiters]

Great googly moogly Gus those look amazing!

 

[Gus76]

Working on a set of grilles and fans for the engine deck:

 

[rbeach84]

Nicely done!

R/ Robert

 

[SVTStingRay]

those hull armor plates, did you make them from styrene im guessing, how did you cut the notches?

 

[Gus76]

those hull armor plates, did you make them from styrene im guessing, how did you cut the notches?

Yes, this is .5 mm styrene. Came up too thick, I think .25 would look better. For the notches I found hand held square punch on eBay. Again the square hole is 5x5mm which is too big, 3mm would be the best I think, if you can find one.

 

[Mr Greebly]

Wow amazing work! Very inspirational!

 

[rbeach84]

Perhaps it is possible to make a punch of the correct size using some square tubing stock with the end suitably sharpened. In checking Google, I found commercially available square hole punches in a variety of sizes and prices, mostly for leatherworking.

R/ Robert

 

[Mike J.]

What you want is a 'nibbler,' like one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Parts-Express-Nickel-Plated-Nibbling/dp/B0002KRACO

The studio scale guys will know more about them.

 

[rbeach84]

What you want is a 'nibbler,' like one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Parts-Express-Nickel-Plated-Nibbling/dp/B0002KRACO

The studio scale guys will know more about them.

The trick is getting one of an appropriate size 'cut' for what are relatively small notches. The one you linked for example doesn't seem to include the spec on the size 'nibble' it takes.
R/ Robert

 

[Mike J.]

I know. Best to ask the studio scale guys.

 

[OdiWan72]

Photos showing the maintenance bays with a layer of primer:
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn293/volteco/with_primer02_zpsfd4bib8k.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn293/volteco/with_primer01_zpstyex8epr.jpg


And on the model:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn293/volteco/pits on the model_zpso8zegvsb.jpg

could you please tell me, where you got your prints from?
These look tooooooo good :cool

 

[Gus76]

Thank you. As a matter of fact, I have built it myself in 3D and printed on a 3D printer.

could you please tell me, where you got your prints from?
These look tooooooo good :cool

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Thank you! Good to know. Didn't know these "nibblers" exist.

What you want is a 'nibbler,' like one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Parts-Express-Nickel-Plated-Nibbling/dp/B0002KRACO

The studio scale guys will know more about them.

 

[Gus76]

Finished with the grilles:

Check out the thread in the project runs:
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=258250

 

[rbeach84]

Gus, these look like they'd work okay for a 5-footer depiction as well.
R/ Robert

 

[Gus76]

Gus, these look like they'd work okay for a 5-footer depiction as well.
R/ Robert

Robert, On the original 5-footer there are 6 'fins' on each grille that go across the other ones, not 8... Also the fans are different on 5-footer, they are, after all, real fans... Those little squares of styrene around the perimeters of the grilles are different too, so would not be 100% accurate for the 5-footer.

 

[Jaitea]

Robert, On the original 5-footer there are 6 'fins' on each grille that go across the other ones, not 8... Also the fans are different on 5-footer, they are, after all, real fans... Those little squares of styrene around the perimeters of the grilles are different too, so would not be 100% accurate for the 5-footer.

Yes the 32" didn't have any fans....it has a reduced down cast of cool shade solid pieces

J

 

[Gus76]

Thank you John, I forgot to mention that.

Yes the 32" didn't have any fans....it has a reduced down cast of cool shade solid pieces

J

 

[rbeach84]

Guess I had that backwards, 6 vs eight...
R/ Robert

 

[Gus76]

A small update.Finished mounting the forward pieces and added some fiber strands.