Work in progress: 1:18 Brumbar

gary1930 · Post by **gary1930** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:19 pm

This is one of the easier conversions you can do on the IV chassis. The superstructure is cut from .080 styrene, patterned from the 1/35 Tamiya kit. The gun is made from a ping pong ball, a piece of 1/2" I.D. PVC pipe, and a section of a Sharpie marker with the end beveled with a file while chucked in a drill press.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:27 pm

Looks good. Clever trick using the Sharpie for the barrel.

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:32 am

nice....i love a good brumbar.

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:12 am

Looks great as usual Gary. I can't wait to see it finished.

Mark

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:11 am

Looks

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grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:11 pm

Excellent as always, can't wait to see her in full trim.

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:41 pm

Gary, Its looking great! Which Panzer IV did you use the metal or plastic?
I've been working on a Brumbar on and off for the last year.

I get into it and then a honey do list shows up.

Anyway I started with a die-cast Panzer IV (plastic would have been faster) and seem to be at about the same point you are but without the side armor. Just tonight I put the hinges on the doors...top and rear and the commanders hatch. I've found that the hinges #43103 from Houseworks look and work well for 1:18th scale.
Well Take Care and keep up the good work.
Normandy

gary1930 · Post by **gary1930** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:47 pm

normandy wrote: Just tonight I put the hinges on the doors...top and rear and the commanders hatch. I've found that the hinges #43103 from Houseworks look and work well for 1:18th scale.
Well Take Care and keep up the good work.
Normandy

You dirty rat! Now I have to get some of those hinges and make my doors functional.

Does your gun rotate? Mine only elevates.
My IV is plastic.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:09 pm

gary1930 wrote:
normandy wrote: Just tonight I put the hinges on the doors...top and rear and the commanders hatch. I've found that the hinges #43103 from Houseworks look and work well for 1:18th scale.
Well Take Care and keep up the good work.
Normandy
You dirty rat! Now I have to get some of those hinges and make my doors functional.
Does your gun rotate? Mine only elevates.
My IV is plastic.

Hey Gary . What is House Works ? Can you give us pics of the hinges ?

gary1930 · Post by **gary1930** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:16 pm

pickelhaube wrote:
Hey Gary . What is House Works ? Can you give us pics of the hinges ?

http://www.miniatures.com/hbs/global/In ... sp&P=43103

these might be even better for 1:18:

http://www.miniatures.com/hbs/global/In ... asp&P=4242

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:36 pm

gary1930 wrote:
pickelhaube wrote:
Hey Gary . What is House Works ? Can you give us pics of the hinges ?
http://www.miniatures.com/hbs/global/In ... sp&P=43103

these might be even better for 1:18:

http://www.miniatures.com/hbs/global/In ... asp&P=4242

Man can these come in handy. Can you smell that ? That is my brain at work thinking of the many ways these can be used.`:shock: Not the fires in Cali.

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:17 am

Some of the Ace Hardware stores have these little guys for sale.

Mark

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:59 am

Gary, those look like the hinges. The trick is to carefully glue the hinge to the tank and have it still work.

The gun does rotate and elevate. I used Evergreens Strip Styrene item# 148 (.04 x .188") to hold the gun in place, which also allows the gun to move. I'll take some pics.
If I had a few more Panzer IV's I'd like to try a Wirbelwind and Ostwind Flakpanzers.
Kamikaze, thanks for the heads up on the Ace Hardware. I was getting these hinges from a local hobby shop but like most of them, he has closed shop.

Take Care, Normandy

thehun · Post by **thehun** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 5:44 am

Gary,
it looks great so far.
Hun