1/18 Pavehawk Custom Mods
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1/18 Pavehawk Custom Mods
Well guys. I cleared it with P-39 Time to continue the progress of this Pavehawk project on his post . I also asked you guys should I post the project under the BBI Pavehawk ( P-39's post ) but I figured I should just go ahead and make a new post.
I finally got the 1/35 scale Pavehawk model in and with Matt's ( Fox Hole Toys) Mc Farlin figure. So I have started the mini gun. I hope that I do Mig-29 some justice were ever he is.
The BBI and the 21st M-2 .50 cal are both long. About 3/8 of an inch too long. A M-134 is 37 inches long from flash surpesure to grips . That scales out to 2 inches long . That is TINY !!!! So I made it just a wee bit longer at 2-1/4 inches . I think it looks a lot better just a little longer.
I am not quite done with it. I need to finish the spade grip and do the flash gaurd. Here are pics. I made it so I can make casts out of it. Comments welcomed.
BTW this is about 6 hours worth of work so far
I finally got the 1/35 scale Pavehawk model in and with Matt's ( Fox Hole Toys) Mc Farlin figure. So I have started the mini gun. I hope that I do Mig-29 some justice were ever he is.
The BBI and the 21st M-2 .50 cal are both long. About 3/8 of an inch too long. A M-134 is 37 inches long from flash surpesure to grips . That scales out to 2 inches long . That is TINY !!!! So I made it just a wee bit longer at 2-1/4 inches . I think it looks a lot better just a little longer.
I am not quite done with it. I need to finish the spade grip and do the flash gaurd. Here are pics. I made it so I can make casts out of it. Comments welcomed.
BTW this is about 6 hours worth of work so far
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Thanks guys ,
I didn't want to let you down considering the great job Mig-29 did. When you make these things with the intent to mass producing the build has to be different. But I have it close to scale and I have all the important pieces on it.
The gun was fun to do I even tapered the barrels . If I get a chance after work I am going down to the local hobby shop to see if they have any tubing to fit the discharge chute. I am not sure how I am going to handel the feed belt. Resin wont due because it needs to be able to move. Maybe big rubber bands or the rubber off of a bike tube will do . Any suggestions ?
I do not think that I will work on it today. I have a job to do today at my regular work. So I will get back on it on Fri and hopefully I will have the boom done to show you guys.
Thanks again for all of the positive remarks. It means a lot to me.
Thanks as well for the support in these trying times.
I didn't want to let you down considering the great job Mig-29 did. When you make these things with the intent to mass producing the build has to be different. But I have it close to scale and I have all the important pieces on it.
The gun was fun to do I even tapered the barrels . If I get a chance after work I am going down to the local hobby shop to see if they have any tubing to fit the discharge chute. I am not sure how I am going to handel the feed belt. Resin wont due because it needs to be able to move. Maybe big rubber bands or the rubber off of a bike tube will do . Any suggestions ?
I do not think that I will work on it today. I have a job to do today at my regular work. So I will get back on it on Fri and hopefully I will have the boom done to show you guys.
Thanks again for all of the positive remarks. It means a lot to me.
Thanks as well for the support in these trying times.
Spikeman
You’re just so damned determined to make me cut those bloody crew-chief window open aren't you
Feed belt-
I've given these a lot of thought seeing I need to make some for my AH-6 conversions, so far I've been experimenting with the using cable ties (Zip-locks) for this purpose, not the best solution but ok at a distance, I also thought the Arms from the bad guy (Doc Ock) action figure from Spiderman 2 may be useful for this as well.
You’re just so damned determined to make me cut those bloody crew-chief window open aren't you
Feed belt-
I've given these a lot of thought seeing I need to make some for my AH-6 conversions, so far I've been experimenting with the using cable ties (Zip-locks) for this purpose, not the best solution but ok at a distance, I also thought the Arms from the bad guy (Doc Ock) action figure from Spiderman 2 may be useful for this as well.
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Something's up with photobucket?????
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This is a good idea but I do not think that it will work. I would have to buy a bunch of them because I could not csat them. They need to be rubbery. The Hun tride to use a casting type rubber resin but he had horrible results. After I go to the hobby shop I may get some ideas while I am there.Spudkopf wrote:Spikeman
You’re just so damned determined to make me cut those bloody crew-chief window open aren't you
Feed belt-
I've given these a lot of thought seeing I need to make some for my AH-6 conversions, so far I've been experimenting with the using cable ties (Zip-locks) for this purpose, not the best solution but ok at a distance, I also thought the Arms from the bad guy (Doc Ock) action figure from Spiderman 2 may be useful for this as well.
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I was actualy thinking of the heat shrink tubing for the spent casing chute . Not so much for the belt feed. The belt feeds needs to be flat and about 5 mm to 7mm wide. That is about 3/16 to 1/4 inch and about 2mm thick. Any more ideas ?B-29 wrote:Just a thought, but what about heatshrink tubing? If you cut the tube to a flat strip it would have enough flexibility and would be fairly cheap..
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I think you could take a small guage wire and wrap it tightly around a rod of the right diameter (same diameter as the spent casing shute on the gun) then paint it black if it isn't already. This may have been what MIG29K did for his.
I've done this before to make coils for antennae on WWII aircraft with a smaller guage. A larger guage I think would capture the look of the spent casing tubing pretty well.
No ideas for the belt feed though.
I've done this before to make coils for antennae on WWII aircraft with a smaller guage. A larger guage I think would capture the look of the spent casing tubing pretty well.
No ideas for the belt feed though.
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I have not had the time to work on this project as much as I like but I will spend all day Monday and Tuesday on it.
Here is the probe that I have started. The base is roughed in but you get the general idea. I was not sure how to do the tube mount. The real mount and landing gear fairing is a all in one deal. Other than wrap the whole thing or totaly cut it off of the model I came up with this.
Here is the actual probe tip. I think I got it real close. All I need to do is finish the mounting brace and work out the wiring on the side and the probe is done. The desire to have this probe is what started this project.
Here is the probe that I have started. The base is roughed in but you get the general idea. I was not sure how to do the tube mount. The real mount and landing gear fairing is a all in one deal. Other than wrap the whole thing or totaly cut it off of the model I came up with this.
Here is the actual probe tip. I think I got it real close. All I need to do is finish the mounting brace and work out the wiring on the side and the probe is done. The desire to have this probe is what started this project.