I didn’t finish my model for the 2013 plamo contest, so I’ll try again. This time it’s a Wave Gladiator, one of my favorite MaK machines. Required box art and first peek into the box. Now to figure out how to post in the advanced group. It’s been a while. View
Wave provides a clear part with screen texture for the Gladiator’s engine bay ventilation opening, but also optional brass screen. Cutting is DIY, but a full size template is…
Did some minor assembly and test fitting. The snap fit sockets were all drilled out a bit to allow the parts to be easily disassembled. Fit is pretty good, but the front…
Japanese Gladiator? Gradiator? 🙂 Are you planning on a Japanese WW II tank camouflage scheme as well? I’m also building a Gladiator, but just a bog-standard one. Good luck, and watch those super tight polycaps!
I finally figured out how to post again – it’s been a long time since failing the 2013 plamo contest, so here we go again. My build will be Wave’s Gladiator, my #1 Grail MaK subject. Engineering and quality are very good, so no major mods are planned. Here is the obligatory box photo.
I didn’t finish my model for the 2013 plamo contest, so I’ll try again. This time it’s a Wave Gladiator, one of my favorite MaK machines. Required box art and first peek into the box. Now to figure out how to post in the advanced group. It’s been a while.
For Tokyo, hands down it is Akihabara. One stop shopping for everything you mentioned.
I have been to only two hobby shops in Kyoto, the one on the north side of the station is gone, and I don’t know if the one on the south side is still there. It is across from the enormous five story pagoda thingy. We dubbed it “the hobby shop in a closet”…[Read more]
Well, I’m not going to finish so I’m out. Had too many other things to do at work and home. I guess my New Year resolution is to finish the Kampfer before the end of January 2014.
For those of you who have not yet finished, burn that midnight oil – you still have around 15 hours left! Good luck to all of you who make the deadline, and I look…[Read more]
That is looking awesome! I hope you can find appropriate tires. The R/C off road stuff may be your best bet. Good luck, and look forward to seeing the finished model!
Some updates on the Kampfer build. The routing of the wiring for the mono eye has been finalized. I cut up the contacts from a Bandai lighted head set to work within the cockpit. I thought the Hall Effect magnet on/off switch was stupid, so the batteries act as the switch. Hey, you don’t want to leave the batteries in all the time. Note the…[Read more]