2006 Armor Review

Modeling Subjects Armor
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My latest armor kits, I hope you enjoy it.

Cheers

Fabio M. Moretti

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Thanks for posting Fabio: May I make a suggestion about your Panther? The side armor that’s is bent up – in reality that was a 5mm thick piece of sheet metal that hung on the side of the Panther via simple hooks – they were often lost just through rough terrain… Any force that could have bent the 5mm metal like that would certainly have ripped it completely off the hooks that attached it – does that make sense?

I would recommend removing that plate completely

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You are right, the weigth of the plate wasn´t stand in that position by the hook, thank you for the advice.

Cheers

Fabio M. Moretti

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Same comment for the schurzens. Looks very good though, nice looking kitties [tup]

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Nice builds. I’d leave the Panther the way it is

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Looks great!

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Good looking builds. I like the Sherman. Thanks for posting.

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I thinking about it, but the works will be unreal [:(]

Thank you friends…merry x-mas and happy new year to all, with a lot of new kits [party]

Cheers

Fabio M. Moretti

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Great work Fabio,I like all three[8D]

Keep up the good work.

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Thank you Comet [;)]

Cheers

Fabio M. Moretti

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Fabio, I like the Panther a lot, particularly the zimmerit work. What technique did you use? Larry

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Hi Larry, thank you here I explain how I do that…

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Cheers

Fabio M. Moretti

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Thanks a lot Fabio. That was one of the techniques that intrigued me. I purchased a low watt soldering gun for the purpose of trying your method. I was talked out of trying it though after discussing the technique with a few people. They indicated it was too difficult and too “permanent”, i.e. can’t undo it. I think, however, that if I did goof it up, I could just go to plan B which would be to put a layer of Apoxy over it, and put the zim pattern on that. I’m glad you were successful with your method…it has encouraged me to try it. I’ll practice first of course on a “test” model. I guess I could also practice on thin sheets of styrene. Do you know what thickness (1/35 scale - styrene) would generally characterize the hull thickness found in a typical model kit? Thanks again, Larry

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Larry, if you have questions about the method, ask Steve (Crocket), he swears by it and has some very nice examples to show you.

Great work Fabio, you were certainly more productive then me.

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Thank you Larry and Tigerman.

Larry I think that 1,5 to 2,0 mm of thickness. But it depends of the kit that you will be making.

Fabio M. Moretti