| battle master | 15 May 2009 8:16 a.m. PST |
Anyone modelled these or got any ideas how to model them for a battalion commander tank. Either for the Panzer III, IV or V? Also for the Panzer III observation vehicle. I am looking to do this at 12mm scale but also at 15mm scale in the future |
aecurtis  | 15 May 2009 8:35 a.m. PST |
How are your soldering skills? |
| battle master | 15 May 2009 8:41 a.m. PST |
I could do that but at 1/144 scale might be a little fiddly and then just turn out as a blob?? :-) |
| Beowulf | 15 May 2009 8:49 a.m. PST |
Those antennas are really fiddly in 1/35th scale. One in 15mm would get damaged just by looking at it! |
| Jeff at JTFM Enterprises | 15 May 2009 8:49 a.m. PST |
Not hard actually, we offer them in some of our 1/56 scale kits. Just take the appropriate scale wire or plastic rod size, stick the individual wires/rods into clay, mac/tac…and then solder or glue at the apex. trim everthing up when it's cooled/dry…. that's how my masters were made then cast up… Jeff @ JTFM |
| Troop of Shewe | 15 May 2009 9:01 a.m. PST |
I've done a couple ( funnily enough all on JTFM Panthers!!!), find suitable thin wire ( florists and or piano wire is great for this) bend the top section or leg out at appropriate angle. Cut another piece of wire twice the length of your bent "leg" and bend into a V shape. Turn everything upside done, support with bluetac and glue/solder the point of the V to the begining of the leg, easy :o) |
| Wyatt the Odd | 15 May 2009 9:05 a.m. PST |
In 18mm, they are photo-etched pieces, but in 12mm, you're probably best off doing them with wire. They'll likely be the first thing to fall off your mini. Wyatt |
| Griefbringer | 15 May 2009 9:19 a.m. PST |
I think I have a photo-etched 1/72 set somewhere, looks a bit fiddly. Griefbringer |
| Disco Joe | 15 May 2009 12:01 p.m. PST |
Jeff, I was going to mention that you had some in your kits. Good to see you pointed it out. Now get back to work and start cranking out more armor vehicles. |
| Dances with Clydesdales | 15 May 2009 12:04 p.m. PST |
I made one in 1:1 scale for my car once. Shouldn't be too difficult in a smaller scale with smaller gauge wire. BTW,they work well. -Matt |
| Jeff at JTFM Enterprises | 15 May 2009 2:23 p.m. PST |
The antennas are quite easy once you get the knack…. "Jeff, I was going to mention that you had some in your kits. Good to see you pointed it out. Now get back to work and start cranking out more armor vehicles."
I've got casts coming outa my ears Joe. We just spent the whole day deflashing and packing stuff and we're still behind…. 3 days of casting starting tommorrow to get caught up and a box of new masters arrived today as well…
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Marc33594  | 16 May 2009 4:24 a.m. PST |
Dragon already does this for the Mk III in 12mm
link Can buy a few and graft them onto other models if you like. |
| Etranger | 17 May 2009 6:05 p.m. PST |
I've not done this myself but apparently the etched brass helicopter rotors used for microscale modelling (1/285 GHQ & the like) make acceptable star antenna when bent to the appropriate shape. I know that Magister Militum carry them. |
| JustinModelDads | 21 Jun 2016 6:50 a.m. PST |
I was in the same dilemma until I found this Czech manufacturer: link
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| Andy P | 22 Jun 2016 5:10 a.m. PST |
Just use rotor blades for helicopters from 1/600 scale i got my off Majister militum. No need to solder. |
| Jemima Fawr | 22 Jun 2016 8:15 a.m. PST |
As Andy P says – the 1/600th scale brass helicopter rotors (especially the ones for large Soviet helicopters with lots of blades) are the business. Paddy Green taught me this trick and here's one of his:
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