"SWS Halftrack Rear Side" Topic
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| Bunkermeister | 04 Jul 2025 10:58 p.m. PST |
link SWS halftracks from the rear. These are the Roco 1/87 scale model that's about 50 years old. I have made a number of conversions and you can see some of them here. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog |
korsun0  | 05 Jul 2025 8:07 a.m. PST |
they look good. I agree with you about painted stuff; it gives more realism to a unit. I don't know about shields for the MG. Weren't they able to be used for AA which a shield would inhibit? |
| KarlBergman | 05 Jul 2025 10:23 a.m. PST |
In all of the versions I have seen the forward MG was mounted with a shield and was primarily used for anti-personal work. I have also seen an option to mount another MG at the rear of the half-track that was on what looks like it could be an anti-aircraft mount. |
| Bunkermeister | 05 Jul 2025 4:51 p.m. PST |
Korsun0 the front was usually for anti-personnel and the rear MG was for AA use, but of course you shoot what you have on the targets you got. KarlBergman you are correct. Thanks for reading. Mike |
| Bunkermeister | 05 Jul 2025 5:22 p.m. PST |
link The dollar stores provide seasonal buildings and over the last couple years I have picked up several that were from the spring and summer collection. This tiki bar is one of them and I got several. I am building the Kiss Kiss Club from the James Bond movie Thunderball and this will likely bet the entrance part of the club. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
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 gamertom | 05 Jul 2025 6:15 p.m. PST |
Re: your comment on dremel tools in the second link, I'm still using the dremel tool I bought around 45 years ago. I guess using it sporadically and with no heavy duty use has help preserve it. Not like a friend who ruined his using it to sharpen his mower blade. |
| Bunkermeister | 06 Jul 2025 8:13 p.m. PST |
gamertom, yes my other one is like that, it's about 45 years old. I got the new one to use on the Dremel drill press and flex tool but did not like either of those so I got rid of them and kept the Dremel tool.
I still use both of them, but not frequently. Mostly just drilling little holes in plastic or resin. Mike |
| Col Durnford | 08 Jul 2025 11:00 a.m. PST |
RE Dremel,
I'm on my second Dremel. My main use is with a Sanding barrel trimming down the underside of metal bases on figures. I save the shavings to use as filler (with Super Glue) on conversions. After the pieces are glued, I use an Exacto to add the shavings and then more glue to seal. A few passes with a file and all is good. |
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