SPA Modeler

mostrich wrote:The Gebirgsjäger are still a elite unit of the Budeswehr. Still carrying the Edelweiß on their field caps.
Had a training camp with one of their companies back in '99. Sigh...

Yes, they presented us each with the Edelweiss shoulder patch and cap badge at the end of our exchange program.... once upon a time...

A little more progress on my Leo. I looked at some reference photos and saw that the A4 has a ceramic insulator at the antenna base. I found an appropriate part in my spares bin, and then with some steel wire and brass tubing, I made up the antenna.





More to come in the next few days I hope...

Most days like today when I see how you create these details and how good the project looks I have to admit this I truthfully just want to box and send the M41A3 to you. I mean this as high praise, Carlos. You just build beautifully with that touch of realism that comes from knowing how to translate experiences into reality. Ditto that radio you added to the UN vehicle. That radio was some kind of beautiful object—it looked like it worked. Thank you so much.

Bruce, please don’t even think about doing that. That M41 is all yours. Thank you for the compliment on the radio, but it was really quite simple of dressing up some things from my spares bin.
I’m just tooling along here doing small bits of progress. Slow and steady, and all that. We each have our different approach to this Hobby, and both work.

Good goin' on that antenna insulator and mast Carlos. Imaginative work.

Thanks guys. It’s really easy stuff to do. Especially when you have the stuff already in your bag of tricks. The brass tubing is very easy to work with.

Nice work Carlos! Yeah, that is something that I wouldn't need to do. Still, seeing this done really makes the difference between a good model and a great model!

Stikpusher wrote:Thanks guys. It’s really easy stuff to do. Especially when you have the stuff already in your bag of tricks. The brass tubing is very easy to work with.

I hear you Carlos. I've got what seems like an endless supply of not only common stuff but the oddball stuff as well. Comes in really handy.

Thanks guys... this build is not “all that”, just a good one...

Duke Maddog wrote:Nice work Carlos! Yeah, that is something that I wouldn't need to do. Still, seeing this done really makes the difference between a good model and a great model!

I am not trying to turn this into a great one... I just want it to be good enough... on a budget

mustang1989 wrote:

Stikpusher wrote:Thanks guys. It’s really easy stuff to do. Especially when you have the stuff already in your bag of tricks. The brass tubing is very easy to work with.

I hear you Carlos. I've got what seems like an endless supply of not only common stuff but the oddball stuff as well. Comes in really handy.

Joe, the oddball stuff comes in handy exactly when you need it... often years after it wound up in the spares bin, “just in case”....