Bronco Type XXIII in 1/35th scale

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

While awaiting the big order of mold making rubber from BJB, I took what was left here to make the metal casting tools for the propeller and bell-cranks, and the tool needed to cast up a bunch of resin 1/35 U-boat crew figures -- from those castings I would individualize each in either in the winter officer or enlisted garb appropriate for a late war German submarine crew. Once I have a hand-full of Type-23 ruffian's I'll use those to make the final crew production tool.



As an example of the figure work yet to be done on the blanks, I submit these shots of the work I did in support of the aborted 1/72 FOXTROT effort. Gotta tell ya: it's a lot easier working 1/35 figure masters than 1/72!!!



With all the major surgery done on the hull time had come to rebuild the weld-lines lost to file and sandpaper and I cleaned up the split between upper and lower hull. The weld-lines were built up of air-dry touch-up putty and the big 'bricks' near the stern formed from a two-part automotive filler followed by some careful work with knife, file, and sanding squares.



In the gap between the 'bricks' can be seen a short length of weld-line. I'll likely re-establish those like what I did on the 1/12 KAIRYOU:

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Last time...I promise. I really like the amount of details you are providing on this kit. As most know, the type 23 in this scale is one of the best all around boats. Easy to transport, excellent handling and still a ton of available detail. Nice work as usual Dave and thanks for the kind words.

D

Any time, Darrin ... I dish it out, and I can take it too. You know that. Please, post here anytime -- and please share with us your work, pal.

David

[ffr2608]

Last time...I promise. I really like the amount of details you are providing on this kit. As most know, the type 23 in this scale is one of the best all around boats. Easy to transport, excellent handling and still a ton of available detail. Nice work as usual Dave and thanks for the kind words.

D

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

OH, GOD!!! You'll never let me live this down, will you?

For those looking over our shoulders: That's Darrin Hataway -- one of the finest model builders I know. He's referring to the propeller I made for us to drive his excellent kit of the UDT/SEAL delivery vehicle, the MK-8. Damned thing is I read the documentation wrong and supplied propellers of the wrong blade count. I'm such a dope sometimes!

Darrin's done a lot of master work for OTW and others. He's a professional at this game and is not to be messed with!

David

[ffr2608]

Looks great Dave. Didn't the 23 have a 4 blader?????????Swearing Smiley


Darrin

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Ever since Romel got me to make the kit adaptable as a camera platform I was stuck on the problem on how to hold the removable line-locker door in place -- doing so in such a way that did not ruin the scale 'look' and was also easy to achieve. Magnets to the rescue!

The circular strong-back on the inside of the sail jams into the taper that transitions into the circular flange on which the line-locker door seats. Put a magnet in the center of the strong-back, put a magnet in the center of the doors inboard side, and you're in business!

When using the video camera-transmitter you take the strong-back and line-locker door and put them in safe storage so the camera can shoot through the resulting hole. Operate without the camera-transmitter and you make up the strong-back and line-locker door. Simple



So, when Ellie does not have me playing Plumber, I'm claying up the Bronco 1/35 Type-23 fittings kit masters. I'll finish that work tomorrow. Rubber should be in by Friday and I want to be ready for that.



And I'm working up a 1/35 'generic' figure. From that tool I'll cast up a bunch of blanks -- those little figures will be dismembered, reassembled, and detailed to represent a proper bridge crew at work up high in the sail. Time permitting, some deck-hands.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

today's work:

[goshawk823]

Awesome stuff there. I like that you're including these types of accessories so that the builder doesn't have to guess or fabricate their own. Thanks for the quick reply, David.
-Sam

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

David- what is the purpose of the small square like shapes? It looked like there were magnets in the prior photos in them. Are they additional fittings to keep the conning tower on the hull?
Also, why are you heating styrene so that it fits over the cylinder?

To insure a tight seam between the upper and lower hull halves I'm providing some hold-down magnets. These are the holders that glue within the hull haves.

I'm providing 20 hull indexing tabs -- these index the two hull halves together. I heat-formed some .030" styrene over a tube of appropriate diameter.

David

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Nice work David,

If i look at the last picture, this probably will be the last time we hear something from you, you've entered the cave of She Who Must Be Obeyed without permission!!!!, and looking at the bloodthursty eyes of Ellie you're in big trouble Pal, run for your live while you can!!!!!!!


Manfred

Which reminds me: The Bride-Groom's (Ellie's mob), had, the night before, wrote in big letters over the alter -- for all but the preacher, me and Ellie to see -- "abandon all hope, round-eye!"

Explaining the sniggling of the audience during the entire ceremony. Only on close examination of the wedding photos was this little capper revealed to me.

Prophetic

[trout]

Yes, what are you up to with the heated styrene being shaped around the tube?

[goshawk823]

David- what is the purpose of the small square like shapes? It looked like there were magnets in the prior photos in them. Are they additional fittings to keep the conning tower on the hull?
Also, why are you heating styrene so that it fits over the cylinder?

[MFR1964]

Nice work David,

If i look at the last picture, this probably will be the last time we hear something from you, you've entered the cave of She Who Must Be Obeyed without permission!!!!, and looking at the bloodthursty eyes of Ellie you're in big trouble Pal, run for your live while you can!!!!!!!


Manfred

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Yesterdays work:

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

You poor, poor dear!

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