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Cheers, guys, hopefully my next build will eclipse this one...

So, back to Big Berfa for the league terrain comp...

Rivet production in progress with 4x 1.2mm styrene rods glued together and chopped to size (technique borrowed from Dave - dsteingass, thanks )


R|ivets in action on Big Berfas gun mount and encircling girders - many, many more to be added, well this is a league competition after all


Heavy duty hinge added to Big Berfa's shell chamber door


Mechanism for raising and lowering the gun started with one cog so far...


I'm on holiday now until end of the week, riding rollercoasters at Alton Towers and visiting Warwick Castle amongst other things, so no further updates until the weekend at the earliest...

Looking brilliant. I like the chopper. Mass riveting is fun.

does the heart good to see such riveting

So on a rainy Saturday I did some more riveting and detailing on Berfa...

Added a locking wheel for the shell chamber door - cut out from the inside of a Pepsi Max bottle lid


Then rivets and edging strips added - running low though on styrene rod and have many hundreds if not thousands of rivets to do...

Looking good. Like the locking wheel idea.

as I have often looked at the caps of bottles...(only softdrinks of course....) I have the fondest respect for someone that is up to cutting out that wheel structure from a cap... that was one hell of a work to get through for sure!

also... I know it will probably be not needed to say... but have you considered using a holepunch for the rivetmaking process? they get way cheaper thus and quicker too... just saying...

Dr H wrote:Looking good. Like the locking wheel idea.

Thanks good Dr - you'll also be pleased to know that there's a piece of sprue between the locking wheel and the door

Viktor von Domm wrote:as I have often looked at the caps of bottles...(only softdrinks of course....) I have the fondest respect for someone that is up to cutting out that wheel structure from a cap... that was one hell of a work to get through for sure!

Yeah, it was a bugger to cut out to tell the truth... the plastic is supper soft, but also supper thick - i did cut through the wheel in a few places so a drop or two of superglue came into play.

also... I know it will probably be not needed to say... but have you considered using a holepunch for the rivetmaking process? they get way cheaper thus and quicker too... just saying...

A hole punch is on my 'tools to buy' list, feel free to recommend one though as I have some cash burning a hole in my pocket which I've earmarked for hobby supplies (mainly plasticard / styrene...)

you'll also be pleased to know that there's a piece of sprue between the locking wheel and the door

Ha ha. Good good. That was the sort of thing I've been using sprue for, for a long time. You'll be carving your own pieces in no time.

Awesome work, Ruglud. Both the supply dump and the gun emplacement are great!

You never know Dr, maybe carving is on my horizon...

Thanks Casey, good see you back

Unfortunately updates have been put on hold, we had torrential rain last night and found water running down the walls in my daughters bedroom. Above her room is our loft conversion but it looks like there is a leak somewhere on the flashing or roof tiles where the conversion meets the exisitng roof line... Got a ladder out and gingerly made my way up the tiles looking for obvious signs of leaking but to no avail. I'm starting to do some repairs in the room now and cut out a load of damp ceiling plasterboard, now to let it all dry out and hope we don't get any more heavy downpours before I can call out a professional roofer...

Oh yuck!! What a mess! I hope your insurance pays for someone to fix the circular mud pattern on the replacement ceiling too!

Oh mate that's terrible. I had a huge flood in my house a couple of years back, make sure you get anti mould stuff up on the affected areas. I failed to do so and I think my bedroom has developed a bit of a sharpness in the air, nothing bad but not quite right. Having to strip back to the plasterboard to treat it.

Ha ha, yeah, we have horrible artex ceilings throughout the house - when the loft conversion was done several of them were flattened and look so much better 1970s artex is the bane of many UK householders

This is the one of the last rooms that needs to be redecorated - including replastering the walls so it's a bit of a spur to get on with it finally... Think I might go the drylining route once it's dried out properly as I don't have the money for a pro plasterer and can do this myself quite easily...

The sprayed-on popcorn texture is impossible to paint, but easier to cover up repairs like that. I prefer everything nice and textureless myself

ouch... that would throw me into despair if something like that would happen in our appartment...we had a kitchen sink fail last christmas... and i was absolutly over the edge back then...hopefully you get this sorted out with the minimum of fuss and money!

as for holepunches... two folded answer... either one of these:


if sizes of 2mm upwards are still your thing...depends on what you are up to... also... wothwhile note... the pressure you put on these for punching PC is rather strong... so i recommend a good one... don´t fall for the cheap stuff here!

or

you want those art stuff hole punches...in 1mm or slightly bigger 1.5mm diameter...


also... i just saw this on the site i found that pic....

they adveritse a see through holepunch set...???
now that sounds like a cool tool!!!
http://gizmodo.com/5676520/transparent-hole-punch-makes-too-much-sense-for-this-cruel-world

Thanks Vik, I'll take a look into those and see what's out there - I like my rivets between 1.0 to 1.5 mm. As for the hole in the ceiling - i bite the bullet and started the redecoration, beginning with chiseling off the old wall plaster ready to dry line with plasterboard... After a few hours of dusty work I have one wall almost un-plastered, much of it just falling off without any real effort !!

well.... that sounds most productive... but also as i something truly rotten is in your house...i hope for you everything turn back to normal soon enough!

The plaster is most likely the original 1960s finish when the house was built looking at the state of it. The downstairs rooms were redone in the late 80s when the previous owners had the kitchen and dining room extended, but they didn't bother with upstairs. Our sons room was a smilar state when we redecorated it a few years ago and I've been looking at this room ever since... I'm beginning to wish I hadn't started it though, I hate decorating, especially on a bank holiday weekend

...suplies will be hard to come by i bet...

I'd love to finish decorating I just don't have the budget. It'd probably be a good idea for me to 'dry line' the bedroom, any idea where there is a good tutorial on that I could have a gander at?

I found this one earlier today on dry lining using the dab and dot method - most likely the way I'll go rather than fixing batons to the wall as it means there's no fixing holes to cover up on the plasterboard - just jointing tape - make sure though that you get tapered edge plasterboard

http://uktv.co.uk/home/item/aid/648969

Thanks, dude, I'll check it out.

That roof is a sad roof. Hope all does well on the fix.

at ruglud... I think this was is how professionals do the wallsealing these days... if you have redecorating tv shows... have a look there that's how even wet rooms like the bathroom gets redone these days...before the tiles get glued to the walls...

THAT is a nice riveting technique!

Well, three sheets of feather-edge plasterboard later and we have a healthier looking room - although there is still a whacking hole in the ceiling... Still a fair amount of work to be done and it's destroyed my ability asnd desire to do any hobby work . Hopefully I'll get back on track this week?

Finally finished the redecoration job - daughters room is back in use with some minor retouches left - but I'm waiting on another downpour first to check if I've sorted the leaking roof problem...

Back to hobby matters, tonight I've ordered 30 A4 sheets of plain plasticard (10 each of 1mm, 0.5mm & 0.25mm) also have 2 sheets of treadplate embossed plasticard (1/50 scale) and a revolving leather hole punch (as recommended by Vik). Just got to wait for the postman now... The anticipation makes it feel like Christmas come early

I bet you will have a big grin reserved for when you sit in Fri t of your soon upcoming supply drop

The leather hole punch turned up today and some riveting action took place (no pics though as the camera needs charging) Just waiting on all the plasticard goodies now.

I am also planning on actually doing some model work in the morning, watch this space...

About bloomin time mister.....