Sherman working head light

Dale jordan · Post by **Dale jordan** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:00 am

Here is a photo of my re worked armortek sherman head light . I have been puting off working on this part of the model for a long time , as I was not sure of how to do it . I ended up using a grain of weat light bulb . , plus lots of sanding . Dale

Dale jordan · Post by **Dale jordan** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:01 am

Dale jordan · Post by **Dale jordan** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:02 am

The head light guard was also modified and the plug and it's holder with chain was added as well .. Dale

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:37 am

Excellent detail Dale

I like the way you've slotted in the guard - what did you use to make the slits

Adrian.

Allan Richards · Post by **Allan Richards** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:55 pm

Looks good Dale. I also modified the guards to fit in slots in the hull. In the photos I have the top of the guard is more pointed, it is not a constant bend radius, so I made it more pointed. I also used the grain of wqheat light bulbs, they are very good.

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:33 pm

Beautiful!

Excellent work as always Dale!

Tim

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:54 am

Dale,
The light looks excellent. It was great to talk to you briefly the other night. I like the way you have slotted the front plate to recess the light gaurds, looks so much better. Fantastic details.
Bob

Fabrice Le Roux · Post by **Fabrice Le Roux** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:59 am

Dale,
Smashing job. The yellowish light colour is exactly right for the old tungsten filament bulbs. Too many people are using dead white LEDs in WW2 models...but they do run cool and last a very long time!
Where did you get your lens cover from? I have been looking for ages for a suitable donor, and have taken to going through the toy boxes in the local thrift shops!
cheers, Fabrice

Dale jordan · Post by **Dale jordan** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:23 pm

Hello Fabrice . Like you for the past two years from when the kit arrived and I first saw the armortek had light without lens , I have be keeping a lookout at my toy shops for toy cars , bikes , planes any thing that would do with know luck . Then two week ago I was going through my old plastic kits and came across my 1/9 scale Revell kublewagon kit . I dived into it and there they where two clear lens . I could not beleive it they where the correct fit and pattern .... Dale .

Fabrice Le Roux · Post by **Fabrice Le Roux** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:47 pm

Outstanding!
Trust Armortek to bring out the cannibal in you. Grrrrr!
Will keep looking over here.
cheers, Fabrice