Comet 2010-027

[John Davie]

I find the best choice of small BA stuff, including those with a smaller head size is EKP
http://www.ekpsupplies.co.uk/index.php

John

[John Davie]

Progressing, basic turret now complete apart from some more detailing to do.
John.

[robert michael hilton]

Hello John, most inspiring build....both yourself, and Phil give me the lift I need when things do not go well.
I have to say, the Forum, Mark and Gill, are a great team to have around.....Mick

[phil fitzpatrick]

Hi John
I like all the work you have been putting on your Comet with the welds
and textures.
Cheers
Phil

[Dennis Jones]

If anybody wants 10ba nuts & bolts try Blackgates Engineering 01924 466000. £12 + vat + pp per 100 or they do 10's and 50's. I get a lot of my supplies from them. I have done the sane as John but I just cut mine off and riveted them over also done the sprocket covers with countersunk 7 ba nuts and bolts, Hoping to do something with the sprocket cover fixing to make it look more authentic. Have also used countersunk nuts and bolts for deck scopes as according to photos that what was used. Was going to supply some photos but camera is in the car and the wife has gone out in it for the day.

Dennis.

[John Davie]

Hi Dennis,

I used 10BA (I think) hex bolts on the sprocket covers although I didn't go to the extreme of drilling and lock wiring them as the pictures I have of the real thing show! I too have used countersunk slot headed bolts in lots of places as the photos I have show these seemed to be a common fixing at the time of the Comet.

John

[Robert E Morey]

John,
Your Comet looks great. I like the paint color and cast surface texture on the turret front and mantlet. Looks very authentic. Great build. I'm sure you are excited to get it running. Kind regards, Bob

[John Davie]

Thanks Bob,

I've had it running since I put the hull together and it seems to run well, but it's too wet and muddy to to do much running yet as I don't want to get it dirty until I have finished the painting and basic weathering. After that, like all my stuff, it can get as dirty and muddy as it wants - all adds to the effect!!!

John

[John Davie]

Bustle bin now attached.

John

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi John,

Sorry to be a pain but the extinguishers go the other way up,

Cheers

Dave

[John Davie]

Whoops!!!
Don't know why I put them that way up all my pictures show the correct way, must have been dreaming!!! Thanks for pointing it out.

John

[John Davie]

Turned them round !!!! That's better .

John

[Adrian Harris]

Having seen, and driven, the demonstrator at various shows, it's great to see one in the green, so to speak

Adrian.

[Dennis Jones]

John,
What did you use to get the cast look on the turret front ? Is it the spray on one ?
Dennis.

[Stephen White]

John

Your cast steel effect looks great - very necessary for the Comet.

If I may offer a suggestion, I've used UPOL High #5 which is readily available in a well known motoring store. It's designed to be a high density primer but you can spray it at various thicknesses and achieve some very subtle effects, including the marks of rolled steel (some of the Comet was cast and some plates were RHA - rolled homogenous armour). It's a sort of Mr Surfacer 500 on steroids (and a lot cheaper).

If you want to see the effects, I've put some photos on page 19 of my Pz III blog.

My Comet options pack arrived today, so I'm all set to start - in a year or so when the Pz III is finally finished.

All the best.

Stephen