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Next time I have a nice puzzle to do...

Very nice, where did you get those lovely brass fixings from Florian?

It's from a company near my Home.
Www.knupfer.info
Www.://knupfer.info/shop/
There I'll also get my screws for the trak rubber pads.

Hi Florian,

Can you advise the size of those brass fittings? Pretty sure I can get just about anything here in Australia just need a size.

I would also be interested in knowing more about the rubber pad screws and if your provider would be happy to make more, maybe better price wise.

I intend to add the missing detail in the drive sprockets, that obviously also have rubber pads but we haven’t been given the option of showing the screws. I assume they would be the same size

Also do you have a paint code for the primmer you use?

Dave

P.S did you do anything about all the machining marks in the road wheels? Or does the paint tend to “mask them”

Good morning Dave,
the brass screws are M2.5 x 12 lower head. There are all sorts of M1 - M4 screws especially for model making at the company.
The screws for the rubber pads are custom-made. If you want some, let me know and I will add you to the list of interested parties.
Regards
Florian

P.S .: The primer is a special promer for alu. I cut some material with a dremel off the wheels. the rust red paint is the rust protection for steel, like on the original as ground. The reason why I paint al over.

Yes keep me informed please.

So you prime the aluminium first then over spray it with a red primer?

I know the Germans used red just wondered if you knew the RAL code for it for weathering the Famo at a later stage. You paint wearing off etc

Could you send a link re the brass fittings you used please, specifically the nuts as they are clearly smaller than those supplied by Armortek correct? They look more to scale

I'll put you on my list.
Its not realy red is a kind of red brown. It called Rostschutzhaftgrund. Unfortunatly I have no RAL number of that.
The link you want.
Nuts: https://knupfer.info/shop/index.php/deu ... 02-25.html
Srews: https://knupfer.info/shop/index.php/deu ... 25-12.html
Tell them greetings from me, than they would know what you want.

But you would need much more nuts and screws for the scale FAMO, Dave
Regards
Florian

Yesterday, I did some more paintwork, and detailling on the freont wheel...

Thanks for your build log Florian! I follow with great interest. That 251 of yours is a beautiful model!

Hi Christoffer,

thanks for your recognition. I'll do my verry best. Yesterday the paint arrives, so I can make some finish paintwork on weekend.

Florian

I'm looking forward to your top coat Florian! Nice work you are doing there Regards Phil.

Hi guys,
some things did on weekend... - Finished paint at the road tires, did some work on the towing parts and the front wheel spring is finished with metal cote.

The Famo looks like a train for part of the build, now she's coming together and looks good! Regards Phil.