17 Pdr Pheasant

[Marcus Kwa]

Dave,
Will you do an oil can for on that oil-can-tray? I had three attempts on it and all failed miserably........


Cheers,

Marcus

[Robert Reid]

That's a Braimes Oiler.... Fitted to half the pre-war British cars (including the LeMans Bentley's).

Probably not hard to replicate if you see an original!

http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/sites/7 ... 766779.jpg

Cheers,

RPR

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Something like this maybe?

Best regards

Dave

[Marcus Kwa]

Whow! Superb!! A real gem!
I think that concludes my wishlist......
By the way you have inspired me to start building again: I have cleaned my 25 pdr/pheasant (cracked sewage pipe flooded my basement and workspace....) and started removing the rust from the turning platform. Luckely I brazed all parts together and all welds are still holding!!

Marcus

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

Package arrived from Marcus today and after a little work with the file, to fit the barrel, and the second set of bolt holes adding the Barrel counter weight is done and textured with Mr Surfacer

Best regards

Dave

[Marcus Kwa]

I used the Comet barrel for my Pheasant which probably has a different barrel outerdiameter. That filing was quite some work since I made the base of that counterweight from aluminium!

Marcus

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

New Hook and end plate set now fitted.

Best regards

Dave

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

0.5mm thick Lead foil arrived today so started making some of the straps. I used to use the 0.1mm version of this on 1/35th and 1/16th scale stuff so, as webbing and straps are getting harder to find in 1/6th, thought I'd give it a go. Please remember this is lead sheet so if you decide to use it ensure you wash your hands after and keep it away from children

Best regards

Dave

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

Last of the straps added. Going to make a start on the modified firing lever tomorrow.

Best regards

Dave

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

Modified firing handle assembly done which means its almost finished. A few small details to make and the new metal parts to add back on when I get them.

Best regards

Dave

[Marcus Kwa]

O yes! The icing on the cake!!
I found small diameter (compression) coil springs on ebay (nickcwizardscx) which I used for the actuator rods for the brake system (see photo), but would also look good on that firing mechanism! Sizes 1.5 to 25.4mm diameter are available in 300 or 600mm lengths. I used the 2.4 and 3.0mm varieties.



Cheers,

Marcus

[Fabrice Le Roux]

Hi Dave,
Great project. Glad hand on mend.

Think your brass turnbuckles may have come from here:
https://knupfer.info/shop/index.php/deu ... ser-g.html

Knupfer's have a lot of very useful small parts for scratchbuilders, and provide a fast and reliable service.

Always a pleasure following your builds.
cheers
Fabrice

[Dave Backway]

Good evening Dave,

As always the build and the details are looking good. Will the oil can be available on your site so I can add it to may 25pounder with your detail kit?

Best regards Dave

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi Dave,

Yes, we are bringing out an update set for the 25 Pdr shortly to include the new parts but the oil can will also be available as an individual item as I can see it having uses other then the 25 Pdr

Best regards

Dave

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

Resin cast firing handle assembly for the 17 Pdr Pheasant. The unassembled one is yours Marcus

I'll post out once I've cast the counter weight later this week all being well.

Best regards

Dave