Some work on Steve Winstones Bosch headlight
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:04 pm
Hi all,
Be ware Kent is back...but please, I come in peace
During my absent here this summer, all spare time has been spent on our house to my wife joy and my own despair…
However, rainy days (and we have had a lot of that) I was able to do some funnier work…
Before I go on I would like to make something very, very clear.
My only reason for posting how I customize things is pure in the interest of pushing this hobby forward, nothing else
I have and has never had any commercial interest, non what so ever and is here in this only to have a de stressing hobby and will keep continue doing so no matter what any one may think.
My posting is strictly from and for the buyers view and might sometimes look hostile to vendors but I mean and will no harm to any one – please, thank you!
I have showed Steve my work and he asked me to keep them for myself but after some heavy and serious thinking + some urged from other fellow hobbyist to post this, I have decided to do so.
I love Steve’s items and I am probably one of his better customers and I think he is one of the absolute finest aftermarket vendors we have in 1:6th.
So, sorry Steve for this posting this but you know how much I love your work and this is only to show others the potential in your outstanding parts – items I really recommend every 1:6th tank owner to have!
The item I am about to show some work on here is his stunning Bosch headlight .
I simply love this item and have 4 of them myself.
This my work is only for the small number of very, very keen rivet counter out there, maybe we are as few as 10 worldwide and the work I have done will not be recognised only a few feet away, but might be of interest to see for every one who has one of Steve’s fine headlights.
A comparison with the real thing reveals some minor things that with limited work can (quite) easily be corrected (mostly done with my best friend Dremel)
-The light slit is to high (3x17mm shall instead be 2x20mm)
-The 6 rivets in front is in wrong place (1,3,5,7,9 and 11 o’clock shall instead be 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 o´clock)
-The 2 drain holes are missing
-A nut placed centre low is missing (this one also hides the electric wire exit – nice touch if I may say so… )
-The left side hole is wrong shaped (to high and narrow)
-There is a gap where the (real) electric cable is entering
-To sharp edges
-The L-shaped rear bracket is to big and the (real) electric cable entrance bolt is to thick
Yes, yes I know!
This is pure madness but boy is this fun…
Here are some photos of the real thing:
And my work:
Hope this was of interest also for you lucky ones waiting for the KT as Steve’s headlight will be within the kit - well done improvement and a nice touch from Gill and Mark.
Cheers
Kent
Be ware Kent is back...but please, I come in peace
During my absent here this summer, all spare time has been spent on our house to my wife joy and my own despair…
However, rainy days (and we have had a lot of that) I was able to do some funnier work…
Before I go on I would like to make something very, very clear.
My only reason for posting how I customize things is pure in the interest of pushing this hobby forward, nothing else
I have and has never had any commercial interest, non what so ever and is here in this only to have a de stressing hobby and will keep continue doing so no matter what any one may think.
My posting is strictly from and for the buyers view and might sometimes look hostile to vendors but I mean and will no harm to any one – please, thank you!
I have showed Steve my work and he asked me to keep them for myself but after some heavy and serious thinking + some urged from other fellow hobbyist to post this, I have decided to do so.
I love Steve’s items and I am probably one of his better customers and I think he is one of the absolute finest aftermarket vendors we have in 1:6th.
So, sorry Steve for this posting this but you know how much I love your work and this is only to show others the potential in your outstanding parts – items I really recommend every 1:6th tank owner to have!
The item I am about to show some work on here is his stunning Bosch headlight .
I simply love this item and have 4 of them myself.
This my work is only for the small number of very, very keen rivet counter out there, maybe we are as few as 10 worldwide and the work I have done will not be recognised only a few feet away, but might be of interest to see for every one who has one of Steve’s fine headlights.
A comparison with the real thing reveals some minor things that with limited work can (quite) easily be corrected (mostly done with my best friend Dremel)
-The light slit is to high (3x17mm shall instead be 2x20mm)
-The 6 rivets in front is in wrong place (1,3,5,7,9 and 11 o’clock shall instead be 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 o´clock)
-The 2 drain holes are missing
-A nut placed centre low is missing (this one also hides the electric wire exit – nice touch if I may say so… )
-The left side hole is wrong shaped (to high and narrow)
-There is a gap where the (real) electric cable is entering
-To sharp edges
-The L-shaped rear bracket is to big and the (real) electric cable entrance bolt is to thick
Yes, yes I know!
This is pure madness but boy is this fun…
Here are some photos of the real thing:
And my work:
Hope this was of interest also for you lucky ones waiting for the KT as Steve’s headlight will be within the kit - well done improvement and a nice touch from Gill and Mark.
Cheers
Kent