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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #25 on: March 15, 2024, 05:00:33 PM »
I like this. Since there are rivets around the doors you know what you have to do to the rest of the structure!

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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #26 on: March 16, 2024, 01:57:52 AM »
I like this. Since there are rivets around the doors you know what you have to do to the rest of the structure!
No other structure to work on.  What you see is all there is.  An assemblage of bits and pieces to create an entrance structure that is above ground.  As for why?  Parts were calling to me to do something "creative" so I did.  It might end up as part of the background clutter on a display base for another subject.  No plans for it beyond that. 
If you have any suggestions on what to do with it I could transfer it to you for further trials.  :smiley:
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #27 on: March 16, 2024, 07:18:36 AM »
I really like this simple re-use of parts

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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #28 on: March 16, 2024, 08:55:09 AM »
I really like this simple re-use of parts
Agreed!!!

All of the extra bits in many of the kits just annoys me to no end.  One of the many reasons I have such a huge stash of extra parts.  It used to be easy when all of the parts were in one large box but that one box turned into many more boxes over the years I have been involved in this hobby.  Last I checked the spares stash was contained in a dozen large plastic totes plus a more cardboard boxes.  Keeping this stuff in the dark only promotes multiplication and before you know it you need more totes.    :o
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #29 on: March 17, 2024, 04:21:19 AM »
Love your shelter, Jeff ... the look, the recycling parts, the lot ...  :-*

... and before you know it you need more totes.    :o

And, inevitably, this will lead to future tote-box kit bashing  :smiley:
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #30 on: March 17, 2024, 05:01:04 AM »
Love your shelter, Jeff ... the look, the recycling parts, the lot ...  :-*
... and before you know it you need more totes.    :o
And, inevitably, this will lead to future tote-box kit bashing  :smiley:

I do miss the good old days when the spare/excess parts all resided in one large container.  It was just a simple matter of starting at one side and sifting through the contents until you got to the other side of the container.  Not find the pieces you were looking for?  Start over and work your way back to the other side.  Get distracted when you stumble upon something else you had been looking for weeks before and lose your way on the project you were working on and shuffle off to the work bench to work on the lost part related to that other project you set aside when you could not find the part you now have in your hands. 

Keeping the shelter door structure as simple as possible does present a challenge.  The idea was or is that the door and structure are the entrance to something below the surface.  Not having it open up to a set of stairs keeps it simple and much easier to place on a display base. 
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #31 on: March 17, 2024, 07:23:37 AM »
Good work :smiley:  In WW2 the Japanese built steel shelters like this.

Maybe surround it with dirt for extra armour & add some troops ?



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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #32 on: March 18, 2024, 01:50:10 AM »
Good work :smiley:  In WW2 the Japanese built steel shelters like this.

Maybe surround it with dirt for extra armour & add some troops ?




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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #33 on: March 22, 2024, 12:49:12 AM »
Good work :smiley:  In WW2 the Japanese built steel shelters like this.

Maybe surround it with dirt for extra armour & add some troops ?
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If any thing, this shelter entrance would receive a layer or two of sandbags (the cheap Tamiya bits).  As stated previously, my efforts were to expend some materials in the spare parts stash to make something from what others would have thrown away.  Most of the fun and enjoyment was seeing it being created.  It is all down hill after that. 

If anyone has a need for something such as this shelter entrance it is yours for the asking plus postage to your doorstep.  :smiley:
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #34 on: May 20, 2024, 02:03:04 PM »
The left over cargo truck wall from the mystery kit has taken on a new purpose.  I added some Evergreen plastic strips along the top edge as a toe strip and some slightly larger Evergreen plastic strips on the bottom as reinforcements.  While it will not win any contest alone, it might work well in the background of a larger project.  It was a fun diversion over the span of the weekend in between working on other projects.  Attached images showing top and bottom details.
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #35 on: May 21, 2024, 12:42:58 PM »
It makes me think of a fence panel or a gate.

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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #36 on: August 29, 2024, 10:56:59 PM »
Parts acquired at the Seattle IPMS meeting a couple of months back.  I think these were bases for larger scale figures or perhaps a bust/torso model.  There were four available so I took the things home with me. 

Pondered for a couple of weeks on what to do with the things.  Decided that the decorative features had to go so that portion was carefully removed.  Tried to keep the cuts straight and true but that did not go as planned.  Sanded each of the things to try and make up for the cutting errors.  Some what successful so then on to sticking a pair of the things together to create a cube shaped object with truncated sides. 

Let it sit for a few days before moving on with more details added.  Put my new DSPIAE cutting device to good use and created small reinforcements for all of the corners and added a set of skids to the bottom.  The "door" was created from an M113 ramp door and a hole was bored into the roof to allow a hatch to be attached from an as yet to be determined armored vehicle. 

Bomb or storm shelter?  Or a battle box for a truck?  No real plans or ideas set in stone at this point.  Was glad to have my Muse guide me this far with it. 
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #37 on: August 30, 2024, 03:45:39 AM »
Ooo ... a very nice piece of salvage/repurposing  :smiley:

... No real plans or ideas set in stone ...

Looks more like steel to me  ;)  (Sorry, hat/coat ...)
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #38 on: August 30, 2024, 06:11:36 AM »
Always good to see this type of reuse

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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #39 on: August 30, 2024, 06:36:48 AM »
Those APC doors come in handy! Bradley doors are very useful too.

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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #40 on: August 30, 2024, 09:01:30 AM »
Those APC doors come in handy! Bradley doors are very useful too.
My preference would be for the door from the Bradley as it is an actual oval shape instead of the odd looking door from the M113 but I have now excess or spare Bradley kits to cannibalize for the parts.  So M113 wins again. 
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #41 on: August 30, 2024, 09:03:26 AM »
Always good to see this type of reuse
The DSPIAE cutting device really made this a much easier project.  That thing can chop repeatedly the same size bits of plastic and your only worry is to keep your fingers clear of the blade during operation. 
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #42 on: August 30, 2024, 10:01:02 AM »
Thanks for the DSPIAE suggestion, Jeff! I used mine recently and it is so much better than the Chopper II. Much easier to adjust and the repeatability and accuracy are far, far better.


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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #43 on: August 30, 2024, 08:21:57 PM »
Hmmm, interesting! :smiley:
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Re: What to do with the excess things in the parts box
« Reply #44 on: August 30, 2024, 11:48:03 PM »
Those APC doors come in handy! Bradley doors are very useful too.
My preference would be for the door from the Bradley as it is an actual oval shape instead of the odd looking door from the M113 but I have now excess or spare Bradley kits to cannibalize for the parts.  So M113 wins again.

They work in 1/48th too.