Guess what it is.

[MarkJ]

16 hours ago, Mattilacken said:

I believe it was you that was using brush painting with Vallejo paints, or do I remember Wrong? 

Anton, I think you were referring to Pierre. He is the ultimate master of brush painting with Vallejo paints and any other kind of paint for that matter. He is your man for questions about brush painting. I still do it for the stuff you don't actually see that much and I haven't got a clue how to weather.

[MarkJ]

16 hours ago, magicmustang said:

Whoa, and I thought individual tank tread assembly was a chore! Good luck with your wire wheels.

Thanks, Gerald for the support. I'm going to have to rethink the way I'm doing this because I have found out that it's not going to work the way I'm doing it on this first wheel. Have to start from scratch and ditch the idea of drilling holes.

[MarkJ]

I tried to start adding spokes after I assembled the parts you see in this image and found out very quickly that it wasn't going to work. Drilling the individual 144 holes was a bad idea. Plus, I really didn't make the parts the right size or shape to make it work anyway. I will start from scratch and try to be more knowledgeable about the parts I make, shape and size wise, knowing that attaching the spokes will have to be done only with adhesive. I will also make 4 of everything at the same time so I can have a little more duplication in the final wheels if I can ever get them to work. I see it in my mind as cluttered as it is and feel like I might just be able to come up with something that I can get by with. I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet.

[MarkJ]

What do you guys think about CA glue with a spray accelerant as a good and durable adhesive for installing the spokes?  If not, what would be a super-fast setting and durable glue that's not dangerous to breath and doesn't cause the plastic to break under stress?  Thanks. 

[Pierre Rivard]

On the project I just completed I used extra thick CA (Maxi-Cure brand) for everything. You have about 20 second play time for every joint and the bond appears better than the fast cure CA. I have not used accelerant.

[MarkJ]

1 hour ago, Pierre Rivard said:

On the project I just completed I used extra thick CA (Maxi-Cure brand) for everything. You have about 20 second play time for every joint and the bond appears better than the fast cure CA. I have not used accelerant.

Thanks, Pierre. I hope hob lob carries it. I'm going there today.