Getting back into it - a few questions

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:55 am

Fun barrels...GREAT IDEA!

shawno · Post by **shawno** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 1:03 pm

Great post, Mk 1. Great photos as well. Thanks for sharing!

Guroburov · Post by **Guroburov** » Mon Apr 15, 2019 5:45 pm

very cool mod, Mark. I've never been able to fix broken barrels on my WWII Russian tanks. I'll see if I can try this. BTW, do you drill a hole into the turret or just clip off the old barrel and glue straight on?

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:17 am

Guroburov wrote:BTW, do you drill a hole into the turret or just clip off the old barrel and glue straight on?

I clip the barrel off at the base (at the mantlet). I then drill a small hole, put cyanocryllate (super) glue gel on the base of the item to be inserted, and put it into the hole. Hold for about 20-30 seconds and set it down carefully to dry more fully.

To drill I use a manual pin-vice. I bought a powered super-fine drill a while back, but gave it away after a few tries. Not enough precise control for my comfort.

I set a sewing needle into the pin-vise first, and put a little start-hole as a guide. Then I switch to a fine drill bit, two or three turns between thumb and 2 fore-fingers, and I'm ready to go.

I use the same approach for mounting my HMGs on turret tops, for drilling out hatches to mount commander crew figures in some sub-set of my tanks (often for command vehicles), and to put holes in the bottom of my aircraft for my rather simple game flight stands.