PT-3 Soviet mineroller

 Finally I have now 3d-printed my own

CAD-crafted PT-3, soviet mineroller.

I choose resin to make all the details 

"pop out" and the result is really good 

and fits like a hand in the glove with my

T-34-tanks in the 15mm-scale.

I ordered 6 of these from the swedish-based

3d-printservice Mad about 3d/ADM and I

must say I got excellent service and all of

the models were thoroughly placed in a 

sheltered package.

The "plan" are that the minerollers will be able

to push through the german mine-fields in the 

game Flames ofwar. 

I can´t wait to paint these!!!

Below you also can read about my 3d-work

in CAD.

made-my-own-pt-3-mineroller-for-3d

Smart and cheap storage for miniatures - updated

During this summer my collection of miniatures 

and models has been growing even more since

I posted my last report about how to store these:

https://huggochslagsmart-and-cheap-miniature-storage.html

I have found out that IKEA sell "big" cardboard boxes

that has the measurements inside to perfect fit

my homemade cheap green cardboard-trays.

The IKEA-box is named Pappis and cost about

2 Euros each. Very good storage indeed and 

allows me to be able to pile my green-cardboard-

trays 3 layers high. To lift my piled green card-

trays easy I use A3-sheets of paper but I will

probably ugrade these to permanent laces or

small strings that are firmly attached underneath.

This solution will be a very good way to store all

of my miniatures and models both 15mm and 28mm.

Flight-stands for Cold war 6mm

One of my projects is Cold war in the 6mm-scale

and for this I need both airplanes and helicopters

but it will look so much better when they are 

mounted on flightstands.

I have looked at many variants on the market

but I intend to make my stands low but steady.

I bought a big-pack with black plastic-stands 

and I will paint these in sky-blue.

The base is not steady and will be glued onto a

3mm-steelplate and detailed with some pva to

attach sands and "greens".

The model will finally be drilled underneath to

fit the pivot on the flight-stand that will mount it.

On the picture I have a 3d-printed Soviet SU-25

with a heavy bomb-load for close support to

the infantry.

Scenery to 15mm Flames of war

This summer I could finally enjoy some relaxation.

Last year it was busy hours almost every day.

One day I visited the local Second-hand-shop and

found a 3d-puzzle in the 1:100 scale.

The puzzle will be very practical once assembled

because it is light and can be stored in a box when

not in use. One other nice thing is that it is a model

with a whole quarter and very good when making

a city-scenery. The only backside is the hours it takes

to build. :) I will use this "Bavarian mansion" to

my Flames of war when playing the Eastern front.

Rendered my own Hobby-rack

Next furniture/item I have chosen to 3d-render is my

very much used Hobby-rack that I made myself

when I studied carpentry and furniture-making back

in 1996. I draw the drawings originally by hand and

on paper but converted into CAD and digital many

years later. The material is mainly birch but also

cherry, beech, oak and pear-tree.

If you want to build this rack yourself all the measure-

ments and drawings are on this page:

https://huggochslag.blogspot.com/2015/10/build-your-own-hobby-rack.html 

My first handmade building - rendered

 Last year I made my first building drawing i CAD

and finally 3d-printed the finished STL-file.

The result was very satisfying and made in filament.

I haven´t painted the model yet but I decided to

experiment with colors and render to see what if.

I must say the model looks good and almost if it

is taken from the real world.

On the link below you also can read about this

model in the making and come alive:

https://huggochslag.blogspot.com/2022/06/my-first-handmade-cold-war-building.html 

The last picture show the housemodel fresh from the

3D-printer. 

My own furniture - rendered

Working with carpentry and able to make my

own furniture I decided to 3d-render my 

CAD-files to see how they would look.

First up is my foot-stool I made 2003.

The wood is MDF with Maple-veneer.

The cushion is IKEA and ox-leather and the

metal-handle is from a kitchen-range I can´t

remember the name of the manufacturer.

The last picture show the real foot-stool.

My own 3d-printed Borgward Wanze

Next project is to make a small but very nice-looking 

model called Borgward. The small tracked vehicle was

produced by the germans and two variants are in my

opinion more interessting than other.

I will make my version of the Tankhuter (Wanze) with

6 tubes firing panzerschreck-rockets and the Demolition

carrier that was remote-controlled, and when arrived near

its target it could release a big box in the front carrying

450kg of explosives.

I have been looking for both these two models in the

15mm-scale but until Battlefront realeased their new

Berlin 1945 to the game Flames of War version 4 they

were hard to find, and I decided to make these myself.

Some work is still to be done with both models (smoke-

grenades-launchers in the front on the Wanze and the

fittings of the 6 panzerschrecks and also som minor details

on the demolition carrier).

Eventhough there has been a lot of work on the free-time

(when all the rest of the family has been sleeping) it was

worth it and next report will show the 3d-printed result.

  

Made my own PT-3 mineroller for 3d-printing

 Being a tabletop-gamer but also a CAD-worker has

its advantages. I have looked in the history-books and

found that the Soviets used a PT-3-mineroller to clear

mines and pave the way when assaulting their enemies.

The PT-3-mineroller is a crude item and will be docked

onto a T-34-tank. Next step is to base the model and

make the docking-device to point out so it easy will be

able to dock together with the tank and to be disconnected

when not in use.

I have printed 6 of these and the result in the 15mm-scale

is o.k and it will look even better with some paint.

Happy Midsummer to all you reader out there!

Back again

My blog has been very quiet lately and the reason

is very simple, my own time is less than limited.

During my absence I have struggled with renovating

and completing our garden with: green house, isolating

our garage, building big wooden boxes to plant flowers

in, carpentry-work, paving etc etc.

I also managed to reach the age of 50 and now I have officially

entered the "dark side". :)

Eventhough all the above and working full time and taking

care of my children and family I still work with my hobby

in mind.

Latest buy has been 4 plastic kits to be used in Flames of war

and the Berlin 1945-scenario.

I also bought some german Fallschirmjägers and german infantry

in greatcoats. The german FJ-unit is now ready to be completed

and I will also add some recoilless cannons(puppchen), medium-

mortars and PAKs for close support.

The new figures are all from Skytrex and I like the a lot.

The gritty-pictures show my figures I already have in my collection

before that I added for an complete overview.

The FJ fought in Berlin 1945 and on the ground they were a feared

elite-unit not to be triffled with. :)

Next report will be about models I have drawn in CAD myself to

be 3d-printed and used on the gaming-table.