Well what a difference a day makes! 32C yesterday and 12C today. The heat did carry on through the night so out came Woody's fan. Bought by my parents in 1972 when we lived in Malta for a time this magically quiet piece of electrical equipment still works as well 50 years on as it did when it was new and kept me and Mrs. Woody cool over night. If only all electrical equipment was built this well maybe the landfill sites would be a little less full? Anyway it has a certain 70's style which apparently is in at the moment - Woody being in with current fashion??? Whatever next? Me finishing models?
Chloe the cat is not sure about this wind creating machine but did eventually stand in front for a cool down.
This evening I did go out to my now cool Man Cave and finish off the DShK 12.7mm anti-air machine gun for the MiniArt T34 Egyptian tank. It looks good from a distance but these in close shots show my ineptitude with the assembly of it but hopefully once painted and part of the main tank it will fade into the overall scene. There is certainly a lot of detail including the bullet belt, sights and trigger.
Back on the turret itself, there was a problem with the main gun breach not staying fixed in its mount. It is supposed to elevate so the breach fits into its mount without glue but for some reason that I could not get to the bottom of it kept slipping out. Not wanting this to be an issue with the finished mode I drilled through the mount into the breach and inserted a piece of brass wire which I super glued into place. It appears to have done what I hoped and all is secure in place without the elevation movement being adversely affected. Result!
Hopefully over the next few days I can get the turret finished so that I won't have to balance parts temporarily as in this shot!
