Rick K Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) Tail Boom's 1:1 resin Revi-12 gunsight will provide me with an all resin project clearly testing my skill-sets. I purchased this in 2016. This was a very limited run and to my knowledge are very hard to find. h A little over 2 dozen parts. Lots of cleaning pour stubs and flash. Sunglass support opening up mounting holes with a 1/8" drill. Provided part to fit is 5mm rod and the opening needs some work. I do not have 5mm drill so I used 1/8" drill as I also have 1/8" rod. Hand turned so not to break the part. Lens holder will need opening to allow the lens to fit. Using my Dremel tool I carefully opened up the lens opening. A dampened towel laid out collects all resin debris and dust Perfect lens fit achieved. Pour stub removal on main body. Pad support locator opening is enhanced with 1/8" opening Pad support locator pin on main body is removed and drilled 1/8" opening. 1/8" rod inserted and the pad support is fitted yielding a firm fit. Crash pad dry fitted. All good. Glass holder, lens and crash pad dry dry fit is encouraging. I am learning this build process takes "test fitting" to new level. Gets redundant at times, but very necessary. Edited January 9 by Rick K TankBuster, Shoggz, Fanes and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Wow, what an amazing project! Rick K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Very cool I would replace the screw heads with real screws but that's me also be cool if you could light up the site some how mc65 and Rick K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rademaker Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Very cool project Rick, looking forward to seeing the build and the finished product. Jim Rick K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 All you have to do is put a BF 109 around this Revi and you'll have a beautiful (and big!) model! scvrobeson, Rick K, HB252 and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Outstanding. Rick K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 This is so cool and unique! Can’t wait to see the progress! Cheers. Rick K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 16 hours ago, rigor said: Very cool I would replace the screw heads with real screws but that's me also be cool if you could light up the site some how Possibility of replacing screw heads does exist. TBD Not sure about a light. Certainly giving it some thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 It would certainly make an interesting conversation piece for your coffee table. John Rick K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Cool project. It's interesting that when you look at all those pics of abandoned Luftwaffe fighters at the end of WW2, not a single one has the gunsight present. Those sights must have been priority one for the GI's that captured the bases. Still have a pipe dream that I'll go to a yard / estate sale one day and see a Revi sitting there with a $5 price tag because the owner has no idea what the thing even is. Rick K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, John1 said: Cool project. It's interesting that when you look at all those pics of abandoned Luftwaffe fighters at the end of WW2, not a single one has the gunsight present. Those sights must have been priority one for the GI's that captured the bases. Still have a pipe dream that I'll go to a yard / estate sale one day and see a Revi sitting there with a $5 price tag because the owner has no idea what the thing even is. Very true. Those GI's came home with all kinds of "War Trophies". I remember NASM was looking to fabricate a FuG220 for their He219. There is a video of a GI walking away with an FuG220 over his shoulder. We all suspected the array made it to his hunting cabin back in the states. My Dad WWII vet, USN 44-46 TF58, came home with all kinds of "stuff" including many 20mm, .50 cal bullets. I found these in this office boxed up (with many interesting objects) after he passed. Every bullet was "live". I had them all "neutralized" by a gunsmith. I picked up a Tail Boom Revi-16B resin model kit at a yard sale about 10 years ago with an amazing price tag on it. My regret was selling the Revi-16on eBay for an amazing price soon after as I already had the Revi12 and Barr & Stroud sights. Sure wished I'd kept the Revi-16. John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 On 1/10/2024 at 7:36 AM, Biggles87 said: It would certainly make an interesting conversation piece for your coffee table. John We have a 90lb very loveable, smart, well trained chocolate Labrador. Coffee Table + Tail. You do the math. Will have some type of acrylic display case fabricated for this. Perhaps locate an acrylic case of appropriate size at a sports memorabilia store. Biggles87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 We have a 10 month old 35kg (77lb) Golden Retriever who is not yet fully trained so nothing is left below chest height. John Rick K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 18 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: We have a 10 month old 35kg (77lb) Golden Retriever who is not yet fully trained so nothing is left below chest height. John GR is such a great breed. Love them. Yup, I remember those early months. I'm just a tad partial to Labs. Our Lab just turned 3. My brother has 2 GR. Fun times. John1 and Biggles87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 (edited) Sunglass Mount assembly is going to be tricky. Think resin with no mounting pins and very mild attach points. So its a return visit to my kids' LEGOS. I make a jig. I taped a thin piece of stryene sheet to the right to secure a nice firm fit. The base is secured then the sides are nested in the jig. I carefully place 3 dots of CA to secure the sides to the main plate. After full CA cure I mix 15 minute epoxy and draw a bead along the seam on the sides and main plate. Walk away for over night cure. The sides are nice good fit on the main Sunglass Plate. Edited January 29 by Rick K Alain Gadbois, John1, LSP_Kevin and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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