How to be an Armoured Farmer, building Hobart's Funnies in Glorious 15mm (and maybe 28mm if they arrive in time!)
AVRE Bulls-horn Mine Plough Build Cont'd
At the front of the mine plough are a pair of float guides, they are positioned ahead of the plough so that the plough will follow the contours of the ground at the right depth for the horns of the plough to get underneath any mines and lift them to the surface without either piercing, or detonating them. The plough is then angled so that they are pushed to the side of the vehicle and out of harms way.
To make these I used some of my wife’s jewellery pliers, these are especially mad for creating rings and links in bracelets and necklaces but are also bloody good at bending styrene sheet into curved shapes. It was then just a case of positioning them and gluing in place. it is critical that the rig is tacked to the right place on the tank to ensure the guides are glued at the right angle.
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