Driver Guide Poles that I made for my CS Arnhem Sdkfz222 Armoured Car (1 Viewer)

[TomNT]

Fellas

Last year i purchased a second-hand Collectors Showcase Arnhem sdkfz222 off ebay. When i received it, it did not have the two driver guide poles in the box. Anyone that has this vehicle will know that it comes with the poles detached from the vehicle and you have to attach them yourself. I asked the seller where they were and he told me he had no idea and wasn't aware they were missing.

So i decided to make a pair myself and i have attached some pic's so you can see the end result. I made the poles from sewing pins with the balls on top, a hollow metal tube from an empty Humbrol 25gram plastic cement glue container (i cut the metal tube in half), hollow metal tubes that join watch bands together (one was bigger in diameter than the other and i cut both in half) and a plastic ink holder from a bic pen. Basically i inserted the sewing pins (i had to cut them down as well) into the cement tubes, then inserted the cement tubes into the first smaller watch band tubes which was then inserted into the second larger watch band tubes. Finally i sliced off two pieces (kinda like miniature hoops) from the bic pen ink holder and inserted them over the watch band tubes so they form the bottom of the poles. All the bits were stuck together with superglue. I then painted the poles and glued them onto the vehicle. I have included a pic with the poles mounted on the vehicle next to my second 222 which came with the original CS poles. The poles i made are on the vehicle on the right. Sorry about the close up pic of the vehicle being fuzzy.

P.S. A TF member by the name of villagehorse (Robin) suggested the sewing pins which led me to be creative and make the poles. Thanks Robin for your advice, it was very helpful.

Tom

 

[waynepoo]

There you go,what a clever .... see what you can do when it is raining cats and dogs.....{sm3}:wink2:
Wayne.

 

[wayne556517]

Very good mate,and you reckon you need a woman...................^&grin^&grin

 

[johnnybach]

Very good mate,and you reckon you need a woman...................^&grin^&grin

Where do you think he got the pins from? jb

Nice job, by the way.

 

[TomNT]

There you go,what a clever .... see what you can do when it is raining cats and dogs.....{sm3}:wink2:
Wayne.

Very good mate,and you reckon you need a woman...................^&grin^&grin

Where do you think he got the pins from? jb

Nice job, by the way.

Thanks fellas and no, a sheila hasn't popped into my life, i actually got them from a sewing shop! {eek3} The things you do or the places you have to go for your hobby.{sm4}

Tom

 

[johnnybach]

Thanks fellas and no, a sheila hasn't popped into my life, i actually got them from a sewing shop! {eek3} The things you do or the places you have to go for your hobby.{sm4}

Tom

I have a pair of pants that need shortening - I'll pop 'em in the post!^&grin jb

 

[TomNT]

I have a pair of pants that need shortening - I'll pop 'em in the post!^&grin jb

Well, i got plenty of pins JB, but that doesn't mean im proficient with them! If you want some for a voodoo doll then let me know! :rolleyes2:{sm4}

Tom

 

[Rediarmor]

A very nice job there, better than the original. When you said pins, I assumed they would be about the right diameter, my only criticism is that in "real life" they would not be that thick, and would usually be bent. I suppose these would equate to about two & a half inches in diameter, but they wouldn't need to be anything like that, more like a quarter of an inch. I hope you don't think I am saying there is something wrong with your job, just the scale of the original, which was done for purely practical reasons.

 

[TomNT]

A very nice job there, better than the original. When you said pins, I assumed they would be about the right diameter, my only criticism is that in "real life" they would not be that thick, and would usually be bent. I suppose these would equate to about two & a half inches in diameter, but they wouldn't need to be anything like that, more like a quarter of an inch. I hope you don't think I am saying there is something wrong with your job, just the scale of the original, which was done for purely practical reasons.

Thanks mate, i understand what you are saying and if i was making these poles for a Figarti or TG vehicle then yeah, the pins would be adequate in diameter and i would bend them. The reason i did it this way is to match them to my existing CS 222 which as i mentioned, came out with "thick poles" from the factory. I also agree they should be bent but once again i made them the same as the original. I might add that mine are fractionally smaller in diameter to the original CS poles but that was more because of what i had available than anything else. I have included a couple more pic's so you can see the pins before they were inserted into the thicker poles.

Tom

 

[Rediarmor]

I did notice they were a tad thinner, and they look factory made, nice finish. It looks like the pins are tapered, something to bear in mind for future projects perhaps. (I have several drummer-boys with a drumstick missing).

 

[TomNT]

I did notice they were a tad thinner, and they look factory made, nice finish. It looks like the pins are tapered, something to bear in mind for future projects perhaps. (I have several drummer-boys with a drumstick missing).

Hmm, thanks mate i'll pass, im not that creative! {sm4}

Tom

 

[jazzeum]

Fantastic job. Necessity is truly the mother of invention :smile2:

 

[TomNT]

Fantastic job. Necessity is truly the mother of invention :smile2:

Thanks Brad and very true! It also helps when it's raining all day outside with not much to do!

Tom

 

[wayne556517]

Thanks Brad and very true! It also helps when it's raining all day outside with not much to do!

Tom

Lucky you don't live in Melbourne mate,you would need a workshop.................................^&grin

 

[waynepoo]

Lucky you don't live in Melbourne mate,you would need a workshop.................................^&grin

Anyone who doesn't live in Melbourne is lucky.......{sm3}^&grin
Wayne.