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It's beefy!
🕑 Added 2024-05-13 08:42:02 +0000 UTCMy friends, here's some progress I made until Friday. As it turned out, the tank is actually quite big! Assembling the hull was more fun than the track sponsons because there was much more variety in details and also, no repetitiveness.
You'll probably spot that at some point I said "Screw realism" and just went with the flow, adding interesting stuff where I found it suitable. After all, when you think about it, the tank would either have no room for the engine compartment or no room for the crew :D
I also considered an anti-slip surface on the horizontal parts, but I'm afraid it would cover quite a large area and it would interfere with my painting and weathering efforts later down the road, so I'll probably pass on this idea.
It seems that the majority of detailing on this model will be only about adding textures, enhancing and adding some panel lines, replacing and adding more bolts, and adding weld beads. But that's fine!
Today I'd like to finish the turret and then it's just about the sponson-mounted weapons, and a crewman figure!
Comments
Tim Malinowski
True. Very much possible
Night Shift
I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out! I'll have to create all those effects with paints :)
Night Shift
It was quite exhausting even in this scaled-down version :D
Night Shift
RP Toolz punch and die set :)
Tim Malinowski
Textured heavy, just as we like it. But, one thing I noticed. In your reference picture, there were long, deep scratches along the side from operating the vehicle and crashing sideways into things. Will you implement these as well?
Charlie phillips
Cool, I’m liking it
Doug Kinder
I think adding the Nonskid would be kool.
Paul Garrity
When realism gets screwed, have fun instead. It's weird, I have no interest in this kinda thing right now, but having been here for a while now, I'm still looking forward to where you go with this. Even with just the welds cut marks and armour texture it looks less like a toy and more like an afv.
Danny Jeurissen
All these little details make this boy great, of course we will continue to follow this story and look forward to the next step.
Gordon Brice
That's a lot of Rivets!
Tamás Farkas
This already looks sick. For the anti-slip surfaces: look how they did it on the front section of the Leopard 2 A4 tanks. They only covered little rounded rectangular shapes not the whole area. that could work as it's not too much, but something.
Shane Thomas
Wow. the armor texture makes such a difference. The Beakies (Space Marines) have a mag lock function in their boots. So it's very unlikely they would bother with non slip on their vehicles.
Mike A.
I would not want to be the guy who's job it was to fabricate those flame-cut shapes on the top side edges!
RelentlesStorm
Looks great! It may be unrealistic but that's what the fiction part of sci-fi is anyway. Think of it as a remote controlled WWI variant. As with any break from armor modeling (or any modeling for that matter) it is fun to see what you bring into another genre which may bring something new and exciting!
Rick
Love this. And love when you conquer kits outside of your usual period or genre. Very inspiring!
Solomon Hollowell
Wow, that good! At first, I wasn't very intrested, but now I'm starting to think about buying one!
Sherminator
He’s using a punch and die set to make them.
Den Howlett
Remind me: how do you make your rivets? Can’t remember what you said about this some years back.
Kevin SKB118
Fun, fun, fun. Looks great 👍
Mark Carrig
It looks phenomenal! Would love to see you give a Rogal Dorn tank a go 😁
Christopher Obarski
Looks dapper Martin, watch this for inspiration: https://youtu.be/ykSQHvcfJSU?si=fnRu9QUXkIAXZfmx&t=1194
Spazia's Stuff
Now I want to build a Leman Russ like this ! It look awesome !
