Quote from: NARSES2 on March 20, 2025, 02:35:53 AMBrilliant build and back story 

Quote from: frank2056 on March 19, 2025, 07:58:35 PMI also fear that Chris will throw "The Book" at me when he reads the backstory...

The Book makes special allowances when faced with such a superb build   

Quite right too!   A model and story like this are far too good for the book

Magic stuff. 

They must have scrapped it because I went to the Proving Grounds in the 1990s sometime and there was no sign of it there then.

Mind you, it's a BIG place! 

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 20, 2025, 07:06:39 AMMagic stuff. 

They must have scrapped it because I went to the Proving Grounds in the 1990s sometime and there was no sign of it there then.

Mind you, it's a BIG place! 

The Army probably sent it to either Ft Barfoot (formerly Ft Pickett) or Ft Walker (formerly Ft AP Hill) as a range target.

      

Quote from: scooter on March 20, 2025, 07:42:48 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 20, 2025, 07:06:39 AMMagic stuff. 

They must have scrapped it because I went to the Proving Grounds in the 1990s sometime and there was no sign of it there then.

Mind you, it's a BIG place! 

The Army probably sent it to either Ft Barfoot (formerly Ft Pickett) or Ft Walker (formerly Ft AP Hill) as a range target.

It could have rolled into the creek or into the sound...



I like this one because I re-positioned the tank and figure and it looks like one of the outrigger wheels is falling off the base. I didn't notice it until I processed the image. The tank is actually balanced on a small pebble, which illustrates the problem with this idea:



Front:


Rear. I forgot to add dust/dirt to the gun side hatch:


Left/driver's side:


Right/gun side:


Thanks for all the comments and encouragement!  This was a fun build.

Really nice work throughout. 

That a great build! I loved seeing it come together.
Now I have some crazy ideas in my head. I wish I knew about radio control hardware as one of these needs to be rolling around town!

That's just   

              

That's very good.
 

Thanks, everyone!

A very good model and story! 

Four of those would make great wheels for a dieselpunk all terrain armoured attack vehicle.

True... you may have just Created a Monster... 

Quote from: zenrat on March 23, 2025, 05:25:03 AMFour of those would make great wheels for a dieselpunk all terrain armoured attack vehicle.

All capable of autonomous operation.
The main body becoming a temporary
fixed emplacement.