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1/35 Articulated tank

Started by frank2056, February 20, 2024, 07:27:43 PM

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NARSES2

#30
March 11, 2024, 07:35:17 AM
I like that Frank  :bow:

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#32
March 11, 2024, 01:17:24 PM
Thanks, guys. I wanted to see if deformed/no-scale tank models for kids could be turned into realistic 1/35 vehicles. The answer is "maybe" if you get one of the larger models and put in a lot of work.

Rick Lowe

#33
March 12, 2024, 05:29:37 PM
One or more...

chrisonord

#34
March 13, 2024, 03:39:40 PM
This has certainly had me scratching my head since I first clapped eyes on it. The paint job has me rubbing my eyes too. Very well done. :thumbsup:
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#35
March 15, 2024, 03:22:13 AM
Nice one, the skirts were a clever addition!  :thumbsup:

Wardukw

#36
March 15, 2024, 04:39:39 PM
Quote from: frank2056 on March 11, 2024, 01:17:24 PMThanks, guys. I wanted to see if deformed/no-scale tank models for kids could be turned into realistic 1/35 vehicles. The answer is "maybe" if you get one of the larger models and put in a lot of work.

The biggest problem with the no scale kids toys is the tracks..they always look like crap but the hulls ive seen on some are actually pretty good and open to some quite cool transformations.
The plastic on many of them ain't that bad either .
Would make a interesting exercise in model adaptation  ;D
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frank2056

#37
March 15, 2024, 07:20:50 PM
The first version I tried used Abrams tracks, but they were such a tight fit that I went with the kit tracks.

Marcos Serra did a great job detailing a Meng Matilda Mk II Toon tank To make it a "realistic" 1/35 vehicle would require a new turret.

Old Wombat

#38
March 17, 2024, 02:02:41 AM
Both the Matilda & the Firefly look fantastic! :bow:  :bow:

The addition of RW parts brings them to life much better than the "toon" parts! :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:
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frank2056

#39
March 19, 2024, 09:52:25 PM
I added a figure from the  Miniart 1/35 Israeli Tank Crew from the Yom Kippur war. I modified the uniform slightly to make him more generic and tested a different painting method that I either need to practice more or abandon:





Old Wombat

#40
March 20, 2024, 08:13:38 AM
Quote from: frank2056 on March 19, 2024, 09:52:25 PMI added a figure from the  Miniart 1/35 Israeli Tank Crew from the Yom Kippur war. I modified the uniform slightly to make him more generic and tested a different painting method that I either need to practice more or abandon:

Or both.

Practice it a few more times, then, if you just can't get the finish you want, abandon it
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