Old Wombat's Crab - FINISHED - Pic's pg.7

[Old Wombat]

Placeholder for my build.

[Old Wombat]

Well, late to my own party!

OK, gotta start somewhere & this is it:



I've barely even looked at the sprues, so this is going to be as much an adventure for me as I hope it is for you!

[Dizzyfugu]

Uh, oh...! 

[zenrat]

Oooooh...

[Old Wombat]

Crap! 20 million individual track links!

[zenrat]

Urrrrrgghhhh.

[NARSES2]

Crap! 20 million individual track links!

I'm reminded of Captain Lawrence Oates 

Must admit that's one of the reasons I've avoided a lot of large scale armour over the years, best of luck 

[Dizzyfugu]

With that hull shape you could omit the tracks altogether, add a fat skirt and make a hovercraft from it. 

[scooter]

Build it, leave the tracks off, and lovingly paint it shades of rust?

[Old Wombat]

I'll get it done (he says hopefully) but this thing has four sets of tracks compared to a normal tank's two &, rather than the sensible decision to go with link-&-length, they've gone the full indy links.

The one bonus is that I don't intend doing an intricate paint job on the tracks, just plain black (maybe with a quick, light dry-brush of metallic-grey/steel).


Captain Lawrence Oates? Maybe not quite that self-sacrificing!

[Nick]

Is this for International Rescue?
Japan Earthquake Team?

[Old Wombat]

South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS).


Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australian_Country_Fire_Service

[Old Wombat]

Just finished removing & cleaning up the track links ... About 6 hours work.

[Dizzyfugu]

Just feel the zen in it... 

[zenrat]

Just feel the zen in it... 

What?
I'm having no part of it.  I've given up individual link tracks.  Sworn off them.  They are dead to me.