Post by rustybaer on Nov 27, 2023 16:01:58 GMT -6
I'm putting this in "modern" since most of it is.
I started by wanting to use a very nice Takom Bergepanzer 2 that I got cheap since it was missing some wheels and other bits, but nothing quite clicked until I bought a Tamiya M41 kit at the last show I went to for a whole $5. I also had a set of SpadeAce T-55 tracks, assembled and ready to go, unused because they don't fit any known T-55 sprocket on the planet. I shook the boxes hard and.....
Well, actually, I built up the basic M-41 hull, took about an inch out of the Takom upper hull and began sticking things together.
IMG_4093 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
The pic above shows Merkava 4 tracks from SpadeAce fitted, but I changed them out because of both fit and shape- the links are supposed to be rectangular and they're not, very visibly so. The pic below is with the T-55 tracks and sprockets from a Skif kit of a T-55 with RmSh tracks, narrowed about one mm.
IMG_4111 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
The lower hull was detailed a bit with Takom shocks and added armor from a HobbyBoss Leo2.
IMG_4112 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
Then I just kind of started adding stuff from the Bergepanzer kit, making things fit best possible on the hull since I lost a bunch of space when I shortened it.
IMG_4130 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4129 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4128 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
I should be able to start the crane soon. I also need to decide how to paint it.
I started by wanting to use a very nice Takom Bergepanzer 2 that I got cheap since it was missing some wheels and other bits, but nothing quite clicked until I bought a Tamiya M41 kit at the last show I went to for a whole $5. I also had a set of SpadeAce T-55 tracks, assembled and ready to go, unused because they don't fit any known T-55 sprocket on the planet. I shook the boxes hard and.....
Well, actually, I built up the basic M-41 hull, took about an inch out of the Takom upper hull and began sticking things together.
IMG_4093 by Russel Baer, on FlickrThe pic above shows Merkava 4 tracks from SpadeAce fitted, but I changed them out because of both fit and shape- the links are supposed to be rectangular and they're not, very visibly so. The pic below is with the T-55 tracks and sprockets from a Skif kit of a T-55 with RmSh tracks, narrowed about one mm.
IMG_4111 by Russel Baer, on FlickrThe lower hull was detailed a bit with Takom shocks and added armor from a HobbyBoss Leo2.
IMG_4112 by Russel Baer, on FlickrThen I just kind of started adding stuff from the Bergepanzer kit, making things fit best possible on the hull since I lost a bunch of space when I shortened it.
IMG_4130 by Russel Baer, on FlickrIMG_4129 by Russel Baer, on FlickrIMG_4128 by Russel Baer, on FlickrI should be able to start the crane soon. I also need to decide how to paint it.
