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that toaster....LOL...

That toaster may one day rule the world!

Okay, so here we have a progress update, paint has attached itself tot he miniatures! the large base units and mules are painted some what!
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Then we have the individuals, the commander, Col. Wolfram Von Staufenberg whom his men refer to as "Uncle Wolfie" due to his making sure they get well supplied in food, water, ammunition and other equipment.
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Radio does look good in red.

The lonely chap with the radar dome thing, I think he should paint on a smiley face on the dome, as it's his only friend.

 Dr H wrote:
Radio does look good in red.

The lonely chap with the radar dome thing, I think he should paint on a smiley face on the dome, as it's his only friend.

Yeah, making small enough "Nuka-cola" is gona be tough!

Hmmm, one never knows, he also has a mule to carry all of that stuff for him.

LOL....

That toaster may one day rule the world!

classic!

and good progress matey!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
LOL....

That toaster may one day rule the world!

classic!

and good progress matey!

And the Zinge drop arrived!

More tracks to parse out!
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I should have ordered 2 hatch order, I will figure out, maybe next month some more hatches and gerry cans! Hatches and handles and bits
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and more bits!
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i have to say zinges stuff looks way more professional now...the quality has risen quite some steps since last i ordered from him...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i have to say zinges stuff looks way more professional now...the quality has risen quite some steps since last i ordered from him...

Yep, he has come a long way!

The drop from Dr.H arrived! I now have crates to make!
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And bathrooms
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Glad it arrived safely and in not bad time.

Look forward to seeing what you get up to with them.

 Dr H wrote:
Glad it arrived safely and in not bad time.

Look forward to seeing what you get up to with them.

first I will clean and assemble, then paint, and see what I can put them all in, crates are the easiest as they can go to any scenery

I hope that it is a pleasant experience, at least until you get to the taps.

 Dr H wrote:
I hope that it is a pleasant experience, at least until you get to the taps.

The tub fixtures are rather fiddly small!

So many other things to catch up on! then I must make a ruined house wit the toaster in the ruined kitchen, the radio in the ruined living room, and the bathroom can now be set up!

Box sprues look like wood posts, so the 2 spare wood walls, or whatever can be used to make one of the smallish shacks one sees in Post Apocalyptia

So will the kitchen be partly burnt out? Bad toaster

 Theophony wrote:
So will the kitchen be partly burnt out? Bad toaster

Toaster is master of all he surveys, he just wishes he could move around on his own! MUWAHAHAHAHA!

Yep, I give my sprue a wood texture to encourage people not to waste it.

How much better would models be if all of them came with textured sprue (doesn't always have to be wood either)? Not as if it's a great deal more effort on the companies part...

 Dr H wrote:
Yep, I give my sprue a wood texture to encourage people not to waste it.

How much better would models be if all of them came with textured sprue (doesn't always have to be wood either)? Not as if it's a great deal more effort on the companies part...

Rounded sprues are good for conduits and pipes if cut correctly. squared ones can be made into loose brick piles

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Rounded sprues are good for conduits and pipes if cut correctly. squared ones can be made into loose brick piles

But imagine if they came with rivets and flanges and brick texture already on them...

 Dr H wrote:

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Rounded sprues are good for conduits and pipes if cut correctly. squared ones can be made into loose brick piles

But imagine if they came with rivets and flanges and brick texture already on them...

Would be nice

Well, my vehicle design bug has struck again! Agent G is helping show the scale of the newest vehicle project, the semi'tracks (Tops will be under armored sections), and some of the possibilities as this is a slim one folks!
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Then with the back and belly plates works
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Adding this engine/exhaust module,
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trench rails made the choice of the module
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Or there is this single trench sled/rail
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I also assembled a crate, I think I should have shaved the connection surfaces more as this one looks medeivally rough hewn, but it is a decent sized crate as can be seen next to Agent G!
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Next we have the crate shielding a sniper, as can be seen, he is well covered by the huge crate
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Intriguing start to the newest tank.

Depends on how large/bulky Vs "sporty" the tank will be to what rails it should have. I'd probably build the tank first and then decide on what rails to fit (keeping in mind to leave space to fit either).

I've had quite a few of my boxes turn out a bit like they were assembled by a drunk when I first tried them.
This is where the marking inside came from, as trying to get them to fit in all orientations was far more difficult that making them fit one way around.

I learnt to leave the "top" and "bottom" (Z sides) unglued until I'm happy the box is square. Then it's easier to pull it apart are try again. Z sides then just drop on and are rotated until they fit best.

How did you find this resin to work with? How does it compare to other resins?

 Dr H wrote:
Intriguing start to the newest tank.

Depends on how large/bulky Vs "sporty" the tank will be to what rails it should have. I'd probably build the tank first and then decide on what rails to fit (keeping in mind to leave space to fit either).

I've had quite a few of my boxes turn out a bit like they were assembled by a drunk when I first tried them.
This is where the marking inside came from, as trying to get them to fit in all orientations was far more difficult that making them fit one way around.

I learnt to leave the "top" and "bottom" (Z sides) unglued until I'm happy the box is square. Then it's easier to pull it apart are try again. Z sides then just drop on and are rotated until they fit best.

How did you find this resin to work with? How does it compare to other resins?

Oh, the design is shaping up best as the large rails will work with the exhaust box. It will be a rather slim seeming machine, but has yet to have the track shoes added which will wide in on either side, plus the planned upper-tread/hull as part of the tank, so it will wind up roughly over 55mm wide.

The resin is different., like a bit FW resin meets the more brittle like, so not the brittleness of other resins, yet not fully soft as the FW stuff, or worse, the FC resin which was like soap. Once assembled, the crates are sturdy


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Vehicle layout to give folks a teaser! :p
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With Agent G
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In some ways it is a bit biggish
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It is no heavy tank, that is for sure.
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Next to a modified Chimera hull for comparison
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It is most definitely not a APC for this one for sure

Needs more sled dogs

 Theophony wrote:
Needs more sled dogs

It looks like a sled now, but I am thinking of a turretless Tank Destroyer design will be it's final look

small tank destroyer sounds cool, what are you thinking of doing with regards to the treads? Good use of bits so far

 OneManNoodles wrote:
small tank destroyer sounds cool, what are you thinking of doing with regards to the treads? Good use of bits so far

Glad you like the use so far I will have use of some other bits for the later aspects of the TD.

As for the treads? I will make a way to make it so the Zinge tracks can cover the bottom angles as show, the upper track links will be "Hidden" in a fender/armor protection, I may also use that to help with sloped side armor, the hatch I plan for it is rather large, but that may get used as well for a APC I plan to use the other exhausts on. My next APC concept, will be more like a Landing boat with a roof and on treads, and hopefully will be another platoon level APC

cool....new tank... small one is a new one for you^^...

This will be my second smaller machine in a long while. and a Tank hunter at that!

Yeah, tank destroyer would work for this one; save on space by not having the turret mechanism (assuming that this does take up a fair amount of space in a tank). Also tank destroyers are meant to be quick to outflank the "sluggish" tanks.

Yep, hence it being smaller, and zippier


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 shasolenzabi wrote:
Yep, hence it being smaller, and zippier