Viktor von Domm wrote:
is that a new tower dave?

not really...

i was unsure monkey^^

and i like that dawg joke... lol

And actually, those extra tracks were the result of Dave's supply drop, sheets of plastic as thick as a GW tank kits'!

Still waiting on glue to make progress on the transport

That sucks Shas. I could've sent you some glue too!

i was wondering where you have been???

Playing a browser game from a German company, Good game empire
And doing some work on the Manticore, trying out the colors Dave sent, and yeah, I should have checked the glue supplies I have I thought I had plenty, but the treads sections for the new beast gobbled it all up! Plans are set to get me 2 tubes of Testors this week

i see hobby rota due to lack of glue

Not completely Vik

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Still plenty to do while I wait for the glue

right... thudd gun is somewhat a newbe here... got only once shown^^

I have a battery of three
in the background is the vehicle to pull it

yes... i know^^

I need to take pics, I added rivets to the tractor

now that you mention it... looks actually way too sleek ^^so good of you to rivet it up for full beauty^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
now that you mention it... looks actually way too sleek ^^so good of you to rivet it up for full beauty^^

Yup, must have those lovley bumps

aye^^

You can see how this is an early project, much less refined than others I have made, but I did make use of some FT-17 Renault tank parts for the track system. the hull was all scratch from inside my head, and wound up looking like a Bren and a German tank had spawned a child. This is supposed to be a Centaur stand in vehicle.

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Ah good show. I was just about to ask for a closer look at that

Like the use of the Renault track system.

What is it, a tiny bit shorter than a chimmy?

good looking added rivets... what will you do to the inside? add a bit of texture like a treadplate?

monkeytroll wrote:Ah good show. I was just about to ask for a closer look at that

Like the use of the Renault track system.

What is it, a tiny bit shorter than a chimmy?

Wait till you see the results of the two Renault hulls the kit had in it.

Maybe 2mm shorter?

Viktor von Domm wrote:good looking added rivets... what will you do to the inside? add a bit of texture like a treadplate?

I will have to scrape away paint once I have glue to add that tread/grip plate.

waiting °-°

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Is that blue highlight one of the colors I sent you? That's a perfect highlight! The green highlight is good too, but the blue is perfect!

er.... unless the imperium recycles like hell the trusters on those rockets wont be sooty
otherwise the manticore looks very cool...and even adjustable...

My idea is that each engine gets a test fire to ensure that works.

Dave, yes, that is the grey blue you sent me, it works like a charm.

My idea is that each engine gets a test fire to ensure that works.

nice excuse !

Amazing how many rabbits I have in my hat!

Excellent tanks.
As always


How big is a FT-7 Renaught? I once saw one at 1/35th scale with a paint of large smoke canisters on is sides. I considered rigging such a vehicale to be a Banewolf.
If they are smaller i could modifiy one to be a salamander like yours. OR....
i could rig one with a small box-like hull (METAL BAWKES) and wheels if needed to make a "Rhino" for my experimental Exo Suit units (aka Space Marine allies)

 Engine of War wrote:
Excellent tanks.
As always


How big is a FT-7 Renaught? I once saw one at 1/35th scale with a paint of large smoke canisters on is sides. I considered rigging such a vehicale to be a Banewolf.
If they are smaller i could modifiy one to be a salamander like yours. OR....
i could rig one with a small box-like hull (METAL BAWKES) and wheels if needed to make a "Rhino" for my experimental Exo Suit units (aka Space Marine allies)

Thanks! I will do a shot of one next to a chimera, the FT-17 is not that big as it was a 2 man tank at best. I figured as a centaur stand in it works, better.

I really like your work w/ the plasticard, and the style of tanks you are creating really sell the 'old school' IG feeling w/ a modern twist. Well done.

 Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:
I really like your work w/ the plasticard, and the style of tanks you are creating really sell the 'old school' IG feeling w/ a modern twist. Well done.

Thanks Skalk! My collection ranges from some very old to very modern .

Okay guys, sorry for no updates, I was stuck in bloody hospital all week! Turns out instead of just a sprained wrist, they discovered I have a bloodclot in a vein in my arm. Updates will be coming soon, I have to be careful with knife work more than ever as I am on blood thinners.

i was just about to aks where you´ve been the other minute...

man that sounds awful? what will they dobeside medications?

and yes.,.. extra careful now...use spoons to cut out the hearts of your enemies for the time being...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i was just about to aks where you´ve been the other minute...

man that sounds awful? what will they dobeside medications?

and yes.,.. extra careful now...use spoons to cut out the hearts of your enemies for the time being...

Well, now you know, and yes medicines for now.

Care will be taken.

well i cross my fingers!

Sorry to hear that shaso, be extra careful around vampires too

Oh man! Sorry to hear that Shas!

Well guys, thank you for the good wishes, I knew one day it may be bound to happen, I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure back on '04, I guess I got away clean for about 8yrs, and now I just have to be cautious for 6 months as the coumadin works to help me clear that little clot out of the arm. Doesn't stop me from making stuff and painting stuff, the worst part so far was the really cruddy hospital grub and the low bid bed I had to sleep(Rarely) on.

I will have pics of the tractor machine up soon, I have been camo'ing it up for all to see, just needs the black squiggles.

if i have to cross my fingers for six month i will need some of those meds too... but i´ll give it a try...

i only ever was at hospital when i was still at school... broke my arm... and had to sleep for a week there... dunno really why tho... the worst part was the guy next to me... he broke his hip...when going out for washing is laundry on a cold winter day... he had a full purse worth of quite some money for the machines... and then he slipped and fell on his coins... broken hip... well he was constantly yelling and moaning... the grub...well...last mentioned soonest mened... and...i felt betrayed... where were all those hot nurses??? i got only the old...and ugly...urgh....

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
if i have to cross my fingers for six month i will need some of those meds too... but i´ll give it a try...

i only ever was at hospital when i was still at school... broke my arm... and had to sleep for a week there... dunno really why tho... the worst part was the guy next to me... he broke his hip...when going out for washing is laundry on a cold winter day... he had a full purse worth of quite some money for the machines... and then he slipped and fell on his coins... broken hip... well he was constantly yelling and moaning... the grub...well...last mentioned soonest mened... and...i felt betrayed... where were all those hot nurses??? i got only the old...and ugly...urgh....

Ah, I have been in the hospital a few times, nurses ran the gamut of looks scale. Food was okay to good at the other ones, the local has to have been the worst in culinary violations I have yet to encounter!

i think they believe in placebos then... give the stomach some cruel treatment and the whole body gets better to get out of harms way then

i bet somehwhere were we haven´t been yet the nurses are all good looking...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i think they believe in placebos then... give the stomach some cruel treatment and the whole body gets better to get out of harms way then

i bet somehwhere were we haven´t been yet the nurses are all good looking...

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mud looks a bit dry... still pre wash here?

Sadly, the washes are at the limit of what i can do adding water to them to stretch the supply out, I have added chaos black as well, it should have looked better, \maybe the flash bleached it out?

hmmm... that could be it...flash is a known killer of cool effects...

And sometimes the flash helps make effects! Now I was asked about some images to help get an idea of the size of the FT-17 I converted, Manticore was a willing assistant to give a size comparison to.

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So, not too bad for such early scratch-builds.

yes! not bad... they need one hell of a paintjob still

and did you show that first tractor at all? can´t remember that one... but good looking!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
yes! not bad... they need one hell of a paintjob still

and did you show that first tractor at all? can´t remember that one... but good looking!

It was in an older pic, you can see the track system from plasticard and 40k treads O made for it

Hey shas looking good with the weathering. Have you tried for that even more random look using the "toothbrush technique"? if you layer it up with a watered down paint it makes it really random!

either way, good work, keep it up!!!

concerning this idea childe... i have two small flask of nosespray... empty and rinsed of course.... do you think guys this could work for this spray technique?

Thanks childe.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
concerning this idea childe... i have two small flask of nosespray... empty and rinsed of course.... do you think guys this could work for this spray technique?

Erm, not too sure tbh, never tried using one of those... you'd have to get the paint the right consistency I'd have thought and be careful of clogging as well. but I shouldnt see it being much different... just dont make the paint too thin, and do a tester first is all I can suggest tbh.l

If you just want rust or oil splatters, an old toothbrush and the flick method works really well (it works even better with oil paints over top of a gloss coat)- The pump spray sounds like an interesting idea for big splatter patterns, but would a full pump create too much pressure or not? That sounds worth experimenting with. I agree with Childe though, the paint would have to be really thin, perhaps a wash or thinned oil paint, or even a wash made from thinner and weathering powders (the powders dissolve completely, so chunks or clogging shouldn't be an issue).

well of course testing is to be done first...
and if clogging happens... the bitz will instantly end up in my scratchbuild box... it´s a winwin situation



and dave... i am still thinking about getting me a can of pressurized gas to test the AB gun...

Hmmm, I have not tried this splattering as yet

you never fooled around with your toothbrush? i am atm feeling very sorry for you

It doesn't even need to be a toothbrush, any stiff brush will do the job

I do have some brushes I may be able to do that with.

the only reason toothbrushes are used for this technique so much is how stiff the bristles are. But daves right anything will do, as it gives a different type of spatter effect.

Yes, I have seen what an errant toothbrush can do whilst brushing my teeth.

 shasolenzabi wrote:
And sometimes the flash helps make effects! Now I was asked about some images to help get an idea of the size of the FT-17 I converted, Manticore was a willing assistant to give a size comparison to.

Now I dont want to sound rude but sometimes you need to be unrealistic to look realistic. This why heroic scale looks right even though the proportions are way off, its why we have to accentuate highlights and shadows far more than a larger model would.
its why mud has to be done differently.

Your depiction of mud might be to some degree 'accurate', but all I see from your Manticore is a model painted in random colours.

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I really love the [Ignore] option thoughtfully provided by Dakka.

See, I won't ignore, I'll ask him why he has to be such a dick?

with this kind of behavior... how could he ever get to over 7000 posts without getting kicked around? if someone would splutter such bile words in my face the next thing coming out of his mouth would probably be his teeth...

Because he is one of the OT trolls

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nownow Dave what have I done this time

Ah the OT troll, strange subspecies... not known for a notable sense of humor, or intellectual capacity.

Haha..MOD edited his post

well... now the paining and its appreciation can commence in peace...or else!

Thanks for the defense guys. I see by his gallery he is a painter-not. Jealousy can make folks quite ugly can't it? That was not his first dig at my works, seems to do that every few hundred posts, and apparently does not grasp the concepts here. Now for getting back on track and to help ignore troll-boy, I have fresh pics for a nice update.

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ah, yes...those squiggly lines does the hart something good!!!

looking forward to see the compartment done...

Well, once I have glue again, I can scrape paint and insstall the no skid plate for that upper floor, Have to do something for the inner walls, but not sure, maybe fashion a comms for them to annoy the driver or help instruct the bow gunner?

Yeah a little comms unit would be cool, or some stowage.

absolutly your choice mister... wouldn´t want to make up my mind for you for this one

Likley a bit of both knowing myself

well...that amalgam we´ll be waiting for then

Until then, I will be riveting and painting the FT-17

Nice collection of vehicles dude, I'm working on a tank at the moment too and can appreciate the work it takes, especially when parts have to be sourced or even scratch built.

Ignore douchebags like the afore mentioned because just like a douche, he probably lives somewhere smelly and dark with an old lady.

Keep it up!

he probably lives somewhere smelly and dark with an old lady.

LMAO....

He's probably really Swiss too, the Swiss hate creativity and free-thought.

 dsteingass wrote:
He's probably really Swiss too, the Swiss hate creativity and free-thought.

O_o are we talking about the same Swiss people here...? or are you failing at sarcasm again?

Now guys, chillax and stay calm. I have had some good stuff from Switzerland before, they make awesome chocolates, and have nice countryside to tour

Plus their pollution is next to zero!

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:
Plus their pollution is next to zero!

Yep very clean there.

I think they stay neutral because they are really pulling the strings for all of Europe's governments in exchange for untouchable bank accounts.

actually german tax politicians now buy secret documents revealing datas of tax violators here... the swiss and the peeps from lichtenstein sell these for top dineros!!!

They should buy them all and expose them to the world! Maybe with enough exposure they can go back to doing what they know, like chocolates and watches, and everyone who hides money there gets it seized. Sadly, that probably wouldn't cause any of those people to be reduced to a sustenance living so they could see and feel firsthand the kind of poverty they inflict on other people by their greed, but It would be fun to see.

you can be sure that when reading this mate.... that i raise my fist in a comrade kind of way one day the revolution WILL/HAS to start!

Haha, we'll see, in the meantime, we carry on!

Well, until the revolution arrives, here is an update of the FT-Tractor.

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good looking lil tracktor... next step them squiggly lines again ?

I think Tanks and cars have personalities and stances, this is cool, it really looks like it is a workhorse in it's stance!

i agree... one of those big and always huffing ones^^

Like the little tractor that could?

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no, he KNOWS he can push gak around, no need for "I think I can"

^that ...

and shaso...if i may add a suggestion... a second patch of green in the blue field of the dozerblade would look good...

I was thinking about possibly doing that.


Yep, he knows what he can do

I was thinking about possibly doing that.

well i like how you think

Great minds and all that.


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I need to get back there one of these days so i can get those fresh

just a small side question... are you atm allowed to eat those? by the way what´s up with your health? feeling any better?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
just a small side question... are you atm allowed to eat those? by the way what´s up with your health? feeling any better?

I cannot go crazy with the meat, I have to reduce the urea in the blood. But the pastries in reason are safer. Taking it easy, slept till 4pm, my vital signs are good. They are just worried about the clot sending a piece out and it doing damage

yep... that is a great source for problems...if i am not wising up in the coming years i wont take any bets about my blood stream too... and for that matter my family has it happening quite often to have high blood sugar (diabetes)...but i am atm rather an eater that doesn´t care for anything... raw meat and all that...

well by the way... now i need to take my beauty sleep

good night mate!

Moderation Vik

FT-17 Renault hull with little Imperial Tracks. Excellent.
i need a wee little tractor for my army. Currently have my Battlewagon turned Dragon Wagon. doing alot of heavy lifting. But i need a trio of smaller guys to drag around say... A baneblade sized vehicale.

What do you recommend? (in terms of models for conversion.) I need small little vehicales like the Renault and such.

Edit: another super heavy is nearing completion on my end. Challenger 1 turned Chrono Cannon weilding Super heavy named the "Time Lord" for its cannons ability to remove the enemy from the time stream like they never existed!!

 Engine of War wrote:
FT-17 Renault hull with little Imperial Tracks. Excellent.
i need a wee little tractor for my army. Currently have my Battlewagon turned Dragon Wagon. doing alot of heavy lifting. But i need a trio of smaller guys to drag around say... A baneblade sized vehicale.

What do you recommend? (in terms of models for conversion.) I need small little vehicales like the Renault and such.

Edit: another super heavy is nearing completion on my end. Challenger 1 turned Chrono Cannon weilding Super heavy named the "Time Lord" for its cannons ability to remove the enemy from the time stream like they never existed!!

That sounds very powerful, keep it at BS3 for fairness sake.

Now, for small artillery tractors, the FT worked, i made a scratch tractor using the FT suspension but resembles a Bren crosses a German Panzer, I also modified a bren kit 1/35 scale that worked out well, I just use the Centuar rules for them.

Moderation

repect for those that are able... me certainly not...:(

Well, almost ready, painting the ride hitcher's uniforms, and then decals and Mud will be applied

looking forward to it

Soldiers, being so much smaller than tanks, tend to require more care and attention than a nice big surfaced tank or tractor/tankette.

well that´s the modelers way of thinking.... the army certainly thinks that tanks are more in need for care

thats causer tanks have lots of circuts and targeting and other crazy stuff in them humvees on the other hand engine and a steering wheel thats it

I got a hold of some of the non-toxic Testor's plastic cement. Guess what that means guys???

yeah! lets glue stuff to stuff

I will be able to resume work on the MTLRB-40 Battlefield Trench Assault Vehicle.

Okay, the MTLRB-40 is shaping up now, here are some sneaky pics

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SO, it's not Super-heavy..just normal-heavy? lol

*taking notes furiosly* (as i soon will be starting on a new tank myself too^^)

good looking start... it´s good to see you finally working on something fresh and new! no one should live without his daily allowence of glue

dsteingass wrote:SO, it's not Super-heavy..just normal-heavy? lol

Yep, just heavier than a Chimera. and more armed as it will have sponsons!, and plenty of rivets

Viktor von Domm wrote:*taking notes furiosly* (as i soon will be starting on a new tank myself too^^)

good looking start... it´s good to see you finally working on something fresh and new! no one should live without his daily allowence of glue

Aye, and the non-toxic variety is very citrusy smelling.

lol... now that´s something nice... aroma therapy modeling... glue with incense^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
lol... now that´s something nice... aroma therapy modeling... glue with incense^^

Hmmmmmm, kinda.

And one delay will be getting the money together for a purchase of tank parts from Zinge.

Okay, the white plastic would make this thing disappear in the snow that is all over the area I am in! But more work has been done, just looks like it will take some time to finish this one, (Especially since I need to have the money land, and then order the parts I need from Zinge!

Back Exhuasts/fuel-drop-drum, and trench rails will attach back here.
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You're getting snow!?! uugh, we're supposed to get some tomorrow, then back into the 60s on Weds! This is nutz! I had to put on heavy socks and bust out my Leather coat today!

Yep, snow, and the new vehicle

when will you start sanding the edges? looks rather rough atm... tho the shape is looking promising...

snow? i always keep forgetting where exactly you live now...? i hope you are way away from all that storm action atm...

Yeah the snow is Sandy hitting a Canadian cold front, still coming down here.

The rough areas were where the testors and the plastic were melding, and it is best to let that cure and harden before sanding as you saw the results otherwise. I also have a full set of GF-9 Gray stuff to help smooth rough spots and any gaps that may appear.

and it is best to let that cure and harden before sanding

totally agree with you on that!!!

Pics of additions made to the MTLBM-40

Exhausts!
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Give the man some glue, and he shows us plasticard-fu!

 dsteingass wrote:
Give the man some glue, and he shows us plasticard-fu!

All done with #11blade, plastic snips, a pin vise, and fingers. Plus the glue and plastic-card

That and the belief you can do it is all you really need!

Yep and taking more section pics as i go along

Okay, speeding right along as the stuff I need from Zinge is all external stuff. Here are some process shots

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Looks like a Mark 4.
Will it be Male or Female?

 Engine of War wrote:
Looks like a Mark 4.
Will it be Male or Female?

Many of my machines have a WW-I inspired vibe to them. I have to see which guns will go for the sponsons, it will have a pair of turrets (The holes on top)

Here it is compared to the Chimera
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Is she gonna have a hull-mounted weapon?

 dsteingass wrote:
Is she gonna have a hull-mounted weapon?

Next to the driver? most definitely.

I'd say W/O rails. Looks good so far.

 Galorn wrote:
I'd say W/O rails. Looks good so far.

Thanks! I have been loking at how far back from the rear armor the tread system comes out, and I must have channeled the Tadpole a bit so it likely is that the treads act as a better trench rail than rails that do not move would!

Tadpole, not the best idea, but made for an interesting oddball

great looking progress my friend... looks very good... !

and the tadpole is always a classic!!!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
great looking progress my friend... looks very good... !

and the tadpole is always a classic!!!

I am going to order so many tank bitz from Zinge!

ohoh... actually i should too... but well... since money doesn´t grow on trees... it might take a moment still

Yeah, still waiting on a disbursement to be released to my bank!

ach... i would love to live in a world where money is not of such consequence... alas... nope...

Tell the bank that men are dying on the front lines because of their incompetence!

good idea.... tho i suspect that money and lives have never been on the same kind of priority list for bankers...

Bankers+money................................................................................lives

that sums it up in a nutshell...


BUT... we have guns... we just decide not to use them to make the bankers give us the needed amounts of money...

Well, about high time for a up-date! so I have these new parts on the tank, these flats,
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Wow, such nice work Shas! The assault ramp is great-looking!

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Wow, such nice work Shas! The assault ramp is great-looking!

And as you can see, the plastics are all from the supply drop from Dsteingas,

and you put that to a very good use mister!

the heavy "button- claws" on the ramp are a truly nice touch....

I knew he would

yup... without the shadow of a doubt

Got that rear turret done, and am working on the upper turret, a dual linked cannon. This beast will have firepower, AND troops delivery ability!

troops too... we tend to be quite near in our projects^^

Have plasticard, have glue.....have tank

Trench assault vehicle is looking cool, is it getting double sponsons?

Viktor von Domm wrote:troops too... we tend to be quite near in our projects^^

Yeah, but for once I am working on something less gargantuan.

monkeytroll wrote:Have plasticard, have glue.....have tank

Trench assault vehicle is looking cool, is it getting double sponsons?

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I must say this is one of my favorite tanks to date!

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
I must say this is one of my favorite tanks to date!

Thank you RW!

Kinda like Malcador meets Chimera, meets landing craft

..meets battleship, meets LCV..

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..meets battleship, meets LCV..

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But wait! there is still more! we at Lenco feel that you can never have enough of our products! and if you call now we can send you double the fun!

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Niice!!

Once the main turret is done, and I can get the Zinge bitz, sponsons and engine area will be done too

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Niice!!

gotta agree with the man here!!! very good looking... also... love the sketches... wish i could be that good... if i don´t use checkered paper i wouldn´t get any planning done...

the fire power on that beast is really promising a punch^^

and as for gargantuan... sorry... i seem to have a nack for the bigger tanks^^

Oh, now that I know of sources for treads of a larger scale and such, I can always work towards a true behemoth but I already have the "Vasily" a Baneblade, the Perunm and Bogatyr,

But to make a monster machine with 1"+ treads, other than the baneblade, well, that would be a beasty! To make a true land-ship, a machine that needed three sets of treads, multiple sponsons and barbettes and turrets, along with a bridge tower and massive smoke stacks.........

Meanwhile, I figured that Zinge made his track-wheels after the French FT based on the 31mm and 21mm sprocket and idler wheels. I sketched out a combat tank that would use those treads to max effect

But to make a monster machine with 1"+ treads, other than the baneblade, well, that would be a beasty! To make a true land-ship, a machine that needed three sets of treads, multiple sponsons and barbettes and turrets, along with a bridge tower and massive smoke stacks.........

now that sounds good...guess there will be always more room for another tank on your shelf

and i do know your tank-park quite well

 shasolenzabi wrote:
But to make a monster machine with 1"+ treads, other than the baneblade, well, that would be a beasty! To make a true land-ship, a machine that needed three sets of treads, multiple sponsons and barbettes and turrets, along with a bridge tower and massive smoke stacks.........

I'm sure if I were standing beside you, there would be a sound of creaky grinding gears and piston noises coming from your head.

Viktor von Domm wrote:now that sounds good...guess there will be always more room for another tank on your shelf

and i do know your tank-park quite well

Always room for another in my collection!

Well, I do like to display the girls !

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I'm sure if I were standing beside you, there would be a sound of creaky grinding gears and piston noises coming from your head.

Always!

I like the rear facing turret, very practicle looking

Another excellent work of iron and steel. (ok fine its plastic...) but either way really cool!

I need to make myself deviate from the standard "designs" (like the codex units or PDF nuits and what not), If i had more parts I would do it alot.

But after this christmas im hoping to build a massive Super Weapon.

Rogue Wolves wrote:I like the rear facing turret, very practicle looking

Helps maintain that whole "landship" thing afloat

Engine of War wrote:Another excellent work of iron and steel. (ok fine its plastic...) but either way really cool!

I need to make myself deviate from the standard "designs" (like the codex units or PDF nuits and what not), If i had more parts I would do it alot.

But after this christmas im hoping to build a massive Super Weapon.

Thank, you, thank, you!

I am doing in scratch building what Forgeworld does in resin.

Now that is something to look forwards to!

So, got more work done of the main turret, sealed gaps and holes, added the cupola, and shrouding
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.. I really love the shape of that!

Thanx! I seem to have a knack for the Interwars meest sci-fi

I think it needs a toolbox or two, maybe some stowed extra barrels?

I have a 2nd barrel with holding bracket strips on it, I just have to make a different holder for it for the rear just under the other one
I am planning on stowage boxes, and also ordered hatches/vents and fans from Zinge, I think I still have a toolbox laying about the4 place somewhere. (starts rummaging in huge bin)

Soon! the Zinge Industries supplies will be shipped and then, the madness will grow!
Oh, and I have to update soon, pulled a trick off the old Tadpole concept to help with the extra drum and tool stowage

Woot! Zinge stuff and stowage! I get my stuff from him exactly 2 weeks after I order it every time.

Meanwhile, until the Zinge stuff arrives, some minor improvements.

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the back reworked, plate as well as support, and the 2nd barrel, due to mud/water splash, boxes and rods low, sacks would be higher up

Under support beams (Rivets pending)
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Plenty enough room for other supplies that cannot be put inside the machine.

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That is very cool.
Peace Spud 11th Legion

Glad you like it Spudkins, I have plenty more nestled amongst the pages here.

There seems to be a distinct lack of rivets on the front part below the driver's view hatch Shas

 dsteingass wrote:
There seems to be a distinct lack of rivets on the front part below the driver's view hatch Shas

It is still a work in progress Dave, rivets aplenty will this beast have!

hehe, I know Shas -It is my duty.

Okay, could not wait forever. I will fit those massive hatched in on the sponsons as soon as they arrive,, but this gives an idea as to how close to the concept I have achieved in the execution of the design. The tall, and far sticking sponsons are so the soldiers transported are in the way of the side gunners, this allows the squad to arrive in comfort relatively speaking.

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Not only am I awaiting the drop fromn Zinge I ordered, I also, for Nostalgia sake ordered from HobbyLinkJapan 2 Klingon Battle cruisers,
But :

squared vents: Duct Nozzle II

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I found a size comparison for an idea as to how big it will be


BIG! the ultimate walker machine for Khadrovian battle-walkers, I will dub mine the KV-200

That's a big walker Shas! And the big, luxury Sponsons look great too!

 dsteingass wrote:
That's a big walker Shas! And the big, luxury Sponsons look great too!

Mega-Walker KV-200 is in FED EX hands. Luxury sponsons! Awesome nickname for them!

seems you will be in for a hell of a suply drop soon... where is the sudden warm rain of cash from? not that i am complaining in the faintest here after all serious eyecandy heading our way

your tank has nicley developed since i had last time for dakka... really... work, family and school... dreaded homeworks and even such things as laudry... how do all the other folks cope with so much to do...??? argh...


as for your suplies... what are those gatling robots for? will they be just for decorations or will you use them for your army? that big walker is a nice momma... tho i fear with these big guns he will topple once he fires a shot....

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
seems you will be in for a hell of a suply drop soon... where is the sudden warm rain of cash from? not that i am complaining in the faintest here after all serious eyecandy heading our way

your tank has nicley developed since i had last time for dakka... really... work, family and school... dreaded homeworks and even such things as laudry... how do all the other folks cope with so much to do...??? argh...


as for your suplies... what are those gatling robots for? will they be just for decorations or will you use them for your army? that big walker is a nice momma... tho i fear with these big guns he will topple once he fires a shot....

1) A disbursement arrived, and along with bills, supplies, and equipment, I decided to also get some morale boosters!

2) Well, a slight slowdown as the intestinal bug has hit me, very nasty symptoms.

3) The bots are just showing how the gattlers can be set up is all, they are wind up motor tech and in a well made turret, welll............
As for the KV-200 walker, well, there are ways it stabilizes to fire those big beasties. The arm weapons are actually long range missile launchers

So, stuff from Zinge is likely either in royal mail, or at US customs waiting the "all clear" and holiday silliness, the stuff from japan is in transit to arrive by monday.

I need to add more rivets to the sponsons!

I need to add more rivets to the sponsons!

who could argue with that

and well... get better soon.... bugs have no place in anyones tummy!

Slowly getting back to normal. Whew! what a Nurgle-gift that was!

er...please don´t draw us a picture of that one

and... welcome back to the land of the coughing

Yes, Papa Nurgle has been giving wayy too many gifts around here lately. I formally blame RW and others with their nurgly posts lately
The desire to rivet is a sure sign of improving health, physically and mentally!

The desire to rivet is a sure sign of improving health, physically and mentally!

amen! and the rest was silence... punctuated by riveting noises!!!

So, today will be a rivet day, my package from J-land is now in Huntington WV, on it's way to me. , 1.5kilos of fun!

wow that sounds like a huge package!

well...rivet your day

Fed-Ex rushed it out! I got it 11/23/12 at 3pm!


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So, here is what will be related to Warhammer40k in that drop! Vent grills.

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Gatling cannons fit for a large machine of a tank, it has a wind up motor for rotary action!

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And the KV-200, chassis shown for size reference. Nearly as big as a Leman chassis! one big mama of a walker machine!
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The monster will need a horde of rivets, I havce a base i can use in a Hoard 'O Bitz shipment, and while aI wait for the Zinge bitz, I can start the Monster/KV-200

Sprues of joy!!

actually i am now very envious mister.... that gatling sprue looks mighty tasty... i want to see that built asap... maybe i can squeeze a lil early christmas present for me ...by me^^...

the walker chassis...well i take back my earlier statements... if it is that big... then it will be capable to fire quite a package...i dunno if for that model you should change your riveting methods tho... such a surface might justify holepunched rivets if i am asked...

oh and seeing them now in the flesh... the vents look very good too.... how do they relate to the zinge stuff in prices?

dsteingass wrote:Sprues of joy!!

Yes they are!

Viktor von Domm wrote:actually i am now very envious mister.... that gatling sprue looks mighty tasty... i want to see that built asap... maybe i can squeeze a lil early christmas present for me ...by me^^...

the walker chassis...well i take back my earlier statements... if it is that big... then it will be capable to fire quite a package...i dunno if for that model you should change your riveting methods tho... such a surface might justify holepunched rivets if i am asked...

oh and seeing them now in the flesh... the vents look very good too.... how do they relate to the zinge stuff in prices?

First gatling is done and it spins! I am going to make a turret housing for 2 of them as twinlinked vulcan mega bolters, I am working on pics of that and the now built and finished monster/KV-200, sadly, so much surface, not enough rod stock for this in the same size, I may just do revers flushed rivets by doing a slight drill mark style.

The vents are cheap, 2bucks translated from yen(160yen) very small to a good size, I will have picks of the 4 I glued to the landship-transport(I may get some on the KV-200, I plan on using some other bitz as well to spiff it up


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whoa... that walker is the definition of massive... i think with your camo scheme this will look totaly super... those asien walkers sure will fit in nice to the scheme and then your army...

and the vents apear a bit smallish on the tank but i guess that might be deceiving...when painted this effect will blen in just nicley...

and the gatlings are enourmous... seeing them... i think you are due to make your own titan now one of these days.... they would fit the bill completly...

Yeah, gonna add some of those vents to the mighty KV-200 Walker, and then I used the smaller vents at that. KV-200 is smaller than a warhound, so more likely a Knight sized machine, like an egg on legs armed with sledgehammers

Yeah, once the Zinge stuff arrives, and Hoard o' bitz, I will finish the transport tank, and start on a tank fit for thos gatling cannons
The turret will be a big one, and needs spots I can put the twist caps through so I can make them spin while on the tabletop battlefield.

yeah moveable turrets are always way cooler than stationary ones!

I ordered enough treads to make wider ones, at about 20mm wide, so this baby will have a wider ground pressure foot print as well as a wider chassis as that turret will be pretty darn big, two of those side by side
Just think 15 or so Strength 6 low armor pen numbered shots that get a re-roll to hit!

wider tracks will serve very well to make the massive look become "complete" looking^^

Definitely Vik

*wide grin*

Massive without being uber-massive, the turret is gonna be wide! Side by side, the gatling cannons main drives are 65mm, so the width of the turret is likely to be a little over 70mm wide!


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So, the twin-linking of the Mega-Bolters has been done!
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Now for those revers flush style rivet workings I promised for the KV-200 battle walker

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The destroyer of all that is good! Don't let that innocent look fool you!
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And for a break, Klingon D-7 Battlecruiser at 1/1000scale from Polar Lights, vcery easy to build, I had to remember that I should show pics!

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that klingon bird suprised me a bit^^ but i know it is in good hands

the flush riveting looks very good... how did you do it? drilling continuisly? man... you found a new way of rivet zen for sure!!!

and the twinlinked gatling.... the only way to über a gatling is to double the fun...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
that klingon bird suprised me a bit^^ but i know it is in good hands

the flush riveting looks very good... how did you do it? drilling continuisly? man... you found a new way of rivet zen for sure!!!

and the twinlinked gatling.... the only way to über a gatling is to double the fun...

I have always had a spot in my heart for that style of Klingon ship, I have 2 of that thing, more pics of it to follow.

Yeah, sadly lost 2 drill bits as they wore out apparently :(

Yep, that tank will be a nasty monster killer as ir wil be designed for shredding gargantuan and monstrous creatures as well as hordes of even Power armored madmen!

I re-found the mini I wanted for Zvedvedova, the female Kommissar, turns out she has a family pet and 2 sisters!



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Oh, and he is tagging along too!

for that femal commissar you should have just asked... the matching thread i have subbed...

to be honest... i always had a thing for evil empires... klinkins are far more interesting than starfleet... imperium is better than the rebells...one could see a pattern here... it is a mystery to me, why i haven´t gone cultist army instead of praetorians ...

I have ordered those two sets.

Klingons have some honor.

Praetorians act all civil, but they are pushers for the Imperium, folks forget, the Imperium of Man is no good guy either.

well.... it is a stand in good guy... no real good parties in 40k at all...

Hey Shas, I saw this kit in the latest issue of Finescale Modeler, and I thought It would be right up your alley

I think it definitely fits the "oddball" category

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Ye4ah Vik, all the armies in 40k have their varied degree of screw others over.

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if you cover all that detail inside the turret plates.... couldn´t you have used just those barrels for the turret and leave the big barrel like structures for something else later use? just wondering....


but i also like where this turret is heading...!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
if you cover all that detail inside the turret plates.... couldn´t you have used just those barrels for the turret and leave the big barrel like structures for something else later use? just wondering....


but i also like where this turret is heading...!

That is where the wind up motors are Vik! I want to be able to plop that on an Apoc table, and wind 'em up and have the cannons spin as I roll the dice

oh.... i didn´t get it earlier that the barrels will actuallly spin.... wow... i can see this will be a cool effect.... probably will stain some pants

Now if they also had come with a flash effect with the sound of gatling gun roars it would be even sweeter!

yeah i can see how this would be the icing of the cake... i guess it´s a case of not being able to have everything in one thing....

Oh Shas! That kicks ass man! Damn fine-looking so far!

Isn't it amazing how many uses you can find for GW bases!?

shasolenzabi wrote:Now if they also had come with a flash effect with the sound of gatling gun roars it would be even sweeter!

have you tried radio shack? (leds, and a Piezio buzzer would do you I think)

 dsteingass wrote:
Hey Shas, I saw this kit in the latest issue of Finescale Modeler, and I thought It would be right up your alley

I think it definitely fits the "oddball" category

As Shas said, Im going to construct that behemoth (come christmas lol). alongside it will be a war zepplin and light rocket tanks and more.....


As for everything here. I remember that robot from my days when i played a Robo-tech videogame (lots of fun, hard as hell). frekaing huge machine it was compared to the robot you commanded.

and the only way to top double gatling guns is 3 of them , look at the turret strapped to the juggernaught truck in Twisted Metal is you want to see what i mean lol. Epic eithe rway!!

Cool! Can't wait!
But..this is a kit.....which you could BASH together with some Titan-killing weapon of your choice

@Vik: Yep, these were plenty nice as is to have found.

@Dave. I find all sorts of odd uses for these4 bases all the time!

@Engine of War, Well, I hav 2 more of those gatling cannons, maybe another such turret for a 2nd tank. Depends on how much track I have left over.

I added weapons spots to the Klingon ships. Still have to do more work on that Gatler turret.

Okay! awesome stuff! Zinge and Hoard O' Bitz dropped supplies at my door at the same time!

Hoard O' Bitz drop, flight stands, tank parts for general tanks, and some needed Crusader tank bitz for my MK-II Crusader pattern Landraider.
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What's a little flash? this appears to be an older casting that was available
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Vents and fans! Some of these are definitely terrain piece worthy parts!
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Nice Drop! I LOVE Zinge bitz! What did you use the other colors for?

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Nice Drop! I LOVE Zinge bitz! What did you use the other colors for?

I have fitted stuff to the transport tank,,,those doors are BIG! had to modify, I do hope he gets a door made with the hinges on the other side, I putty filled the on round window, and dremel made a slit window for that one

Oh, I gave them to the Klingons, where they'll be no tribble at all!

@shasolenzabi - Looking good. I have been lurking on this thread for a while . The flashy wheels should be ok - checked them myself, but waiting for new ones would have been a further week delay.

So you want an other handed door? hmm who else wants these and how about a matched pair for £5.50ish?

Let see those tanks roll!

Cheers

Kit

I'm in Kit!

Not a problem, this all will help my one project finish, and the next project shape up nicely! No for the Transport for the trench worlds

Engine doors,,,with handles added!
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Actually, more detail work and rivets first

That kicks as Shas! The Deluxe Executive Class Sponsons are sweet!

Had to order more track links, seems that doubling them, and making them fit something Macharius sized tread system way requires MORE!

Thanks Dave!

Now, as for the colors you sent Dave, I figured that they would help with the wild sixty's era Klingon design ships, so here they are with the main colors in.

Note the addition of the upper wing flanking phasers.
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I was trying to cross the gap between eras when the Klingons had a wild color scheme, and the modern era where they are mainly green. These colors all have some little bit of green, mixed with gray Now they need details, and decals added.

seeing those birds.... i realize i have little knowledge of what a klingon bird of prey should be colored...

and....printer patrol... well... how to put it... but those orbiting spacecrafts could use a rag and mob up some of that dust on that printer

Looks great Shas! Colors for later Star Trek ships are hard to replicate because they were always filmed on the dark set with dramatic lighting (DS-9 for example), but these look great! Much better than the drab grey others often use for the D-7 paintjob. What happened to the rotting flesh paint? I see a few strange bubbles.

@ Vik: Some of the novels for Star Trek indicated that Klingons color perception is far different than that of humans, so colors appear differently to them, Yeah, dust settle quick here, but that printer has bee neglected a while.

@Dave: Yep, like I told Vik, to Klingons, the greys show in oddly purplish colors, the sets always seemed to have an impact and some folks who also have color issues would make their color charts based on that light effect on the paint, (The bulbs were supposed to be almost white according to Polar Lights due to this). Yeah, some moisture from a fog got onto the model and popped, giving a pit effect, it just shows up more on that model in the "Rotting Flesh" area. I left it as a meteor strike effect on the armor plating of the ship.

Some of the novels for Star Trek indicated that Klingons color perception is far different than that of humans, so colors appear differently to them,

oh.... i didn´t knew? never read any ST books at all... just telly stuff....

Yeah Vik, they were seeing white chairs as green tinted, and security door with red letters was all black to them, so Klingons with red colored outfits may see it as a black uniform instead of red.

I also have ordered Mantic Enforcers box set, so Power armored warriors that look like they were made by Tony Stark aka Iron Man on their way as well as the Kommissariat sisters

oh.... that sounds highly disturbing... never knew those color issues...

and mind showing whats to come with those powerarmor minis?

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Compared to other minis

ah....interesting models... will they get your camo treatment? if you add a bit of that roman crest they could look like the crymson dynamo...



russian arch enemy of tony...

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30Enforcers, Warpath Rules(Hopefully the stats as well,) and that hulking commander

what are they putting you back for these then? how much in other words?

Enforcers for all that 82bucks, now at 37.50 for 10marines,,,,and 20bucks now for commanders and heroes
so, 2 x 37.50 then another 2 x 33bucks, and the 18.00
Space marines = 160 or so based on sales taxes, so have the cost of the SM.

The Zvedvedova sisters and their dog about 75bucks, but they are of a quality that blows the doors off GW models.
Oh and an immense Ork Boss as well.

whoa... seems santa has filled your wallet for sure

I even got a gift to cheer up my roomie......Bucky-Balls! Ball shaped supermagnets, going away due to to idjits that still bought them for their kids, despite all the warnings to the contrary!

they are probably chocking on them atm

Once they arrive he will have plenty of fun. HJis fiancee already has plenty of time trying to get him away from the computer.

I need to get some school stuff done, maybe tonight more work on that transport! more panels and plates, then the rivet-work!

Okay, more work to be done on the transport tonight, and then pic updates, i promise!



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oh yeah... now that is very good looking! the rounded shaso trademark rivets sure again add lots of almost finshed feel to the model!

what really sends still shivers down my spine are that door/hatches on the sponsons... that is a very cool decision... and to be frank... not one i would have come up with... but i like that look immensly!

Thanks Vik! Those big doors are a counts as assault doors, allowing the men to launch into close assault from the sponson doors and the front ramp area!

Looking great Shas!- You should also add a line of rivets on the exposed edge of the Zinge doors- when painted it should blend seamlessly then.

^that... is good thinking!

You mean the edged that are sticking out? ir the edges around the door itself? either way is dominated by the amount of space the door leaves on that facing, the edges however are just big enough to allow rivets

The edge of the hatch frame, left of the hinges. On the corner of the sponson.

ah, the "knife-edge" as it were

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Okay, so no one was impressed yet with the new treads system for the tank that will have the TL-MB. It will be better once I assemble it all the way.

Meanwhile, I have had to resort to white primer! I must get to Lowe's and get some black acrylic primer in a can. Until then, the new assault transport looks rather ghost like with the white primer coat. so no flash used
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She looks like a mean tank to me!

Okay, so no one was impressed yet with the new treads system for the tank that will have the TL-MB. It will be better once I assemble it all the way.

sorry mate... we have been hit by a severe snowstorm (well severe at least for berlin...) and went by sligh to hunt for a christmas tree... so...weekend was filled with family stuff... and early nights too...

so don´t feel bad about no replies... that new tracksystem looks very cool.... are you satisfied with the assembly and all the parts? the tracks look nice... and of course... gears and all for the audience to see...always a definite plus

the ghost tank... yes, i think this will be a true gem for your force! now lets spoil it with some more paint

I glued in the other plate for that track system.

The white primer beast is ready for camo work.

Shadow gray looks rather dark on w white primer surface

there are these color combos that look at first glance a bit discouraging... but when you see it through... then it all pays off eventually...

So, here are the pics I took of the way Shadow Gray reacts to just white.

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So, I promised images of the tank when the camo was being applied, now that the darker Green camo is on, the shadow gray is acting normal now. Imagine hundreds of these rolling across "NO Man's Land"? ready to delivcer the troops despite wider trenches and pits?

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Now, if the design could be re-done somewhere, that one place one of our lads got his guns made for example, I might be able to get them to make the tak in turrets/sponsons/weapons/hull/treads/tanks etc so that i could make it as a mass production machine

i quite liked that "wintercamo" scheme...tho i do look forward to them sguiggly lines


and that lil tau/IG soldier is looking nice too

That was just the preliminary work on the camo, primer and one color, no plans for wintry camo.

Thanks, he is a volunteer

will he be a sort of count as stormtrooper?

Grenadier. they get stormtrooper like armor.

that´s then with FW rules or what??

I like what you've done it looks really cool. I think I liked the Blk/Wh camo scheme a bit better but the Bl/Gray is nice too, and I bet will look great with detailing/weathering done to it. Look forward to seeing more pics.

Viktor von Domm wrote:that´s then with FW rules or what??

In the IG codex you can make a veterans squad grenadiers and for 30pts they get carapace and grenades

rustbucket wrote:I like what you've done it looks really cool. I think I liked the Blk/Wh camo scheme a bit better but the Bl/Gray is nice too, and I bet will look great with detailing/weathering done to it. Look forward to seeing more pics.

This whole thread will give you an idea as to how that baby will wind up looking as it is a mud crawler!