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Vik, this tank has me interested (as does the rest of your work) - love me a bit of plasticard scratchbuild ! Looking great already at the early stages.

I've got a 1:16 Heng Long Tiger with metal tracks, and they are left and right versions which mirror each other - so looks like you got 2x left or right here - or is it one track cut in half? Have you considered getting an old HL Tiger off ebay and stripping it back - then you could have it radio controlled

This might be 1:6 but it's way cool... Check out the guy riding it towards the end...

Vik, for comparison sake here's some photos of the1:16 metal tracks on my Tiger (need a clean up!)

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

an RC tank of my creation would be cool... and something i actually fancied for quite some time^^... and thanks for your comparrision shots! very helpful... oh... and welcome here mister! i hope you will be a regular from now on!!!

I tend to lurk for a while then pop up with a bit of witty banter / exceptionally insightful comment / totally useless facts [delete as necessary]. I will though endeavour to keep up a regular appearance on your wonderful blog - did attempt to read from the start a while back but it was too much for me - an overload of cool 'stuff' - but one day I will catch-up on all your stuff

Some more tracks for you... Can never have too many!

ClodDude wrote:
I've dug into my Tank Parts drawer and pulled up the tracks I have for some comparison views.

From top to bottom/right to left (all 1/16 except for Blizzard): M41 metal, M26 metal, Tiger plastic, M41 plastic, Blizzard.


The tank tracks are all 1/16 scale and range from 1.5 to 1.75 inches wide, while the Blizzard tracks are 4 inches

http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=255636

Tracks and sponsons looking good - I worry though that the landing pad is going too look too small on this monster ??

Okay, I'm going to throw my two-pence in the mix...

As much as I like the idea of these sponsons being simialr in style of the Millenium Falcons quad laser view ports, the design element just doesn't ring true for me on this beast... This is a tank, it's made of thick, heavy metal and is meant to be impenetrable. I just don't see a glass dome (even if it's bullet proof glass / plastic) design working - I think it would look odd and tbh out of place... Also, doesn't bullet proof glass craze when hit, and the plastic would get pitted to the point of no longer being clear - and that's just from small arms fire?


I'd scratch the shield idea as well - looks too much like a crazy Muppet...

(That was a fun image search with SafeSearch turned off - Gonzo !!)

How about designing the gun view similar to this image? That is, build the view port around the guns and the actual view point would be the flat just above the gun, I imagine it would have some sort of flap to close when the vehicle isin motion and not firing...

Just don't use a circular design, otherwise we're back to a Muppet !

Thanks VIk, I'm happy to help. But what with 'gonzo' and 'glistening with oil on the sides', I think this discussion is heading to 50 Shades of Grey territory... I don't think we want to go there lol...

On a serious point - for the tracks to sit properly, what about getting some plastic plumbing pipe - easy to cut if you have a hacksaw and just use masking tape to make sure you have a straight line to guide you around... alternatively, if you have thin enough styrene sheets, say 0.25mm, then you can fabricate a tube - similar to my attempts at a t-hawk engine - cut two similar sized pieces of styrene (one a few mm longer), then stick together so they overlap, carry on gluing so that there is an inner and outer layer of plasticard forming a tube - hope that makes sense, if not maybe the images below will help? I wrapped mine around a cardboard tube to get the right size (cardboard tube was from the middle of a tinfoil / aluminium roll)



Let me know if this is all just gibberish, maybe I can mock some proper tutorial some photos up in the morning?

I'm thinking more that you use the pipe similar to the tanks road wheels, i.e the length of the pipe goes between the walls.

That way you have something to attach the tracks to and will keep the it all taught - you may not need the glue the tracks either as the linkages of the Heng Long tracks have removable pins...

and thanks for the publicity

Ahh, yes, I see your approach now for the tracks. Simple and effective. Nice idea for the gunsights and agreed with others suggestions on how to progress on them...

Funny you should mention my IG dio, was looking at it the other day and working out what to do next. Think it will stay under the dust sheet for a little longer though as I'm determined to get the t-hawk done. I am inspired though to drag it back to life eventually...

Motivation, that's the name of the game...

Don't worry Vik, I promise to revisit the trench dio...

I may even just bump the thread so that you can comment on it

Hope the weather hasn't been too bad for you - I hear that parts of mainland Europe have been caught in the big freeze...

You know what, the more I look at it the more I wonder if the style of these sponsons is right? I like the idea but I just can't get it right in my head... Here's an idea for the sponsons, I don't really like them on a pred, but on a steampunk IG tand I think they would look the part...

It's Big Bertha... Tracks looking good, love the way it dwarfs the figure, truly a behemoth, looking forward to the next update...

The 'humpback' style works best for me... I can see a Zinge industry style door leading onto the platform.

I'm not keen (sorry) on the 'on top' version, the pad looks way too small all the way up there - it looks bigger as the 'humpback'

A Humpback tank

Am liking the track guards

Realism in fantasy - sounds like an oxymoron to me !!

I'll just leave this here...





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Vik, you gotta put a bulldog on the shield... Very British

Like the Captain idea, I was looking at doing something similar when the film came out, although was going to base him firmly in the WW2 era and use historical minis... Another project on the design board...

Vik, loving the flying dude, but I really think you need to model a Batman into the cockpit / cradle

As for the shield,the idea is sound, but... hows about something along these lines with the inner ring detail...




Or a double cog...



Alternatively, a simpler design (the Gears of War cog)



Wow, far too much cog related excitement - must go lie down with a cold flannel applied to my forehead...

Vik, taking a step or ten back, have you checked out this thread - scratchbuilt tank heaven methinks...
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/433048.page#5180551
I urge you (and your blog followers) to give it a visit, it's not mine btw, but I was super impressed as I'm sure you'll be...

Vik you need to make his nemesis next...

I'll just leave these here...

The enigmatic soldier known as Captain Victory leads an elite group of intergalactic rangers through the mysterious and deadly cosmos, fighting against forces set on the destruction of life, itself! But who is this man, and what does he want?
This special introductory issue written by Sterling Gates and drawn by Wagner Reis starts with a bang, as the deadliest battle Captain Victory and his men have ever fought begins!

LOL, that's great !!

Vik where are you, you're missing your own history here

BTW, if you are infact Captain Viktory, you sure look like a crazy version of He-Man... Did you train in the same Austrian gym as Arnie?

Eeugh, don't talk to me about work - my direct manager is about to go on maternity and rather than get some temporary cover in all her work gets given to me, so now I have two jobs to get done, no extra pay and the expectation that it'll all get done.. Needless to say I'll be working late most days for the next year...

Sorry to bitch on your thread Vik !

Back to the models Mr Wonka

 lone dirty dog wrote:
@Ruglud you are looking at this all wrong its called opportunity the chance to flourish and show your potential, all the grief and hassle and no extra pay like feth …….

LOL, yeah that's what I said last time she went on maternity, but I'm still doing the same role for the same money - either I failed miserably or i'm not appreciated enough Still, lookingonthe bright side, I guess I should be thankful to have a job considering I work in banking (no, i'm not an evil banker...) Guess you're right though LDD... Chin up and best foot forward...

Vik, what are you doing to us - too many projects for my mind to cope... Now I need to go back my E-11 Blaster and start the build again (only got the barrel drilled and primed as per step 4 on this link: http://empireprops.weebly.com/e-11-tutorial.html)

Ohh, and I really stopped by to show you this Kickstarter. Thought you might be interested... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/832150598/empire-of-the-dead-requiem-0

BTW, where are you??

Nice, Vik. Super impressed with the lasrifle. And I apologise for dumping the E-11 on your plate. At some stage I'll dig out my E-11 and see about doing some more work to it...

As for your disaster with the kids 'toys', man that's not good. Hopefully Karma will drop a big can of whoop ass on the kid who broke the blaster - the saber getting smashed is to be expected I guess, I know my boy has broken a few plastic swords in his time, luckily his saber is still in one piece - one he made at Disney World and he loves it too much to try and break his freinds heads with...

Forgot to answer your Kickstarter question as well...

Check this link out, http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter%20basics hopefully answers most questions, but as I understand it, you pledge whatever you feel you can afford - if the goal value is reached by all pledges then the project gets funded, and the money passes on to the project team to pay for the production costs etc... you then get your pledge rewards and any stretch goals. If the goal isn't reached, then the pledges are refunded to the backers.

There is some risk I guess in this, but you do your research and take a punt if you think it's worthy. Westwind have been around for a few years so I'd say that this is pretty genuine IMHO.

So Vik, how's Captain Viktory coming on?

Nice one Vik - he was well worth the wait. Great stance and the shield is top notch

Vik, what happened to your League Terrain Competition entry?

hmm, I'm guessing a red head and black jacket...