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That's some ingenuity right there, I think most of us would have broken down and used some putty, maybe not most but I sure would have.

That is just amazing, I had absolutely no idea you could do that with sprue! Thanks Dimetry!

look the link i posted... many ohter uses there too... sprue is a recource not a packaging^^

Ah... but the technique of stretching sprues I also used to use when modeling tanks as a wee lad, very good to make realistic antennae and aireals.
Years ago I tried that with GW sprues but they snap far too quick. Their plastic seesm to more brittle than 'regular' modeling plastic.
I haven't tried it recently so i have no idea if it works better with todays GW sprues or not.

Sprues GW - not a circle and a square. Plastic GW very fragile. It is better to use plastic from models-copies.

Dmitry.

Wow! Great tutorial! I have sprue like that! I'll have to give it a try!

Thanks Dimetry!!! Thats a great uses of old sprues!! I cant wait give it a try

Hello.

I continue work.
I want to hear opinion of colleagues:






The tank:








Dmitry.

the main gun yet again looks very realistic with lots of deatils and that the main barrel is not one long pipe but instead looks very constructed! i like that realism a lot! that see through cover for the treads is something i may have to copy...looks very interresting!!!



vik

This is amazing work.

I may have to copy this when I start my Guard army.

Thanks for the inspiration.

The mantlet and coaxial gun look great, as do the etched brass smoke launchers.

Have you put any thought into adding s-mine launchers to the hull? I assume you know what I'm referring to, with your knowledge of WWII tanks.

Are you planning to add sponsons? If not, the side plating where they would go looks plain. Maybe a bit of stand-off armor or plate armor welded on would help. Just a thought.

Looking great Dimetry!

Simply awesome! Can't wait to see this painted. You've got me believing I could do something similar (unlikely!). Which comes at the same time that I'm considering dropping a squad of veterans in favour of a Leman Russ...

The tank has the 'feel' of a design from the Warhammer 40K game background. In other words, it 'fits in' like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle. There have been many designs for a "King Russ" tank, like the German "King Tiger" tanks, and I think this design slides into that category nicely.

Great work!

--Brian

Amazing and inspiring stuff! The idea to use the sprue in such a way is simply brilliant. I surely will follow this thread.

PS:
Потрясающе. Идея сварных швов проста и гениальна.
И привет с севера =)

Your work is awesome. I have used a Panzer-IV-turret on a predator because I like its design a lot.

By the way, it is fascinating that you live in Kazan and build tanks, since Kazan was where the german and russian armies together during the 1920s developed the tank tactics which both nations used in WWII (against each other, though), so basically it is the birthplace of modern tank warfare.

Keep up man - cool stuff!

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Куча вопросов по теме, если не возражаешь. В личку можно?

Dimitrey, (I don't know how to spell your name, sorry) your English reminds me of a Youtube star named FPSRussia. In fact, your english is better than his for the most part. Just use "I have" instead of "has." Great job, now I'm even more convinced to learn Russian. So far, all I know is that bbepx means up.

On the model, great job! Your plasticard work is superb. Keep up the good work

Is the original chassis box made out of polystyrene?

Instead of the "Mk II" designation, I vote that this becomes the "Dimetry Pattern" Leman Russ.

Friends, many thanks for your responses.
Your positive estimations inspire on work continuation.

Skylifter, Really - the first German tankmen studied in Kazan.
H.Guderian supervised over them. H.Guderian became the founder of the theory of tank war later.

Jamumools , The chassis box is collected from plastic.

killykavekommando, Unfortunately, there is not enough possibility to communicate in English. I will study... My name - Dmitry.

storag, ishkatar, Very pleasant to meet compatriots. I will answer all your questions. Пишите в личку, буду рад ответить на все вопросы.

Dmitry.

The level of detail is impressive. Even unpainted it looks like a real tank under construction. I look forward to following your works.

lol I too, read his posts with a "Borat" accent in mind..

I must be mad - I have just started a copy!

Dimetry100- Don't worry, your English is great. Your hobby skills are wonderful. What other armies do you play, if any? It would be great to see what else you've made.

You have dona a great job Dimetry

dsteingass wrote:Instead of the "Mk II" designation, I vote that this becomes the "Dimetry Pattern" Leman Russ.

I support this idea

1. looks like you designed it using french lane instead of british ones (which GW tanks are designed for )
2. does 'backward rhomboid' a better design than forward?
3. can you compare the size of this tank with regular Leman Russ?

woah
are we going to see sponsons?

Hello.

Jamumools , Necessarily show result. Colleagues always study each other.

killykavekommando , I have started to be engaged recently Warhammmer. Now me the Imperial guards interest only.
Here my conversion Leman Russ: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/374475.page

Lone Cat , On a question - "backward rhomboid" (it is better or not) - I simply liked a new kind of the tank.
New Leman a bit more standard Leman Russ. For comparison:








Capitansolstice , On the given tank won't be sponsons. The tank wide enough. If to put sponsons, he will look square.

Dmitry.