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shasolenzabi wrote:
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Now that's outstanding! It really does give the right feel for a Malcador. Very well done. Even if the bright blue in your camo make me queasy.

Shadow Gray has some strange characteristics color wise.


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Oh yeah, after making a somewhat more uniform track shoe for the second tread system, I decided that I will remake the one and use template made track shoes as side by side, they do not look right.

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I like the smaller 1/2 inch shoes as opposed to the less flexible looking irregular, individual shoes.

SebastionSynn wrote:

found this posted here on dakka in the modelers help thread and after going to it and looking around, figured you might want to take a look yourself. this guy has some really nice stuff and as seen above is so very kind as to provide a size reference as well.

I like this model. The inclusion of both a beaky (RTB001) marine and an old Ral Partha 25mm Battletech/Mechwarrior figure show scale well.
Thanks for that.


As for Shadow Grey - it's just a darker shade of Space Wolf Grey (both of which are blue-greys - some people perceive them as more blue than they are - and cameras especially do - it's to do with ultraviolet reflectivity and stuff. Blues are like that.

That and flourescent lights versus natural sunlight and flash camera.

Have you looked into this guy's track kits? I plan to order some up the next time I get into scratch tank building
http://stores.ebay.com/bloodandskullsindustry

Sigh, if only I had spare cash. I have a ton of plastic-card and I ain't afraid to abuse it!

Sigh, if only I had spare cash. I have a ton of plastic-card and I ain't afraid to abuse it!

lol... and oh so true^^

the treads without the tubes inbetween look a bit ??? to me...might be the missing bits...will be waiting for updates^^ for a comparission and then comment later on them^^

as for killing bugs and generating superbugs... had that discussion with my doc too, i am fully aware of this possibility... currently i am through my package... it only contained 3! pills...and we will see tomorow at this time how good it might have worked...up till now i feel dizzy but not so snotty and gooy anymore^^

cheers, vik

It looks odd to me as well, but they are supposed to have those holes between them filled with round stock, which I have all pre-cut, and need to cut in half or less for the parts they are to be glued into.

Ah, he gave a three pak, that means the strong stuff. Like Zithromax or stronger. Get well, sleep is the best thing on top of that as the body needs to divert power to the immune system to oust the invaders.

I know this is the look of the Mk1 land raiders but it really doesn't make sense (I know the 40k vs real-world paradox) These tracks would have you driving on (and wearing out) the pivot pins. Workable tracks put the wear on to the pads and keep it off of the pins.
I don't mean to discourage, I'm loving your projects. I just wanted to put that out there

Brotherjulian wrote: I know this is the look of the Mk1 land raiders but it really doesn't make sense (I know the 40k vs real-world paradox) These tracks would have you driving on (and wearing out) the pivot pins. Workable tracks put the wear on to the pads and keep it off of the pins.
I don't mean to discourage, I'm loving your projects. I just wanted to put that out there

Oh the beauty of WH40K and their adamantium super metals! makes great tracks for the tanks, and most slog through mud and not on roads, But yeah, a good point to bring up. Still has an oddly endearing look to them.

Wow, I love the Mortian tank that was linked to on page 1! I would get that over a Baneblade! (if I had need of such a thing)

http://www.heavy-support.com/

Mortian is a modified Macaharius tank. Best be careful speaking about it so much.


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I re-did the one tread section and have it all done.
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It looks more in line with the other section!
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For an idea as to how big this beast will be, I have posed a Leman Russ Exterminator next tot he tread section.
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From higher up so that you can get a good idea how long this new tank will be.
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And the width is more that the russ treads by far.
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Now that is a monster tank!


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Now what do you think Vik?

i am pleased to say the least...this will turn out great!

the size will dwarf some of your super heavies quite easy^^
now the treads look really as if forged in one factory, will you still detail the treads up before you go to the mainbody? or will you now skip this process? i think i have to get you a scaleshot of a pair of treadbits of a leman russ to compare them to mine too^^

Oh, I wanted to line things up better, I need to get pics of the belly plates and rear armor to show just how big it will be.

It won't be as big as the Baneblade or the Vasilyt, but should give the Akuyaku-1 a run for the money.

Stil intend to build the seen track shoes up with the other small bits as kleats, and paper thin plastic shaped to make the holding strips for the barrels in the middle of the shoes.

Also, many panels to build up the side armor of the sections and help support the double sponsons so they look right.

what stuff will you be using for kleats? wire? currently the only means i could see you make such modeled detail in such amounts for the tank...

what size in cm is the baneblade? i could later check how big my won version of the mark V special will be...by the way i think i will be using animal anmes like mammoth and smilodon for my tanks...what do you think about that?

and double sponsons are beyond cool^^

I have a lot of the plastic cut pieces from the shoes to recycle as kleats to add to the texture of the shoes.

the Baneblade and my tank are about 9.5inches, or 240cm?
A big one to say the least.

Ironic as the Violators call tank hunting "mammoth hunting"

Oh yeah! for such a big girl, doubled sponsons are cool! forwards will be autocannons, and the aft guns will be water jacketed heavy stubbers. I will have a barbette to the aft center line for a Heavy bolter, and in the bow a dual heavy stubber. The main gun turret will have the twin las-cannons

so this will be a rather quick and more close combat tank? hmmm

as for the size i guess you mean 240mm as 240cm is bigger than you standing upright^^ but still enourmous...

lol momothhunting^^ well this is at least sounding true for them^^

No flame throwers? NONE!

At least put a heavy flamer in that rear barbette.

this is already starting to look good, Shaso. i'm very much interested in seeing how the rest of this turns out.

Viktor von Domm wrote:so this will be a rather quick and more close combat tank? hmmm

as for the size i guess you mean 240mm as 240cm is bigger than you standing upright^^ but still enourmous...

lol momothhunting^^ well this is at least sounding true for them^^

Mostly a medium to low long range tank, so many 36" to 48" weapons abouard!

OOopS! meant to say 24.3cm or 243mm

Sanguinary Dan wrote:No flame throwers? NONE!

At least put a heavy flamer in that rear barbette.

But then it would cook the engine, I may decide to make the forward bow weapon a Heavy flamer if anything get's close then.

SebastionSynn wrote:this is already starting to look good, Shaso. i'm very much interested in seeing how the rest of this turns out.

Thanks. Already measuring the basic width for the curled bands for the barrel segments and the "kleats" So far, the treads and belly plate makes it as wide as a sponsoned leman russ tank, once I make the sponsons, it will of course be much wider than that. What a monster I have developed in this Perun class tank.

Okay, update on the "Perun" or T-400 Superheavy tank. Here I have the belly and back plates connecting the tread sections.
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A "head on" view so you see it will be decently wide.
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And for all the scale lovers out there who always want someething to compare it's size to, I have a Leman Russ sitting on top for comparison.
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It is definitely one of the longest of the collections.
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Speaking of the Leman Russ, here is an odd blasty from the pasty! a old metal tank bank for holding your coins secure!
http://www.icollector.com/WWI-Tank-Bank-USA-1918-2-Unmarked-Tank-1_i9536589

sorry for longer periods of absence here to behold your cool work... life is ugly atm... big trouble in the family...wife and me seems all falling apart...

your tank looks very nice! this is shaping up real good, one can now picture future developments quite good! the leman russ looks punny in comparrision^^

how on earth do you keep the parts so well glued together? if i do that, a 90° glueing then it always keeps falling apart...hmmm...

the piggybank tanks look funny^^

cheers mate, vik

Are your other tank models 1/35 scale?

Viktor von Domm wrote:
your tank looks very nice! this is shaping up real good, one can now picture future developments quite good! the leman russ looks punny in comparrision^^

how on earth do you keep the parts so well glued together? if i do that, a 90° glueing then it always keeps falling apart...hmmm...

the piggybank tanks look funny^^

cheers mate, vik

Thanks Vik

I also used some of the plastic stock that came with the tubes, one was "L" shaped and used those cut into braces, for more, I took "I" beams shaped ones, and sliced them in "L" patterns for more braces.Other wise, I would use sprue pieces for braces.

Yeah, but their shape opf treads is so like the Leman Russ kit! And of course it look puny, I am making the Perun a "Superheavy" class monster tank!^^

SickSix wrote:Are your other tank models 1/35 scale?

Well, the nice one with the twin long guns is 1/35th scale as is the one PzkPfw hellhound and the seadragon. the Akuyaku-1 is 1/72 originally. the MBT-90D is 1/48th and the rest are set to 40k scale.

Oh yeah, more of the big tank now!

I have been busy! I am working on using some more left over Ion Cannon bitz as a 12-cylinder engine block!
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Engine spot is shown well off here.
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Front armor
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nice spoiler pic there with those lots of minis on the shelf^^ some of them i recognize but far more i am unable to name...

the mainbody of the tanks is shaping up into something really serious looking! this is going to be a fine tank, something of your shown techniques i will deeply consider as a base of thought for future projects...i think you should have had a go at constructing or even as an architect.... very sound work, are you planning to make seeable sections for the compartment? that would top the work even further...i guess you are unstoppable now^^

have you already thought up a way to make the engines and the exhausts? in my scratchbuild box i have oh so many parts that could be usefull for you but i am a fraid even if i would send them to you now they would test your ability to keep calm waiting for them to new limits... so i cross fingers for having enough on your own suitable materials...


also seeing the size refference of your mouse i am now really good seeing the size of that future superheavy^^ as i haha am sitting at my own mouse atm^^ so cool work mate, and i hope to see more real soon^^


vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:nice spoiler pic there with those lots of minis on the shelf^^ some of them i recognize but far more i am unable to name...

the mainbody of the tanks is shaping up into something really serious looking! this is going to be a fine tank, something of your shown techniques i will deeply consider as a base of thought for future projects...i think you should have had a go at constructing or even as an architect.... very sound work, are you planning to make seeable sections for the compartment? that would top the work even further...i guess you are unstoppable now^^

have you already thought up a way to make the engines and the exhausts? in my scratchbuild box i have oh so many parts that could be usefull for you but i am a fraid even if i would send them to you now they would test your ability to keep calm waiting for them to new limits... so i cross fingers for having enough on your own suitable materials...


also seeing the size refference of your mouse i am now really good seeing the size of that future superheavy^^ as i haha am sitting at my own mouse atm^^ so cool work mate, and i hope to see more real soon^^
vik

The exhausts will be atop the plates that will cover the empty spaces to the sides(Fuel pods?) I will work something out to have a grill over the engine as I intend to paint it and have it viewable through it. Years ago I entertained architecture, but decided that I loved drawing and making things to much to turn it into drudgery. I may or may not make a "transmission" for the very end compartment.

Yeah, mail from Europe is being slowed by U.S. customs due to some git sending a home-made bomb through the mail system! I will make a long exhaust like I have seen on the WWI Mk series tanks and the French Char-1B.

I found one of the razorback decks, and this will allow me to fashion a long cylinder for the turret as I use it for the main turret mount over the main compartment of the "Perun"

Was that the guy who used UPS to send the fake bomb from the UK to Turkey?
What an arse he was.

dantay_xv wrote:Was that the guy who used UPS to send the fake bomb from the UK to Turkey?
What an arse he was.

Most likely that was what triggered it all, and oh how much I would like to kick his arse! I have yet to get my other box of Old Crow as Jez said he was shipping it over a week ago, and it is likely siting gathering dust somewhere!

Here's mine, I saw a pic of the original posted a little while ago. Turret is a dreadnought arm. Please forgive the dust, it's been in storage for 8 years!

Vitamin_K wrote:Here's mine, I saw a pic of the original posted a little while ago. Turret is a dreadnought arm. Please forgive the dust, it's been in storage for 8 years!

That is a nice APC, and the using a spare Dready arm as remote turret is brilliant! Oregon? I am in Tualatin, where the heck are you at?