Author Topic: TOG2! (Read 5119 times)

Rich H · « **on:** November 19, 2017, 08:54:25 AM »

My creative mojo had run low so I decided to stop building sensible things that people actually wanted and build something silly.
What cold be sillier than the TOG2!

Tracks adn rivets mostly left to do.

vodkafan · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2017, 09:07:43 AM »

Amazing! The Old Gang would be proud...

Rich H · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2017, 11:09:13 AM »

Thanks
TOG tracks

Vanvlak · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2017, 12:10:37 PM »

As nice as any of your tank projects.
This will look splendid.

S_P · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2017, 02:12:31 PM »

Captured the look of the original. Great work.

Arrigo · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2017, 04:00:13 PM »

well.... splendid for the TOG2....

I always remember the reaction of people to it at Bovington... from an Italian friend who was thinking it was a great tank, because he loves the MKV series... to a lady from Cyprus (doping an MA in War Studies) thinking it could only have been a joke, to the PLA tank officer 'My dad (same line of work...) wanted me to take a pictures of it, to prove it was real"

anyway great work, 20 or 28 (pesky millimeters)?

Rich H · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2017, 04:31:03 PM »

Thanks!

1/56

Or 28mm-ish if you insist.

(I'm a scale pedant - to me 28mm is not a scale it's an aesthetic!)

Tracks done. Pondering the turret studs, not sure how to make lots of small conical rivets...

SABOT · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2017, 05:05:46 PM »

Looking good Rich.

Rich H · « **Reply #8 on:** November 19, 2017, 06:02:42 PM »

Thanks

Tracks and turret rivets

Rich H · « **Reply #9 on:** November 19, 2017, 10:30:31 PM »

Riveting

Daeothar · « **Reply #10 on:** November 19, 2017, 11:24:27 PM »

Nice...

For ready made rivets, check out the Tichy Train Group. They have all sorts of rivets and boltheads in a range of sizes in polystyrene, on sprues. Not that expensive, and a huge time and effort saver!

I bought a sizable load almost 10 years ago and it's still not exhausted...

Rich H · « **Reply #11 on:** November 19, 2017, 11:33:02 PM »

Thanks, I'll check them out.
Rivets aren't so bad, I've a reasonably quick process that makes nice small rivets.
Bolt heads are harder and less satisfactory.

Rich H · « **Reply #12 on:** November 20, 2017, 07:23:34 AM »

Started on the turret and side details. More rivets... Then it'll be onto the top deck detail.

Rich H · « **Reply #13 on:** November 20, 2017, 07:34:36 AM »

Not gar to go...

fred · « **Reply #14 on:** November 20, 2017, 08:33:39 AM »

Its a beast!

Did you see 'Guy Garvey builds a WWI tank' on TV last night. They welded the body of the MkIV tank, but then put thousands of pretend rivet heads on the tank. It made me think of tank builders on LAF and their decorative rivets.

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