Author Topic: Soviet kitbash tank...with a big zapp gun! (Read 8997 times)

rabenga · « **Reply #15 on:** June 26, 2018, 04:03:16 AM »

Mabey a bit much......

Rich H · « **Reply #16 on:** June 26, 2018, 07:16:04 AM »

Possibly, but I like the concept. How about an elliptical 'projector' instead of round?
Bring it in closer to the turret and fair in the edges to make them less vulnerable?

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2018, 08:28:46 AM »

Quote from: rabenga on June 26, 2018, 04:03:16 AM

Mabey a bit much......

Perhaps.

rabenga · « **Reply #18 on:** June 30, 2018, 12:46:16 AM »

Progress!!!!

Rich H · « **Reply #19 on:** June 30, 2018, 08:37:24 AM »

Nice clean lines

What are the sides? PVC?

rabenga · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2018, 03:08:06 PM »

Quote from: Rich H on June 30, 2018, 08:37:24 AM

Nice clean lines

Thanks ! Quite a compliment from a master builder Luke yourself

What are the sides? PVC?

Nope, just plasticard...I scribed in the slab after...

Rich H · « **Reply #21 on:** June 30, 2018, 04:35:07 PM »

Even better

Nice work!

rabenga · « **Reply #22 on:** June 30, 2018, 09:26:02 PM »

Any opinions on where the exhaust should be located? I'm not even sure what sort of power plant we are talking about....either a really large diesel or some sort of reactor...jet turbine anyone?

rabenga · « **Reply #23 on:** June 30, 2018, 09:28:52 PM »

Here's a better pic of the engine deck, grey bits aren't attached yet, not sure they are going to live there....

Rich H · « **Reply #24 on:** June 30, 2018, 09:50:22 PM »

I'd say down the sides. A big v12 diesel.
You have a large blank space on the sides of the raised rear deck which is asking for armoured covers for the exhausts.

Could even be some relatively thin thing like the centurion:

I feel a reactor would be more obvious on the back deck:

For the back deck, how about something more asymmetrical, that rear vent has a cut out already

rabenga · « **Reply #25 on:** June 30, 2018, 10:29:31 PM »

I was leaning towards exhaust out the side...was the exhaust on the t-55s armored somehow? Looks like it wasn't.... I do like the look of the armored exhausts on the t-34...may do something like that, but coming out the sides....thanks for the advice...

Rich H · « **Reply #26 on:** July 01, 2018, 05:30:16 PM »

Turn the T-34 style armoured exhaust down the side and make it longer perhaps?
So it picks up all 6 exhausts from your V-12?

rabenga · « **Reply #27 on:** July 03, 2018, 01:41:48 AM »

Like so? Needs rivets and what not....

Ballardian · « **Reply #28 on:** July 03, 2018, 11:30:48 AM »

Very nice, looks like it'll be a beast

rabenga · « **Reply #29 on:** July 14, 2018, 05:32:48 PM »

Making some good progress..running gear is sorted an installed (mostly), machine gun turret thingies are built...working on scratching the fenders ( any advice on bending sheet styrene is appreciated!!) building a LED light rig for the zapp gun and pondering what the hell I'm going to build said zapp gun out of...I will post some more pics if anyone is curious. Happy bastile day!

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Author Topic: Soviet kitbash tank...with a big zapp gun! (Read 8997 times)