Author Topic: WIP pictures of WW1ish tank (Read 19292 times)

Zafarelli · « **Reply #30 on:** March 11, 2007, 03:27:16 PM »

Chris, I know the V shape looks a bit modern, but then I am mainly building it for looks, not for historical accuracy :wink: Rivets are out of the question, mainly due to casting issues. The number of the rivets doesn't scare me, there are more than 800 on it by now.

I will look for some L-shape profile tomorrow, and see how two parallel pieces of that look. I found some pictures of Holt Caterpillars from WW1 that should be quite similar. Wrong vehicle, but at least the same period.

Zafarelli · « **Reply #31 on:** March 13, 2007, 08:41:37 AM »

Spent the better part of last night doing the tracks:

I forewent the "modernistic" V shape and settled for a mixture of rivetted track links and ones similar to those seen on some of the early Holt Caterpillars. Tonight, I will add the rivets, and hopefully find the time to do some detail work.

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #32 on:** March 13, 2007, 09:28:22 AM »

WONDERFUL!

I want a FLEET of those!

Well... one at least! :

:

mahon · « **Reply #33 on:** March 13, 2007, 09:32:16 AM »

Excellent thing! I love the rivetted look!

Operator5 · « **Reply #34 on:** March 13, 2007, 10:17:38 AM »

It's a thing of beauty and something I would definitely want to get.

Gundamentalist 5.56 · « **Reply #35 on:** March 13, 2007, 02:58:20 PM »

Looking at the latest picture, there don't seem to be any viewing ports at the front for the driver(s) to steer through...

Shurely some mistake?

:

I so need this as well....

PeteMurray · « **Reply #36 on:** March 13, 2007, 03:01:41 PM »

Quote from: "Gundamentalist 5.56"

Looking at the latest picture, there don't seem to be any viewing ports at the front for the driver(s) to steer through...

Shurely some mistake? :

I so need this as well....

You steer it by kicking the driver in the shoulder. :

: My uncle said that's how they drove tanks in the 70s.

I believe I will need this beauty as well.

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #37 on:** March 13, 2007, 03:38:56 PM »

Please note that the tank is still very much "work in progress" (and I´m pretty ashamed that I´ve botched the first attempt at mastering the steam engine for the VSF version :oops:), and I´m sure that the master@work will add vision plates/slits and the like.

Zafarelli · « **Reply #38 on:** March 13, 2007, 04:51:55 PM »

Yes, view slits and other detail will be done some time this week, though I really like the idea of steering-by-kicking :

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Chris, what happened? Anything that can't be fixed?

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #39 on:** March 13, 2007, 05:00:07 PM »

Quote from: "Zafarelli"

Chris, what happened? Anything that can't be fixed?

Superglue spillage on the boiler assembly. Damn, I already use semi-gel glue and it still spills.

Couldn´t repair it or work it up into a cast steel surface.

I´ll rather build a new boiler, nothing catastrophic. I may reuse it for myself.

Zafarelli · « **Reply #40 on:** March 13, 2007, 05:42:03 PM »

Quote from: "Westfalia Chris"

Superglue spillage on the boiler assembly.

What materials do you use? I reverted to the use of polystyrene almost exclusively, because it can be glued very neatly with ether. Every time I use superglue, I end up with stuck fingers and a big mess sooner or later.

Zafarelli · « **Reply #41 on:** March 16, 2007, 08:32:23 AM »

The tracks are finally finished, and I got to do some detail work on the hull:

On the front, I added view ports for the drivers and the turret gunner and those shock absorber things:

On the rear, I started on the radiator grill and the exhaust muffler:

I am quite confident that I will be able to start molding this thing at the start of next week. It's about time that I finish this, I start to see little white rivets whenever I close my eyes :freak:

Gundamentalist 5.56 · « **Reply #42 on:** March 16, 2007, 08:40:02 AM »

This tank is simply a thing of awesome beauty.

Amazing.

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #43 on:** March 16, 2007, 08:43:47 AM »

seconded, an absolutely must-have one, very good work!

Mike D. Mc Brice · « **Reply #44 on:** March 16, 2007, 08:49:02 AM »

WOW, this is seriously much cooler than GWs Landraider they are so proud of.
Great tank!

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