Author Topic: M48A3 Patton Tank - WIP (Read 16120 times)

Rich H · « **Reply #120 on:** July 15, 2019, 12:41:03 PM »

Going to thicken up the turret basket rails they are currently 0.8mm going to up that to 1mm to make it easier to cast.
But yes at first look it looks good.

coldm2231 · « **Reply #121 on:** July 15, 2019, 04:52:43 PM »

Looking good.... what scale will it be?

Rich H · « **Reply #122 on:** July 15, 2019, 06:19:30 PM »

Thanks!

1/50 to match the other Empress vehicles

commissarmoody · « **Reply #123 on:** July 16, 2019, 03:40:06 AM »

How did I miss this thread earlier? Very nice.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #124 on:** July 16, 2019, 11:56:31 AM »

Quote from: commissarmoody on July 16, 2019, 03:40:06 AM

How did I miss this thread earlier? Very nice.

Where have you been?

?

There is also this thread;

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=117561.0

Rich H · « **Reply #125 on:** July 16, 2019, 12:09:48 PM »

I'd forgotten how much of a pain the tracks are... got several failures on the back of the roadwheels... not really visible but not good enough - adjusted the model and tried again... 9 hours 30 mins to print...

gamer Mac · « **Reply #126 on:** July 16, 2019, 12:24:37 PM »

Great work

Can I ask how many hours do you spend doing the CAD work before your 3D printing?

Rich H · « **Reply #127 on:** July 16, 2019, 12:38:45 PM »

A lot

I'm still learning as I go, every now and then I have to stop and go lean a new bit...

This beast is a nasty combination of double curves and an asymmetric cast turret so has taken a long time to get right. Something like the Gage Commando is far more straight forward as it's mostly flat plates.

The detail takes as long as the basics too: I use a combination of drawings (not always reliable), historical photos (Not always possible to tell if it's the right model) and museum walk around photos (sometimes modified or cobbled together). Even then I don't always get it right first time (This one had the wrong mudguards, air filter boxes and tracks initially)

commissarmoody · « **Reply #128 on:** July 16, 2019, 01:09:56 PM »

Quote from: Empress Miniatures on July 16, 2019, 11:56:31 AM

Where have you been??

There is also this thread;

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=117561.0

I am a newly Wed, so i haven't been following my hobby as much as I would like some times.

And Neat on the C-gage!

carlos marighela · « **Reply #129 on:** July 16, 2019, 01:48:51 PM »

Congratulations! Or, as someone who feels that they have been married for all eternity or maybe just the term of their natural life, please accept my deepest condolences.

commissarmoody · « **Reply #130 on:** July 16, 2019, 02:06:25 PM »

Thanks! Wife and I meet on a school trip to Greece in 2002, took us this long to tie the knot. She also knew about the hobby before we married and still said yes.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #131 on:** July 16, 2019, 02:53:56 PM »

Quote from: commissarmoody on July 16, 2019, 02:06:25 PM

Thanks! Wife and I meet on a school trip to Greece in 2002, took us this long to tie the knot. She also knew about the hobby before we married and still said yes.

Christine got tested on a Zulu War Game in the early days and didn't dump me so figured she was worth the effort. She now bullies me at work every day.

Congrats.....where was our invite

commissarmoody · « **Reply #132 on:** July 17, 2019, 02:49:26 AM »

Stephanie, plays magic and crushed my Turks whither her polish Calvary army..... And my Swedish pike blocks with her Turks in another game.
As for invites.....They must have been lost in the mail! That's it! (Grabs cap and coat before rushing out the door)

Blackwolf · « **Reply #133 on:** July 17, 2019, 03:05:32 AM »

Quote from: commissarmoody on July 16, 2019, 01:09:56 PM

I am a newly Wed, so i haven't been following my hobby as much as I would like some times.
And Neat on the C-gage!

Congratulations!
My wife ,Annette is the best thing that ever happened to me,and she puts up with my weird hobbies: toy soldiers, classic cars(two),guitars,collecting binoculars, photography, ferns,and the list goes on. It's books that got us together

commissarmoody · « **Reply #134 on:** July 17, 2019, 04:42:51 AM »

Oh yes, books are a must. We have walls of books and have even read most of them.
But yeah no regrets, planning for the future with my best friend.

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