Very heavy metal.... MAZ-537

[Rich H]

Just for fun

[carlos marighela]

Interesting. Might as well go the whole hog, do the MAZ-543 TEL and go Scud busting.

How about some more modest Russian transport for the Ho Chi Minh trail or a nice AACO for the Empress Australians?

[Rich H]

I've been driving one around in Spintires - I just wanted one
It might not even get printed.

SCUD launcher doesn't have much in common - suspension... maybe chassis?

[carlos marighela]

Fair enough. How big would the print be with the flat bed trailer? I’m guessing about a foot’s worth of resin.

[Rich H]

Too big for the printer that's for sure!

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Cool.

What are you going to tow with it?

How about some more modest Russian transport for the Ho Chi Minh trail or a nice AACO for the Empress Australians?

Or for Cold War Europe.

[Rich H]

I've clearly not explained my process for choosing a project:

See something cool
Think that would be a neat build
But....
...I don't need one
...I have no use for one
...They are no use to anyone
I'll leave it then...
(Niggly voice - why not, it would be fun)
*Months/years pass*
Why have I started this (MAZ-537/Reichstag/Pak44/LCT/MGB302/MBV2 Railcruiser/180mm Railway gun/6mm Finnish army/Sno-cat/Kingforce/etc)

Note - useful is not usually amongst the general criteria... 

[Rich H]

Might make the MAZ-535 artillery tractor - that is a bit more 'self contained'

[carlos marighela]

I've clearly not explained my process for choosing a project:

See something cool
Think that would be a neat build
But....
...I don't need one
...I have no use for one
...They are no use to anyone
I'll leave it then...
(Niggly voice - why not, it would be fun)
*Months/years pass*
Why have I started this (MAZ-537/Reichstag/Pak44/LCT/MGB302/MBV2 Railcruiser/180mm Railway gun/6mm Finnish army/Sno-cat/Kingforce/etc)

Note - useful is not usually amongst the general criteria...

I think your thought processes aren’t too dissimilar to those of most of us, truth be told.

Currently swearing a lot at pres. I just went to put your Ontos together and made the same mistake again. Dry fitted, marked the sides to fit the suspension, glued and fitted one, all good so far, then when I went to fit the other, the fucking ZAP glue cured too quickly and I misaligned the two sets of suspension.  Saw, craft knife, hot water and acetone have all failed to shift it. Broke a bit of track (fixable) for my pains. Off to buy some CA debonder tomorrow.    Hopefully that will do the job.

Mental note: Despite it’s superior bonding qualities ZAP has its limitations and a slower curing gel type CA is a better option. The fact that I fucked up in the same way just recently, amply demonstrates what a twat I can be.

Not blaming you but positive alignment points on your future models would be a help and I do wish the suspension was metal.* The fragility of resin isn’t worth any potential gain in detail or cost.



*I recognise that the choice of materials is down to others.

Rant over. Apart from that its a nice model. Hopefully I can salvage mine.

[Rich H]

Yes, the tracks now all have a much better locating system.

Ontos was an early one. 

[Ultravanillasmurf]

I used epoxy as I had too many experiences of messing up the track alignment (see post passim).

Of course the extra time allows them to slip out of alignment when you think they have set....

[Rich H]

And back on topic

Landrover for scale...

[carlos marighela]

You know that cab assembly looks just about big enough to insert a small electric motor and gearbox. Come on, you know you want to.

[Rich H]

You know I've got a 1/56 Sherman crab with working flail right?  There is loads of room in that cab...

[carlos marighela]

In that case a remote, if not radio, controlled model should be a doddle. Now we want a video of the flail in operation. Does it rotate fast enough and with sufficient force to detonate cap gun ammo? I’m assuming they still make cap guns of course. Embed a strip of those in yer terrain and that would be a show stopper at a display.