Author Topic: M48A3 Patton Tank - WIP (Read 16303 times)

carlos marighela · « **Reply #75 on:** May 31, 2019, 02:33:16 AM »

The mantlet could stand some further work. Firstly to give it fabric like texture on the cover and secondly and more importantly, to give it that distinctive, concertina like, look. Beyond that, it's shaping up well.

Rich H · « **Reply #76 on:** May 31, 2019, 06:43:24 AM »

Barrel and handrails will be replaced in wire, might upscale them a little too.

Rich H · « **Reply #77 on:** May 31, 2019, 08:00:43 AM »

New hull looks to have printed fine.
Popped it off the bed and hit print again (need 2)

Will get a better look at it later.

coldm2231 · « **Reply #78 on:** May 31, 2019, 10:19:43 AM »

Looking good!!!

Paul Hicks · « **Reply #79 on:** May 31, 2019, 12:41:48 PM »

Would love to crew this up one day

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #80 on:** June 01, 2019, 06:05:02 PM »

Quote from: Paul Hicks on May 31, 2019, 12:41:48 PM

Would love to crew this up one day

Would that include tank riders?

Rats, I was looking for the M48A3 at Hue photograph that is on one of the recent threads.

Rich H · « **Reply #81 on:** June 01, 2019, 09:53:30 PM »

I call this progress

FreakyFenton · « **Reply #82 on:** June 01, 2019, 10:09:15 PM »

Oh, also nice to see different types of resin or printing material, didn't know there was clear one, like on the uppermost turret.

Rich H · « **Reply #83 on:** June 01, 2019, 10:22:54 PM »

The transparent is a pain in the arse!! It tends to bleed uv through so needs lots of clean up! It also goes very yellow very quickly. I was hoping to print clear bits but it's useless.

The grey and white are painted trace costs so I can see defects

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #84 on:** June 01, 2019, 10:28:04 PM »

They look good.

How do you feel about them?

Rich H · « **Reply #85 on:** June 01, 2019, 10:29:35 PM »

The grey one is almost right

FreakyFenton · « **Reply #86 on:** June 01, 2019, 10:43:09 PM »

Oh glad to hear! And surprising on the clear stuff!

Rich H · « **Reply #87 on:** June 01, 2019, 11:01:13 PM »

To be fair it's 'natural' resin as in without pigment. It's not really ever going to be clear. It's clear for about 10mins and apparently can be clear coated to stop the yellow but I'll just use something else for Windows.

Slayer · « **Reply #88 on:** June 01, 2019, 11:06:52 PM »

looking good

carlos marighela · « **Reply #89 on:** June 01, 2019, 11:53:26 PM »

Looking good but the mantlet still needs fixing. About the only people I can think of who used a naked mantlet was the Bundeswehr on later marks of the M-48A2G2.

I had a look at redoing the mantlet on a plastic 1/48 Revell/Monogram M-48A2 and I reckon old school green stuff is probably the best way to get that squeeze box look where the mantlet cover meets the turret. With CAD and a printer, I’m sure there’s a better way.

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Author Topic: M48A3 Patton Tank - WIP (Read 16303 times)