Build Thread, 1/56 SWAT vehicle

[Sangennaru]

wow.. i love when someone makes big mechs from plasticard. i'm always amazed...

[Doomsdave]

That SWAT vehicle is fantastic.  Great work and very informative explanation of building tires/hubs.  The finished product is wonderful.

[Hawkeye]

That is brilliant - it looked fantastic in the bare "flesh", so to speak, but fully painted! 
Also, you spoke of police decals - I'm on my way to the website to look for them now.
Brilliant stuff.

[6milPhil]

Great looking finished vehicle, fascinating thread, looking forward to the camper too... thanks!

[Silent Invader]

Great looking finished vehicle, fascinating thread, looking forward to the camper too... thanks!

What he said! 

[ballistic_bro]

That looks great, good work.

[CompanyB]

Thanks for the comments.

I'm currently working on my next projects:  The camper back, which hopefully will work with just about any pickup truck, scaled 1/50 to 1/60 (maybe even 1/43).  I may do a pickup as well.

Also, an armored MG shield/turret.  The sort you would see on a hummer or my SWAT APC.  The open turret should work on any hummer or diecast car, scaled 1/43 to 1/56.  I already have the modern MG's to go with it.

Brent
Company B

[carlos marighela]

BTR-152. Three little letters a dash and three little numbers.

[CompanyB]

BTR-152   Just scaled out the plans for one in 1/56 today.

We'll see how far I get this weekend.

[carlos marighela]

You are a good man.

[Commander Vyper]

Very nice indeed but, looks like the roof on the drive hand side isn't cleanly seamed in one picture:



Any chance that could be fixed before production moulds are taken?

[CompanyB]

yep..  There were several modifications made to the master, after the test casts.  Nothing that changes the design, but some cleanup and additional sanding was done.

Production casts are always better, as they tend to take their time and concentrate on molding.  When I do it, I stare at the curing resin/mold with paint brush in my hand!  This time, I waited for the resin to actually cure before painting.