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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Tobsen77 on 18 June 2008, 11:36:49 PM

Title: One Man Army
Post by: Tobsen77 on 18 June 2008, 11:36:49 PM: Hi,

inspired by this thread

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=6253.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=6253.0)

I build a new tankette :D

(http://www.asches-garage.de/images/tonne_2.jpg)

(http://www.asches-garage.de/images/tonne_3.jpg)

It's nearly 4 cm tall. Some small details like handlebars for the door are still missing. Comments appreciated!

Tobi
Title: Re: One Man Army
Post by: fritzy on 19 June 2008, 12:31:18 AM: Looking good, you need a servant attached to the back peddling a penny farthing which is attached to the tracks. Or am I just cracking up? Looks quite cute, in a stange way. :D

Cheers

Fritzy
Title: Re: One Man Army
Post by: Mancha on 19 June 2008, 02:17:14 AM: As I said in the other thread: That's pretty cool. How do you make the treads?
Title: Re: One Man Army
Post by: Sendak on 19 June 2008, 02:42:11 AM: Sorta universal carrier meets turret.

Great idea!

Super scratch-building skills.

Thanks for the inspiration. :-*
Title: Re: One Man Army
Post by: Geudens on 19 June 2008, 09:01:23 AM: Ok (here I go...). I think the turret part looks great; but since the model is just 4cm high, the tracks are rather smallish in my opinion.

I would prefer to see tracks that are slightly larger and go higher up the sides of the turret (like the French WW1 FT17 tank), with a plateau in between where the (removable) turret fits in. After all, the contraption in the thread that inspired you could be taken from its carriage to act as pillbox. A small steam engine & smokestack might be fitted to the back of the plateau in between the lenghtened tracks.

Rudi
Title: Re: One Man Army
Post by: Tobsen77 on 19 June 2008, 06:23:50 PM: Quote from: Mancha on 19 June 2008, 02:17:14 AM
As I said in the other thread: That's pretty cool. How do you make the treads?

Hi,

the treads are made of profiled evergreen plasticsheet bent arround some tubes.

Tobi
Title: Re: One Man Army
Post by: Chuckaroobob on 20 June 2008, 04:31:29 AM: I think it looks pretty cool, definitely has that pulp look that's taking the mini world by storm!
Title: Re: One Man Army
Post by: Overlord on 20 June 2008, 07:34:29 PM: It could almost be a VSF Dalek! 8)
Title: Re: One Man Army
Post by: Wirelizard on 22 June 2008, 06:25:43 AM: No no, it's the Smytheson-Crapper Military Field Lavatory (Protected), better known as the Armoured John or the Steel Outhouse! :D

What looks like a gunbarrel is actually the vent stack - putting it vertical made the Armoured John unable to go under railway bridges and the like, you know.
Title: Re: One Man Army
Post by: Tobsen77 on 22 June 2008, 03:15:45 PM: Hi,

I added some detail and got some of these cast...

(http://www.asches-garage.de/images/tonne_8.jpg)

Now on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180256902334 (http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180256902334)

Tobi