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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Bushbaby on 14 January 2016, 09:53:48 AM

Title: The Tiger from the Black Lagoon
Post by: Bushbaby on 14 January 2016, 09:53:48 AM

(http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u415/Johannes_Hatem/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20151224_092000_11516705422_zps7uodkjwn.jpg) (http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/Johannes_Hatem/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20151224_092000_11516705422_zps7uodkjwn.jpg.html)

So I picked up this hideous chinese toy tank the other day. Soon I realised that despite the american markings, the tank had a strong similarity to a Tiger I tank. So I gave myself a challenge: to convert this monstrosity into something I could use in gaming. It proved kinda difficult (the tracks are a bit off) and I am by all means just an amateur when it comes to modelling, but anyway, here is the result:

(http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u415/Johannes_Hatem/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0374_zpsmnuxzygn.jpg) (http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/Johannes_Hatem/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0374_zpsmnuxzygn.jpg.html)

(http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u415/Johannes_Hatem/Mobile%20Uploads/7b91321c-7d32-41ee-b03b-e37185e1f07d_zpsvoapt82y.jpg) (http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/Johannes_Hatem/media/Mobile%20Uploads/7b91321c-7d32-41ee-b03b-e37185e1f07d_zpsvoapt82y.jpg.html)

Title: Re: The Tiger from the Black Lagoon
Post by: AJ at the Bank on 17 January 2016, 09:10:37 AM

Bit tricky to see the tank in there!
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