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Offline Smokeyrone

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Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« on: 16 December 2022, 02:13:27 AM »
Was resting between tennis matches, and started this up.   

Based on an actual vehicle.

Floor and bulkheads are balsa wood, the rest is manilla envelope, poked from backside with Bic pen, to make raised rivets.    The wheels are just there for pic, it's just sitting on the axles, gonna make the proper style tonight.

Slapped on a rusty iron base, gonna drybrush in shades of green.   Pretty damn easy.  My next one will be better.   

I did find a "1/50" scale matchbox truck, 1918, but having a time finding other period vehicles that are not way big or way small looking.

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Offline commissarmoody

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Re: Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« Reply #1 on: 16 December 2022, 04:20:09 AM »
Great looking scratch build.
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Offline has.been

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Re: Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« Reply #2 on: 16 December 2022, 08:41:59 AM »
Good job so far. Can't wait to see it finished.

Offline Dubar

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Re: Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« Reply #3 on: 16 December 2022, 11:17:48 AM »
Excellent work!!!  Never would have guessed it's made of cardstock and balsa.
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Offline NickNascati

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Re: Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« Reply #4 on: 16 December 2022, 01:56:05 PM »
Nicely done.  I always enjoy seeing creative scratch building.

Offline Smokeyrone

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Re: Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« Reply #5 on: 18 December 2022, 09:41:41 AM »
Painting under way

Offline flatpack

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Re: Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« Reply #6 on: 18 December 2022, 10:37:24 AM »
Looking good fella.
Keep it up.
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Offline Metternich

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Re: Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« Reply #7 on: 28 December 2022, 02:49:02 PM »
Excellent work.

Offline juergen c. olk

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Re: Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« Reply #8 on: 31 December 2022, 11:30:03 PM »
Perfecto.

Offline Smokeyrone

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Re: Scratchbuilt Mexican Rev armored car
« Reply #9 on: 02 January 2023, 05:47:01 PM »
Thank you guys.  Twas a fun, quick project. 

Anyone have some stats for armored cars in TSATF?

Thinking of building that mexican tank, too.

 

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