VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72

[Cpl Overby]

VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
I started this by requesting a friend of mine to make me a hull and turret to start from.
As per  my request he sent me both these items,
they were both hollow being made from sheet styrene.
So I began by removing items that I felt were either incorrect or not needed,
and filled the turret and hull with resin to make them easier to work with.

these are the items I removed from his parts



this left me with this as my starting point



as you can see I filled them with resin, and opened the rear of the turret more.

Now...here I have replaced the frontal armor,
the engine deck, added a Tiger II cupola, and started work on the gun.



here I began building up the mantlet area with Milliput



this is after several layers of Milliput, and starting the carving it to shape.



Here you see the mantlet getting closer to the final shape




Getting closer



here I spliced  loader's hatch into the roof, added a couple more items,
and started to mark out the details



I neglected to mention that I also grinded away the tail end (sides) to my desires.



here I gave the turret a coat of primer









I am trying to stay as close as I can to this drawing of the E-79,
while staying true to the Panzer front concept.



Here I began working on the front of the hull



as you see I have played with the periscopes, and added a vent fan to the hull roof.

I decided the open the hatches for the Driver and radio operator.









Here is the "lay out" for how I am doing the hull



This is how the Turret looks on the hull



here is an Over All  view showing the the turret and gun in place.



well that is where I am for now.
Please tell me what you think.

[S_P]

Really impressive modelling skills, I'd love just a 1/10th of them.

Cheers,

Pete.

[Kelgtar]

 

[von Lucky]

Detailed scratch-building at its finest.

[Andym]

Wow! That's fecking amazing!

True professional skills!

[Cpl Overby]

Thanks guys for your kind words,
I am moved that you like it.
here I have done a couple more things

If you look closely at the front of the Hull Mount for the MG....
you can see it is bereft of detail.


So using my Jeweler's Engraving Tool I carved it out





I then drilled a hole for mounting the MG barrel, and a smaller one to represent the site aperture.



From here I turned my attention to the rear end of the hull.
now more than one example I have seen of the E-79 shows no exhaust pipes.
I cannot accept this, so using  n example of a 1/35 model "with" exhaust pipes,
I decided to go the same route.





here is my attempt.







My hope is that once all assembled.....
it will look much better

[von Lucky]

I love the scoring you do on the edge of the sheets, really makes it feel/look real.

[Cpl Overby]

I love the scoring you do on the edge of the sheets, really makes it feel/look real.

Thanks,
that occurred to me a few years ago,
since I am a trained metal worker I had to cut armor plate with a cutting torch.

[Cpl Overby]

In my emails someone has mentioned that this looks like an E-10....
I could not agree more......
In my mind I see a "big" E-10, but with a turret.

[Elbows]

What an absurd scratch build.  I love it.

[Cpl Overby]

I have now worked out my "wheel spacing" for the running gear.
seeing as this was such a pain to do One (1) time.....
I will mold this and cast resin to make two sets.
Then I will have what I need for the Left and the Right sides.

[tanktastic43]

Super stuff! 

tt43.

[Rich H]

Blown away.  Awesome work!

[Cpl Overby]

Super stuff! 

tt43.

Glad you like it

[Cpl Overby]

Blown away.  Awesome work!

Glad you like it......
Like your work as well