It`s a THING!!!

The Smythe Meister

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A`noon Guys,
Well,i must admit that i`m amazed by the interest that this has generated..... it`s pretty cool though!!:thumb2:
There`s not a lot to report as the amount of tiny bits fitted already don`t add much to the look of it,but this "Thing" is so T EYE KNEE .........
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The figure is just there for size...... and NO..... he`s not one of the pair that came with the kit!!:smiling5:
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I`m quite envious of you getting to use those toys in the ARMY Steve:cool:,........
........ all i got to do was play with Nimrods,Tornados and Phantoms on the ground in my RAF days:sad:,
Andy
Lots of other toys too Andy, whole tranche of weapon types; things that go bang, Claymores, sneaky things etc etc - even a simulated atomic explosion on the NBC Instructors course! Mind you, they pale into insignificance beside fully tooled up wingy things that you mention!
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Less likely to bog down than M48s due to much lighter ground pressure, so could provide arty support most anywhere. Small & maneuverable, was very effective at Hue.
 

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Indeed Paul,
I saw a short clip on the net of one of these firing across a river at an emplacement,and you see a plume of earth/dust/rubble errupt into the air ......
Shortly after the salvo impacted the crew commander jumps down..... runs a hundred yards or so to a group of watching troops. He must`ve asked if that was what they wanted because you can see him being told "Left a bit",(or words to that effect!!)...... he then sprints back to his Ontos and fires another salvo.....
.....this time there`s a much bigger explosion/erruption and you hear some whooping and cheering!!:thumb2::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:
It`s only a short and grainy clip,but well worth a watch!
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Evenin`,
Well,i was thinking that the best way to try to portray a Wrecked Vehicle,was to..... start with the completed thing:thinking:......
.... So that`s what i`ve done pretty much.... apart from the bits that i think would`ve been blown clear off of course!....
`ere `tis with tracks ...........
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.... as i said,that`s the BASIC stuff together,awaiting primer and the various debris left off.......
.............. next......... LET`S DO SOME DAMAGE .............
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Evenin`,
Well,i was thinking that the best way to try to portray a Wrecked Vehicle,was to..... start with the completed thing:thinking:......
.... So that`s what i`ve done pretty much.... apart from the bits that i think would`ve been blown clear off of course!....
`ere `tis with tracks ...........
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.... as i said,that`s the BASIC stuff together,awaiting primer and the various debris left off.......
.............. next......... LET`S DO SOME DAMAGE .............
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Well really -- utter vandalism - lets paint it green and help save the planet!
 

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Hi Andy
Wrecking it - what a good idea. You have avoided the barrels problem and will make an unusual dio.
Jim
Cheers Jim!
Yep,the Barrels can`t be "wrong" this way!;)
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Well really -- utter vandalism - lets paint it green and help save the planet!
Yes indeed,,,, TOTAL vandalism:thumb2:,
As for saving the planet....,. Too late mate..... "We`re Doomed"!!
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So then,a brief update on my "Vandalism",as Steve so succinctly put it!:thumb2:
Although it`s loosely based on the pic i posted up earlier,there`s still quite a "make it up as i go along" type vibe going on!
Obviously i`ve positioned the barrels non uniformly,i`ve also tried to show RPG type strike damage,blown out exhaust and general boken/bent fittings.It`s now in the glory that is Olive Drab,and i`ve made a very tentative start on painting some fire damage effects on the back.
`ere be some pics............
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So there you have have it up to now,more painting to be done this afternoon,it`s starting to look a bit "Knocked out Thing" now i hope!
As always,thanks for looking in and all hints/tips/or plain old abuse welcomed!!
Cheers,
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Just found this Andy, very interesting.
the shape reminds me of the T60 Katyusha . Just about the same devastation when used.
Love the idea of it being knock out , the blast damage to the rear is great.

Love to Rach and the beast .
 

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Very nice work Mr. Smiff!!! Looks very devastated indeed and a great credit to your destructive skills Andy. Or were you scared to try and get all the barrels to line up straight and correctly..............Inquiring minds want to know...........

Prost
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Andy, a very nice start.

Well done.

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Mmmm, I still think that's repairable --- a weld here, patch there, another weld and perhaps - another kit! Looking good mate! Well done.
Steve :face-with-head-bandage:
 

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Andy,
the Ontos had a form of suspension, which involved a lot of rubber, the tracks were similar to the WWII half track, in that they were steel reinforced rubber - any damage which involved heat or fire would cause them to disintegrate or melt. Now how you would model that- I have no idea!!!!!!!
Dave
ps. I have read that it was difficult for modelmakers to get proper dimensions off museum examples, because the suspension had decayed & collapsed - also the impossiblity of getting rubber tracks means that running survivors are non-existent
 
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