scottie3158
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Andy, love where this is going.
Mech kitbash
- Thread starter Andy T
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Jim R
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Looks good Andy. Great imagination and scratch building.
Steve-the-Duck
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Aww, look at his little toy gun in those big strong RAZOR CLAWED hands
A_J_Rimmer
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LOL! That looks insane - but wonderful. Great work!
That's superb work Andy but I'm inclined to agree it looks a bit top heavy on that little chassis.
....little but mighty.....
I've been working on the base, mostly beefing up the lift section and adding a bit of detail. With so many different shapes, colours and materials it was getting a bit out of hand so it's had a coat of primer to unify everything.
It's shown up plenty of areas that need a bit of filler, but also highlighted places where I can make improvements.
It's shown up plenty of areas that need a bit of filler, but also highlighted places where I can make improvements.
Jim R
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Brilliant. Great modelling.
Steve-the-Duck
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It just gets better at every stage
Thanks gents.
This will probably get pushed to one side for a while with two simultaneous group builds coming up, but it'll give me more time to think of what to do with the hull itself to beef it up.
Double width tracks would look cool but I don't have quite enough left over for that. Maybe some kind of attachment on the front too, like a dozer blade or similar.
I'm just thinking out loud for now but I'm sure something will come to me
This will probably get pushed to one side for a while with two simultaneous group builds coming up, but it'll give me more time to think of what to do with the hull itself to beef it up.
Double width tracks would look cool but I don't have quite enough left over for that. Maybe some kind of attachment on the front too, like a dozer blade or similar.
I'm just thinking out loud for now but I'm sure something will come to me
What about something like the Gama Goat or one of those articulated Arctic tractors? You're right though. The primer has pulled everything together nicely.
Ooh, I like you're thinking. Gama Goat / BV206 kind of thing.
My thinking was that the recoil from that cannon being so high up would tend to tilt the base backwards. Some sort of rigid connection to a trailer at the back would counterbalance that. But who wants to bring reality into such a great build?!
Scratchbuilder
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Excellent build of a sci-fi subject.My thinking was that the recoil from that cannon being so high up would tend to tilt the base backwards. Some sort of rigid connection to a trailer at the back would counterbalance that. But who wants to bring reality into such a great build?!
To offset the recoil how about hydraulic rams from the trailer to the main body... Pivot points on the corner of each vehicle and an arm with another pivot with the hydraulic ram connected to that??
Steve-the-Duck
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A pair of big leg spikes out the back
With shock-absorber springs at the joints
Or a shovel blade like, which is it, the M109 or M107?
Thanks, some food for thought there.
I do have a cover story though; when raised up it will only use the small barrel for short range and light shells. When using the big barrel for long range it'll hunker down for less recoil and more accuracy
Cheers Mick
Ironically it was on the verge of tipping forward all the time, despite the weight I'd added, so I had to chop it open and add more near the back!My thinking was that the recoil from that cannon being so high up would tend to tilt the base backwards. Some sort of rigid connection to a trailer at the back would counterbalance that. But who wants to bring reality into such a great build?!
I do have a cover story though; when raised up it will only use the small barrel for short range and light shells. When using the big barrel for long range it'll hunker down for less recoil and more accuracy
Thanks, some food for thought there.
Cheers Mick
Ironically it was on the verge of tipping forward all the time, despite the weight I'd added, so I had to chop it open and add more near the back!
I do have a cover story though; when raised up it will only use the small barrel for short range and light shells. When using the big barrel for long range it'll hunker down for less recoil and more accuracy
You been learnin' from Ron? 'e's got an answer for everythin!
SteveT
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That is looking both amazing and scary! wow.