| Tango01 | 09 Jun 2020 3:34 p.m. PST |
Very nice!
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| Andy ONeill | 10 Jun 2020 8:19 a.m. PST |
Very nice.
That's a lot of work for one little tank. |
 deadhead  | 10 Jun 2020 9:50 a.m. PST |
The website showing all the work is simply amazing. He made individual rivets in 1/72 scale….from stretched sprue…… I hope those captured tanks were not left as intact as they look. |
| Andy ONeill | 10 Jun 2020 10:17 a.m. PST |
Stretched sprue rivets are old school modelling. Before you could buy pre cut ones or rod you stretched sprue or poked through from the other side of the plasticard. If you shave your sprue a bit so it's got multiple sides this shape can be retained. You need to be super careful heating and stretching though. Use more than resilient plastic for aerials. |
| Tango01 | 10 Jun 2020 12:02 p.m. PST |
Happy you like it my friends!. (smile) Amicalement
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| Lee494 | 10 Jun 2020 2:19 p.m. PST |
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| deephorse | 11 Jun 2020 2:11 a.m. PST |
At one point PSC were trailing an A10 as an upcoming model, but I haven't heard anything more about it for a while now. I need a couple of A10s for my 1940 Brits, but I'd rather wait or buy resin/metal ones than try to do what Benno has done. My skills are just not up to it! |
| Andy ONeill | 11 Jun 2020 2:32 a.m. PST |
Gizmos can cut down the work required. There are punches you can buy to make rivets. Rptoolz make one.
You can buy plastic tube ( fuel tanks ) and strip. It's harder than you might think to cut a thin straight strip. I used to do finescale modelling way back when model making was a common hobby.
I think people do this stuff because they enjoy creating something. |
| Marc33594 | 11 Jun 2020 6:10 a.m. PST |
Andy you are right on. Enjoy 1/35th scale myself but know many modelers of many scales, to include 1/72 (commonly called "braille" scale in the hobby), who enjoy modifying a kit to a version not available. The only trouble is without fail as soon as you get deep into the project someone releases a kit of the model you are trying to model! |
| Tango01 | 11 Jun 2020 12:26 p.m. PST |
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| Col Piron | 11 Jun 2020 3:56 p.m. PST |
I hope those captured tanks were not left as intact as they look. Some A13s were used as Bergepanzers in a tank flame-thower tank battalion , during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 . |
| deadhead | 12 Jun 2020 7:55 a.m. PST |
This has led to a fascinating discussion. Rivets that are shaped by shaving…..I have much respect! The point about the moment you finish your unique creation, someone releases it. But above all, the idea that the Germans found a use for the captured A13, other than scrap metal! thanks all |
| hindsTMP | 13 Jun 2020 10:44 a.m. PST |
The B&W photos are likely of abandoned British tanks in Greece (1941). Note the markings and the Greek writing on one of the buildings. |
