"What a Tanker!" Topic
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| monk2002uk | 28 Aug 2021 9:26 a.m. PST |
A British tanker in 1/35 scale from the Tommy's War range. He will form part of a diorama I am working on, hence the less-than-impressive base:
Robert |
| advocate | 28 Aug 2021 10:01 a.m. PST |
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| Grelber | 28 Aug 2021 10:11 a.m. PST |
I like the shading on the face! Grelber |
| monk2002uk | 28 Aug 2021 1:58 p.m. PST |
Thank you. Apologies but he is 1/32 scale, not 1/35. Same scale as my British Mk IV tank. Robert |
| monk2002uk | 29 Aug 2021 12:58 a.m. PST |
And here is the 1/32 tank from Scalelink. She is a Mark IV female, named 'Flirt II' (formally 'F4').
The model was missing several parts. I tried contacting the manufacturer but never got a reply. So it was out with the CAD software. Here is the part that sits under the top of the track at the rear. The photo-etch part was scanned. The image helped to get the size of the new part sorted:
Here are the parts in the slicer software, which is used to create the 25 micron horizontal layers that the 3D printer builds the models with:
Robert |
| Bashytubits | 30 Aug 2021 10:37 a.m. PST |
I salute your CAD skills, good job! *thumbs ups* |
| monk2002uk | 30 Aug 2021 10:44 p.m. PST |
Thank you. CAD and 3D printing certainly saved the day on this one. Robert |
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gets started with WWI British in 15mm.
