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Discussion on 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank within the General Modeling forum, part of the PROPS, COSTUMES and MODELS category; I worked on this puppy for almost a year. The
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1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
![]() ![]() I scratch-built the stowage bin from styrene and wire sculpting mesh. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Scratch-built interior mods ![]() ![]() ![]() Here is a video of it in action. The first link is to my website with an embedded Quicktime file that's a little higher resolution. There's also some photos of a 1:6 Sherman tank I did: http://www.ryannagata.com/otherstuff/16-stuart-tank/ In case you can't view that, here is a youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aE71rmON-Q |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
That. Is. OUTSTANDING.
Fantastic work. Everything just looks great. I wish there was an M113 available in that scale. Jim |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Absolutely fantastic! can't fault it anywhere. The M5 is one of my favourite WWII tanks.
Do you mind if I use one of the photos as my desktop?? |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
That's perfection, all looks so real !
How did you build the tracks ? The figures are just incredible, animatronics ? Please post a vid ! |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Sweet!!!
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Amazing! I have a huge 1:18 scale collection, the only 1:6 pieces I have are the Little Bird and the Hummer. I have been eying the Stuart for a while, but after seeing your work, I am in awe!
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Beautiful work. Have any photo of the process?
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Holy balls that is fantastic!!!!!!!!
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
That is too cool! I have the Stuart in my closet. I did a weathering job on it, but that was it.
I also have the hummer, which I tricked out and a few helicopters - not to mention a few of the 1:18 WWII fighters -Fred |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Stunning!
Outstanding work. |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
flawless job, very clean and crisp work, the figures are outstanding too.
pro standard without doubt. -z |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
This thing is incredible. Great job!
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Jaw-dropping!!!
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
I saw your work on Youtube and was wondering where you got all the stuff to do your build. I'm working on a large tank and want to put that firing simulator on mine. Can you point me in the right dirrection as to your supplier?
Thanks, George |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
That's great! Love it!
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Damn, that thing looks good enough to be used in movie!
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Actually, that's likely a lot better than anything that's ever been used in a movie. Movie models are a lot more crude than that!
You are one talented modelmaker, buddy. Do me a favour and don't try to do it for a living, okay? I like competition, and I think it's healthy, but I can't compete with that kind of work. You're just too damned good! :-) Last edited by eimb1999; 04-24-2010 at 12:20 AM. |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Holy smokes, that's beyond amazing! You've got serious talent and an eye for the meticulous details. (even cork texturing on the M1 helmets!) Thanks so much for sharing with us.
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Good work, no question, but since you put it out there for comments, I’ll give you a few things I noticed on your tank as well as plenty of other similar models I’ve seen…
The helmets left on the back engine deck, jerry can and ammo cans tired to the front with only one string (and the top ammo can unsecured entirely, and a bucket that would be a twisted heap of tin after a few hundred yards. I know these things because I have crewed WW2 tanks, own my own WW2 Jeep I take to events, and served on active duty in a Mechanized Brigade of the US Army. In real life, all that stuff has to be REALLY secured or you’ll never see it again when the vehicle is on the move. I have noticed you can always tell when someone builds a model (or paints a picture) and has actually used the thing being represented. With model building, people model vehicles and aircraft the way they're used if they have used them in real life. Many model builders will argue paint schemes with one another yet have no idea they put the flaps on upside down on an airplane or have lose items sitting on a tank in action. I once looked at the entries for a model contest and immediately pointed out the vehicle that was built by a real life tank crewman. The contest folks asked how I could tell, and I pointed out the M-1A1 tank model that all the gear was lashed down tight and out of the way of moving parts and pointed out the 1/35 scale igloo cooler and folding chair (lashed down with scale bungee and 100-mile-an-hour tape). I said nobody but a tanker would think to model that. Turns out, the guy who built it was standing ten feet away and the folks asking questions were trying to get me to say something to embarrass myself. The guy heard my comments and came over and shook my hand. Yes, he was a retired tank crewman NCO! I really wish someone would make 1/35 scale igloo coolers, folding chairs and boxes of Raman noodles or canned stuff for modern modeling. When I was working with tanks for a living, all the tanks we saw going to the field had these lased to the turrets! |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Great work. Ive been waiting for one of these to pop up locally.
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Totally amazing !!! fantastic attention to detail and I love that firing gun !!
Could you show some pics of the interior to see how all the RC gear is set up? Phil |
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
Wow! Great work!!
FB |
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Great work!
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Re: 1:6 M5A1 WWII Stuart Tank
You have done one hell of a good job on this one. I wish I had your talent and skills. Lets see some in progress pics.
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