make a SS sandcrawler!

[propcollector]

Here are the reference images I cobbled together awhile back. Turns out that most of them were from http://www.starwarz.com/modelshop/bench/sandcrawler.htm. You can visit the site to see those. Here are the rest some of which I believe I got here as well.

Hi where did you get these pics for parts where is this site ?

 

[Boxcar Bret]

I got them here on the good ol' RPF prior to the great server switch over.

 

[propcollector]

I got them here on the good ol' RPF prior to the great server switch over.

Is there a site that has the model parts list?Did you get the parts list for this?

 

[Boxcar Bret]

Is there a site that has the model parts list?Did you get the parts list for this?

I had printed out the entire thread with the kit and parts listed but when I tabled the idea of tackling the project I used it for scratch paper.:lol

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[sstinson]

Re: Picture for color legend


Originally posted by N werke:

Here's the pic:

www.q-net.net.au/~nipngnwm/SW/crawlerbits1.jpg

Legend as follows:
1) Probably the interior fueltank top from the Airfix Saturn V, upside down.
2) This is the conical interstage part from the Saturn – between stage 2 and stage 3
3) Probably a truck fuel tank half
4) the famous Revell 1/32 F4 Phantom engine halves
5) The very bottom of the Saturn’s body – the part with the four rocket engine fairings.
6) Half a Saturn first-stage engine
7) The towing cable from a Tamiya German tank, probably Panther or King Tiger.
AMT truck kit exhaust manifold
9) Unknown aircraft landing gear part.
10) Another conical section of Saturn V
11) AMT truck kit fuel or coolant tank half
12) Some truck engine or other! (Looks kinda old)
13) I think maybe one of those control panels from the big 1/25 Centurion tank kit? Haven’t got one, just a guess.
14) Specially-made fully functional tread units. DEFINITELY not salvaged from ANY tank kit! The closest resemblance is to heavy mining equipment treads, not tanks!
15) AMT truck kit drive shaft with universal joints.
16) Front half (intake) of Rolls-Royce Pegasus engine from Airfix 1/24 Harrier kit
17) Rear half of Pegasus engine (both parts 16 and 17 are horizontally split as kit parts)
1Bits of kit tank treads.


Pic 2:

1) These look rather like the undersides of AMT car kit v-8 engines. Just speculation.

2) These are the commander’s cupolas from a couple of Tamiya Panther A’s – the old 60s/70s kit not any of the new ones! Mind you, any reasonably similar Panther cupolas should do well enough.

3) I really thought these were also Panther parts – gun mantlets to be precise, but if they are they’re not 1/35 as they’re too small. They could be 1/72 or 1/76 mantlets but half of them don’t have the apparent gun base, so I’m not sure now.

4) Panther again – I’m pretty sure the basic part here is a Panther engine deck minus the radiator grilles. If so it does have a number of other parts attached on top of it.


Pic 3:

1) Anyone know what these little tetrahedral doodads are?

2) These look like driving rods from the old Airfix steam loco kits eg the Harrow. Mine is packed away at the moment so I can’t tell! Anyone?


Airfix 1/144 Saturn V
Tamiya 1/35 PzKf V Panther
AMT 1/24 Semi Truck

That unknown landing gear is from a 1/32 F-4J Phantom, same kit the engines come from

 

[GKvfx]

Actually, I believe parts 1 and 2 were ID'd as being from an old Airfix Hovercraft kit. Similar to the Aurora Sealab, they were rare even back then.

I'll have to dig up my notes.

Gene

 

[JD1]

Has anyone ID'd those 'tetrahedral doodads'?
I noticed some pieces like them in the Airfix 1/72nd LCVP Landing Craft, but way too small, so I went looking for something similar in 1/35th and found these:





Kit #35027.

 

[swfan]

Gene,

The parts are off the Airfix SR1 Hovercraft.

 

[1138]

Has anyone ID'd those 'tetrahedral doodads'?
I noticed some pieces like them in the Airfix 1/72nd LCVP Landing Craft, but way too small, so I went looking for something similar in 1/35th and found these:





Kit #35027.

Yes, those are the ones. Nice job!

 

[scattrap]

Here are some pics I took the other weekend. They are quite hi res and I hope they help!

I have dozens that I shot but just picked a few that seemed helpfull and different.

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[thawn_es]

can you post more detailed pics?

Thanks!

 

[vaderdarth]

I agree, those last pics were phenomenal. Are there anymore angles not seen in those???

Dave

 

[thawn_es]

more pics????

 

[ShowCraft]

I saw it when visiting Boston but was too rushed to make a photo survey. Where is the sandcrawler on display now - and future destinations?

 

[ShowCraft]

To answer my own question - The crawler is in Fort Worth now, but the exhibit ends tomorrow. Next stop is Chicago, Oct thru Jan. Then the last stop is Philadelphia, Feb thru May.

 

[thawn_es]

thanks!
we will wait for it!

 

[Eagle]

Hoofin'! :thumbsup

(16) Front half (intake) of Rolls-Royce Pegasus engine from Airfix 1/24 Harrier kit
(17) Rear half of Pegasus engine (both parts 16 and 17 are horizontally split as kit parts)

Same as on the AT-AT, right?

 

[thawn_es]

Hi all!

I got :
- Tamiya sherman 1/16 scale kit.
- Airfix Apollo saturn V 1/144
- Airfix Saro SR-N1 prototype hovercraft 1/72
- Revell phantom F-4E 1/32
- Airfix harrier 1/24

and buying more!!

 

[propcollector]

I have alot of good pics but need to send them to you thawn
also very interested in a kit to

 

[vaderdarth]

Thawn es, I got money burning a hole in my pocket when it comes to a ss sandcrawler model.