Those are from an Italeri 1/35 German halftrack with an antiaircraft gun on the back. The kit had these tanks the had 2 halves and were the same size as the kit ones in the center engine so I was able to make them for the other 2 engines. The ones from the kit are the tan ones and all the white ones I made.
Tank/Artillery kits have a lot of interesting parts that can be repurposed to create amazing detail.
How did the magnets work for the engine panel. I was test fitting the engine panel and the top hull section seemed to have too much give and there would always be a slight space along those seams. It was never a tight snug fit so I think I'm going to glue and forget about making it removable. In order for that to be tight......I think bracing would need to go from top to bottom just behind the engine panel so the opening for the engine panel would not move at all when it's inserted. Not sure if that would be enough either.
I agree, there's quite a lot of that you can barely see once the bells are in place. Those are some good greebs you got, what are they from? I think it looks just fine for not going full tilt on the greeblies. :thumbsup My 3 mains are white, but the 4 small ones are white that I sanded rough and put a light touch of blue Sharpie on, just for contrast. I see now that I didn't get enough paint on the mains...I neglected to prime them with the black so it wouldn't shine through :facepalm I suppose I'll have to separate the engine panel and carefully mask off the rest and airbrush some black or dark gray on the bells and reshoot the Corax, then wash again. oh well, there are worse things that could have happened :wacko
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oh yeah, the magnets, they work, but I think I should have positioned them with more contact area for more "grab" know what I mean.
Those are from an Italeri 1/35 German halftrack with an antiaircraft gun on the back. The kit had these tanks the had 2 halves and were the same size as the kit ones in the center engine so I was able to make them for the other 2 engines. The ones from the kit are the tan ones and all the white ones I made.
Tank/Artillery kits have a lot of interesting parts that can be repurposed to create amazing detail.
How did the magnets work for the engine panel. I was test fitting the engine panel and the top hull section seemed to have too much give and there would always be a slight space along those seams. It was never a tight snug fit so I think I'm going to glue and forget about making it removable. In order for that to be tight......I think bracing would need to go from top to bottom just behind the engine panel so the opening for the engine panel would not move at all when it's inserted. Not sure if that would be enough either.
I agree, there's quite a lot of that you can barely see once the bells are in place. Those are some good greebs you got, what are they from? I think it looks just fine for not going full tilt on the greeblies. :thumbsup My 3 mains are white, but the 4 small ones are white that I sanded rough and put a light touch of blue Sharpie on, just for contrast. I see now that I didn't get enough paint on the mains...I neglected to prime them with the black so it wouldn't shine through :facepalm I suppose I'll have to separate the engine panel and carefully mask off the rest and airbrush some black or dark gray on the bells and reshoot the Corax, then wash again. oh well, there are worse things that could have happened :wacko
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I started another thread, short as it will be, for the Bandai AT-AT. I didn't want to clutter this thread