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1:18 M26 Dragon Wagon - First Draft

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:36 am
by grunt1
It's a bit underscale as we know, but I thought it turned out ok so far.. :)

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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:52 am
by holensock
VERY GOOD!!!
Where'd you get it?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:07 am
by Razor17019
Grunt,
I like it. Very cool!

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:37 am
by immeww2
AWESOME!!!!

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:37 am
by aferguson
it's a bit underscale..


ha ha. Looks reallyl good. What mods did you make, i've never seen the original verson.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:41 pm
by grunt1
So far, stripped off ten tons of crap (see photo) and added the .50 cal. Next steps will be to correct the third window on the cab and correct the window covers on the front two windows.

If I had two of these, it would be possible to correct the wheel configuration on the M25 cab and the M15 trailer.

I'd also like to add the control box for the winch.

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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:43 pm
by grunt1
Oh and sorry, it's from TRU as part of their Soldier Force line (or whatever they've re-branded it as).

Comes with some guys (including a re-issue of their sniper which imho is the best figure they've ever done) and a helicopter.

Aferg, you'd probably enjoy taking the sound kit from the missle and putting it into the Pegasus V-1. It's really well done. Nice whoosh to launch and a cruising at altitude sound effect that lasts 10 or more seconds.

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:49 am
by Black_Dragon_One
can you take picture of the top view.. to show how wide is it..

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:52 am
by Black_Dragon_One
what paint did you use and how well did it dry?

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:19 am
by aferguson
the paint looks like krylon olive drab from their camoflauge spray paint line.

Looks interesting.....i may give this a go if i see them at toys r us.

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:31 am
by aferguson

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:54 am
by immeww2
Interesting reading on the Dragon Wagon.

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:32 pm
by tmanthegreat
Excellent work, Grunt :D It is technically under-scaled, but is close enough and most certainly the closest we will ever see that vehicle to true 1:18 scale. Placing a smaller tank (like the Sherman) on the trailer would make the vehicle itself seem larger :wink:

There are a few of those "True Heroes" missile vehicles sitting around at my local TRUs and I've been tempted to make one into an M26 myself. Your work has given me even more motivation :wink:

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:04 am
by newwavepop
why is he mooning the tank !?

nice job.

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:01 pm
by immeww2
He's looking for his cigar that he dropped between the winches.

Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:30 pm
by Black_Dragon_One
did you use air brush or can spray?

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:42 pm
by popeye357
That looks freakin awesome!!!!! I saw it at TRU and passed cause of all the bells and whistles, now Im gonna kick my self in the a$$!