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by scbvideoboy » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:45 pm
I want to know about the tanks in the back ground!
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by Dubar1 » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:58 pm
Those are 2 of my homemade German tanks. The left one is a MKIV Ausf G and the right is a MarderIII Ausf H:
Some parts (all tracks and some wheels) were made by Steve Hoeger (aka panzerwerks).
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by steelbonnet » Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:34 am
WOW that armour is AWESOME
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The MKIV & Marder are top notch mate
Outstanding work.
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by Threetoughtrucks » Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:40 am
I've been watching your work on the B-17 ball turret. Awesome.
The tanks are things of beauty
Your picture has got to be in the dictionary next to to the word "craftsman".
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by luftpanzer » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:57 am
Wow thos are really nice and look better then panzerwerks. YOu should post in the how to section on how you built them and the materials you used.
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by scbvideoboy » Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:17 am
AS the tracks have to be hardest unless store bought somewhere?
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by eddie372 » Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:34 pm
This is great work. What I really want to know is if those german soldiers are actually 1:18, and if so, where did you get them?
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by eddie372 » Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:47 pm
Dubar, one more question if you don't mind: You talked about a B-17 you have. Can you share some of those details as well? The 17 is my all time favorite aircraft of WW-II. I just love the beast! Thank you.
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by Dubar1 » Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:09 pm
Eddie,
I'm only making a 1/6 ball turret. See one of the URLs I posted.
As far as difficulty building a 1/6 (all stuff shown was 1/6) goes, the wheels are probably the hardest part as there's so many types a tank needs (drive sprocket, road wheels, return wheel, idlers) whereas the track has only 1 type of link to it on a given tank. Once you make the mold you can spit out as many links as you need. The track on the MarderIII was homemade, but panzerwerks is coming out with some shortly.
I only have a few 1/18 planes so far (Spitfire, P40, Corsair, and FW-190), but will be getting the ME-262 and hopefully a FW-190A as well as a Zero and eventually a P-51. The B-17 would be cool IF it had all the turrets and you could somehow get to the insides. Maybe a hinged fuselage???
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by eddie372 » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:49 pm
yeap! A hinged fuselage for the large bombers that have been suggested would be the way to go. There's been some discussion as to the possibilities of making such large models in 1:18, and so far, Admiral Toys appers to be the only company somewhat ineterested in doing it. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.
Congratulations on your extraordinary work. i truely enjoyed the pictures.
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by wise690 » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:28 am
Looks great Dubar! The size of the belly turret your making looks spot-on. I'm gonna have to keep up with that thread, can't wait to see it finished. Keep up the good work.
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