HERMAN BIX wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 10:29 pm
hell of an effort going here Mr Tox and kudos to you for it too.
Sure will make an impressive AFV once you have finished, and a rare one too.
Thank you Herman ! Yes it will be nice and rare when I finish it, I'm very close but to be honnest, I have already started another tank... it was too cold here to primer or paint so I switch to another project haha. I hope to get back on the Leclerc soon and ready for primer and paint once the weather will be warmer here.
Raminator wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 2:50 am
You've got a real blend of traditional and modern techniques going on here, Mssr. Tox. A testament to what can be achieved!
I've found myself resin printing more and more parts, I just don't have the practical modelling skills to match my imagination. Unfortunately real life doesn't have an "undo" button like CAD software does!
Thank you Raminator, yes I'm trying to use every techniques I can use, trying to find which one is the most suitable for each part.
I'm also limited when it comes to 3D modelling organic shapes. I'm planning to do a M4A1 Sherman but the cast hull is quite a challenge to get it right. But I have a plan and it will be very close to the original as it will a scaled down 3D scan of an original Sherman.
Well here are some updates on the Leclerc... which are not really hot stuff as I made those parts back in december. Just did not have time to post them.
First the 4 supports of the additionnal fuel drums. The original parts are cast. I tired to model them as close as I could, printed them then added a cast texture with Tamiya putty thinned with acetone.
You can see some printing lines : they are hardly noticeable by eye or with a nail, and totally disappear with a coat of primer, and in thise case, with the cast texture.
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The hexagonal nuts on the bottom are Meng styrene stuff. That doesnt look like that but that's 64 nuts for the 4 supports, for nothing that will never be seen.
Next parts are the parts for locking the small frames that are on the engine hatch.
They are quite small and made of 3 parts each : 2 styrene parts : a roundel for the bottom and the top part. And a Meng styrene nut (diam 1mm to give you an idea of the size)
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Here are 3D printed fake oleopneumatic suspensions. I did not go crazy with them as they are hidden by the wheel. And I messed up the 3D model, I don't know how it happens but the parts have been mirrored twice in a way that they're not correct for any side of the tank... that's OK for me.
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