Scratchbuilt Churchill Mk.IV AVRE SBG

[Abe Froman]

Attack of the 50 foot Kitty!

[MonsieurTox]

Attack of the 50 foot Kitty!

He didn't look very impressed, I have to do better.

[Abe Froman]

Sorry MT, just seen this. I'm useless Lol.
Maybe you need to audition for a new cat...one with a bit more " wow what the hell is that " about it. The functionality was awesome, that cat needs to understand who's buying the food. THere is no such thing as a free meal. Have a stern word bud. Personally my cat drives me crazy. I love dogs. I have inherited a cat. I am allergic to cats. My cat is a pain in the ass. I want to go out...I want to come in...I want to go out..AAAARRRRGGGHHH.

Wakes me up at 4am to go out!!!!

Jeez...i actually love the cat.

[MonsieurTox]

Sorry MT, just seen this. I'm useless Lol.
Maybe you need to audition for a new cat...one with a bit more " wow what the hell is that " about it. The functionality was awesome, that cat needs to understand who's buying the food. THere is no such thing as a free meal. Have a stern word bud. Personally my cat drives me crazy. I love dogs. I have inherited a cat. I am allergic to cats. My cat is a pain in the ass. I want to go out...I want to come in...I want to go out..AAAARRRRGGGHHH.

Wakes me up at 4am to go out!!!!

Jeez...i actually love the cat.

I have another cat, and this one is very impressed, well, scared I must say.

Not sure they understand who's buying the food!
I think I should be grateful they accept to eat the food I'm giving them they're the kings of the house, I'm their slave!!

[MonsieurTox]

I finally took it outside in the park after 2 years running in the garden!

It's a great runner, I just lost one wheel and I never found it despite my efforts. So I decided to print another (and 44 more, that's how I decided to build a second Churchill, printing one wheel or 45, that's the same time!! I just did forget how painful it was to build the whole suspensions ).

I did some beauty shots

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[tankme]

It's a great looking tank. If I needed another project I'd build one, but I need another project like I need another hole in my head...

[yan33]

only one word: superb

[Herr Dr. Professor]

MonsieurTox, what excellent work on the Churchill AVRE And thank you for immediately trying a black-and-white photo, too, for that vintage look. You explained that a wheel had gone missing, so I looked for one wheel looking new and relatively unweathered.

[MonsieurTox]

Thank you guys!

The missing wheel is on the other side but I did not lost it yet when I took the pics

I still have to paint the new wheel but I'll do when I'll paint the other Churchill

[MonsieurTox]

This Churchill was not really finished, I have some more details to add like the episcopes and it was missing the Besa machine guns.

I finally took the time to 3D model the Besa using real blueprints.

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I printed them, unfortunatly most of it will be hidden inside the tank.

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In the turret :

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Bow Besa machine gun :

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I'm happy with the result, that's a small detail but it fill a blank ! Now the episcope and this Churchill will be complete (less the SBG gear).