Soviet STZ-5 artillery tractor.

[Ecam]

Fantastic Moogie, amazing work!

[Gbo]

That’s nice must have taken ages to model!

[Moogie]

That’s nice must have taken ages to model!

Not too bad, just over a week. In reality, you only need to draw one half of it, the other half is just mirrored.

[Moogie]

Still building tracks !!
Couple more small parts done.





Working tail door catches.





And side seats.





Last bit for now, braw bar.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

"Not too bad, just over a week." One week, sigh, and so much accomplished! I am a modeling Neanderthal.

[Moogie]

"Not too bad, just over a week." One week, sigh, and so much accomplished! I am a modeling Neanderthal.

Modeling has changed so much, if you wanted something different when i started the hobby you had to make the body from styrene and the running gear from various other models. Now if you can draw it you can print it, almost too easy
When i started rock crawling 20+ years ago, you bought a Tamiya TLT to get the axles, A Traxxas Bandit for the gearbox and then stood in the garage and hand cut a chassis from aluminium. To waterproof the servos we dipped them in Plasti dip and put the esc and receiver in a balloon.
Ah, the good old days.

[Moogie]

Floor hatches added.



Not happy with the gearing to the drive sprockets (too much play in the Tamiya gearbox output shafts). Will use drive belts on this as well.

[RCBobM]

A Russian RSO - I love it. Looking really good. Like the simple belt drive. Very nice.
Bob

[Moogie]

Thats the drive system sorted, just the instructions to do now and then i can get it up on Cults 3d.

[Stormbringer]

Thats looking really good mate