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PainlessWolf wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:29 am Herman!
Great progress! You're dragging the Basic Model into the light as your vision of the Vehicle. All the kit bashing and parts making has turned out excellently. Following along!
regards,
Painless

Dragging is about right Mr Wolf, its been a fun trip to get it this far from what they are in the box thats for sure!!
I really think I'm putting something off though by doing this ...........................oh yeah....................really proper projects !!

Welllllll, the camo's on for better or worse
I still need to make 5 tool clasps for the gadgets on the sides & blend those in with a hairy stick, and fit the tow cable.
The SPG-9 on the roof will get a bit more attention then fitted.
Once all the bizo's are attached I can do a bit of chipping & then seal it.

THEN.................the dreaded camo net

Tool clamps on & paint matched.
The weapon now mounted & looking good enough.
After all thats been done, the bloody lake pipe exhausts still need to be made & fitted
Getting brass tube seems to be a bigger hassle than the need for them
Oh well, they will be got, and made & fitted.............then, the camo net

Completely transformed Mr. Bix. I had my doubts, but I guess I shouldn't have.

Cheers Mr Tankme, oh there are still doubts!
It’s far from an example like Mr Mcq11 creates but at least it’s a bit different to a standard E1 .
The track bands are tight as all hell so I hope the thing lasts better that 5 minutes in a battery, but for the amount it might be used, that’s probably ok !!

I suppose if you blow the tracks out you could buy the metal replacements that have the rubber pads from WPL.

tankme wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 1:09 am I suppose if you blow the tracks out you could buy the metal replacements that have the rubber pads from WPL.

Indeed. I’ve tried to get a set of those, twice, to no avail.
But not from WPL .
The drive sprockets are not toothed though, rather rollers like a T34 & they look funny

It looks great. Some outdoor shots would be cool and with the present political situation I wouldn't be surprised if an example sees active duty

Your have transformed a former form of military transportation, so it is now for Transnistrian troops (some of whom may be trans) and can be used for transferring their needed supplies. Your transformation dismounts to a new type of transportation transformer, one for the present and maybe even on to the transpresent, into which we cross with each passing hour. I do hope it can be run by transistor radio financially accessible to those nations that are of a rather ephemeral---nay, transitory!---nature, many of which nations may be inhabited by transnationals ready to make the transition to full citizenship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria

Infinitely cooler than it began Mr. Bix. Nice creative work.