M5A1 - updated pictures

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OnTrack
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M5A1 - updated pictures

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This little gal was 3D printed at Shapeways and with a little help from 1958Zelda she has made it past her albino debut and is on her way to the front.

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HahHah! That looks great! It's like a scale model of the 1/6th version I am _slowly_ working on. Is the scale on this 1/35 or 1/18 - 16?
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PainlessWolf wrote:HahHah! That looks great! It's like a scale model of the 1/6th version I am _slowly_ working on. Is the scale on this 1/35 or 1/18 - 16?
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Thanks Painless. This one is 1:18. I can adjust the scale and print another one in 1:16 with about two mouse clicks. Most of my collection is 1:18 so I started there.
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Re: M5A1 - updated pictures

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Fantastic work, the Stuart's such a cute little thing. Nice to see some light armour getting some love for a change too, everyone's always building the heavier stuff.
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great looking tank so did you print this yourself would love one in 1/16 nice to see something different :thumbup:
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This is a stunning piece! A 1:16 version of this tank many a collector would have to have!!
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Very cool :thumbup: it blows me away what can be done w 3D printing 8O
Awesome work :thumbup:
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Re: M5A1 - updated pictures

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Hi guys,

Thank you for the feedback. The M5A1 in the photos was printed at Shapeways in 1:18 so the quality is very good. I just printed a new M5A1 in 1:16 to share with you. It should be in my hands in December. I am going to put _one_ 1:16 M5A1 for sale on ebay. It costs me about $450 USD to print and will be about $550 for sale to cover some of my extra costs like 3D labor, 10% ebay fees, etc that I put into the model. I also upscaled my 1:18 Krupp Protze to 1:16 and will put one 1:16 Protze for sale as well at a similar price.

Here is the Protze:
http://www.battlegroundtoys.com/blank-stq3y

Both seem like they could be made RC with a bit of work. I am open to ideas on how to make that easier if someone has suggestions?

Thanks again!

Pat
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The M5A1 is now available at Shapeways. Total price came out to be about $530 USD in 1:16 Scale which is still expensive (darn Shapeways! :crazy:) but $20 less than I expected. Note that these wheels and tracks are static, please PM me about working ones.
https://www.shapeways.com/shops/battlegroundtoys

The kit requires you buy four different parts as shown:
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