M113 style APC Build

[zathros]

You ever think about motorizing one of these? Tamiya makes a tank drive kits you could buy. They were expensive as all H@ll though. Now they're only $13 bucks on Amazon.

 

[Sudsy]

You ever think about motorizing one of these? Tamiya makes a tank drive kits you could buy. They were expensive as all H@ll though. Now they're only $13 bucks on Amazon.

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Well, Tamiya knows if they don't drop the price, someone will just 3D print it!

 

[Sudsy]

Hatches are done, until painting that is.

 

[Sudsy]

There is some progress today on this build! Got the crew all built and painted. They are Mad Robot Miniatures bits (Classic Tanker heads, Crewman torsos, and fatigue arms and legs).

 

[mijob]

The look great I love your paint work. I think you mad RB in his younger years always walking with a coffee muk.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

You are making great progress on this project!

 

[Chuffy70]

Nicely painted... and boy that's a massive cuppa!

 

[dr_tetrode]

Coffee!!!!!! I like the painting! Good effect on the goggles. Good model work! Something to aspire to!

 

[Sudsy]

Got some progress during the week! Greebles slowly getting added. Found a new rivet technique recently on YouTube to try, using canopy glue in a Luer lock bottle. It seems to work rather nicely!

 

[Chuffy70]

Nicely done, any link to the channel or the name of the channel of which you saw the tutorial?

 

[Sudsy]

Nicely done, any link to the channel or the name of the channel of which you saw the tutorial?

Sadly, when I looked for it, the video was no longer available. The YouTuber was a doll house miniaturist who was making a steampunk machine for one of her dollhouses, and I suspect she might of moved it behind a Member/Patreon paywall since I saw it.

 

[dr_tetrode]

Your turn! You write up what you do, so we can enjoy it! Materials and techniques. Have fun with it! We would enjoy it..... ;-)

 

[Chuffy70]

Sadly, when I looked for it, the video was no longer available. The YouTuber was a doll house miniaturist who was making a steampunk machine for one of her dollhouses, and I suspect she might of moved it behind a Member/Patreon paywall since I saw it.

Well looks as if you'll have to show 'us' how 'you' did it... Tutorial please

 

[zathros]

The turrets and guys came out fantastic!!

 

[Sudsy]

I finally put down my Battletech long enough to knock out this Ma Duece (Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun) looking heavy stubber...

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

That is really coming together nicely!

 

[mijob]

Thats a great looking gun. And good to see you have got back to this model.

 

[Sudsy]

I have now gotten all of the major sub assemblies built and primed! Sepia acrylic ink for the track, rattle can dark brown (burnt umber) camo paint for the rest.

 

[Revell-Fan]

The steampunk Landram.

 

[Sudsy]

Final assembly and painting in progress!

After priming in a dark burnt umber (Rustoleum dark brown camo), I dry brushed a layer of raw sienna and highlighted with another lighter drybrush of ivory. Once dry, I used Army Painter Speedpaints for the base color. These are similar to ink washes, and the underpainting shows through (zenithal).