So I built this today, say hello to my little retro scifi tank 😎
To atone for my sins I'll try to give you a list of the components used.
5mm foamcore for the main hull.
The drives are a 6mm bead, a piece of tubing from a kids balloon and a .177 air rifle pellet.
The turret is a 10mm bead which has been ground down almost but not completely halfway and the barrel is the gas vent valve from a mini bic lighter.
All in all this was an easy and fun little project, I hope this will inspire you to try some scratch building yourself.
Also for those wondering, the minis in the pictures are GZG NAC troopers which I added a green stuff helmet crest and a cape to.
Hope you enjoyed my idle afternoon's labour as much as me 😉
Cheers,
Stroezie.
That's a wonderful scratchbuild tank!
ReplyDeleteIt looks perfect, exactly the right size and smooth retro finish.
Thanks,I'm rather happy with how it turned out myself 😉
DeleteI actually built a similar one in 15mm to,it has a bit more detail but not much.
As you say, the smooth look fits the retro style.
Cleaver use of some random bits. That tank looks great.
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