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[Meter Rat]

Gave my old T72 a makeover. Representing the final camouflage on East German vehicles in the last 18month before unification. Only about 5% of the fleet were painted in these colours. The first incarnation looked very similar to the NATO 3 colour pattern. However the the East Germans wanted a camouflage pattern that was able to be used all year. Fitted bearings to the plastic wheels, and fitted rubber tyres after sanding off the plastic ones. Installed a HL TK6.1 which I had in stock, which had been removed from my Challenger. Working head and tail lights. Hand operated dozer blaThe rear lights were from Christmas decorations. Cupola was revised, cannon smoke and flash installed, servo recoil and elevation. For a big tank there is not a lot of interior space.

[quitcherbitchen]

I seem to be accumulating Panzer IV variants, not on purpose.

Much like the Germans LOL

[Rubicon99]

Tamiya Centurion in IDF Shot Kal theme at the June 2024 San Diego RC tank clubs battle and drive event.

[MaverickTank]

Simply bizarre! Now the photos in 1313 are showing up again! I guess it’s just a forum glitch..sorry for the repetition.

Edit: Confuseder and confuseder! The 1313 photos show up on an iPad, but not on an iPhone or PC. Okay, I'll shut up now.

Nice Panzers Bob!

[SoCalBobS]

Simply bizarre! Now the photos in 1313 are showing up again! I guess it’s just a forum glitch..sorry for the repetition.

Edit: Confuseder and confuseder! The 1313 photos show up on an iPad, but not on an iPhone or PC. Okay, I'll shut up now.

[SoCalBobS]

No clue why my four photos in post Our new Thread! disappeared. Maybe unlucky 13? I'm not even able to edit the post to add them back in.

Anyway. here's trying again. Four little Panzers, all in a row:

[Rubicon99]

Decided since I now have a Merkava, Shot Kal and Megach 6B that I no longer needed my M51 and was going to lighten my IDF theme tanks a little.

So I converted my Tamiya M51 to a late version M4 "EZ8" using a DKLM T26 76mm turret I had been using on one of my HL M4s. While I was at it I dumped my worn out Tamiya tracks and added a new pair of IMPACT "rubber" padded T84 tracks. I also replaced the old Tamiya DMD 7 with a new HL 7.1. Needles to say the tank drives a lot better. The HL 7.1 in combination with the Tamiya gearboxes equals one super smooth handling tank.

Slapped on some new paint and light weathering and presto a late model Tamiya "EZ8" is born. The name "War Pony" is a homage to the HL M4 that the turret was donated from.

[PetitRic760]

So beautiful

[SoCalBobS]

I seem to be accumulating Panzer IV variants, not on purpose.

[Rubicon99]

Tamiya Centurion convert to IDF Shot Kal.

[Panzermechaniker]

That first image definitely conjures up images of the steppes

[TheCoastalGhost]

Field day today, took the Sherman X and KV-2 (M) out for a run. Very hot and very dusty, but that's how desert ops are.

I like taking pics from either zoomed-in "helicopter" angles, or from down low, looking up at the tanks. Helps for a realistic feel of the scale of the tanks if they were life-size.

[Rubicon99]

TongDe USMC M60 at the May 2024 LA Tank Clubs battle day event.

[Rubicon99]

It been a while since I drove this tank, but now that the weather is sunny I decided to bring my "desert" themed T34 out of storage and get some practice driving and firing time in.

[Handy Lance]

Nice day in the PNW👏🏻

I have a 1/10 crawler course inspired by the show “The Last of us” so old blown up buildings. I add a building a year. They stay out all year , real concrete and cedar.
not perfect scale, but good for some fun 1/16 scale pics

[RichJohnson]

Nice work. I can see you nailed all the details, even the rear turret ventilator deletion.

[tdriver113]

Henglong Sherman that I changed to a 75MM version. Still working on tools and stowage.

Shapeways M4A1 Mantlet.
Mato 75MM barrel.
Metal hull MG.
Metal tracks and suspension.
East Coast Armory Sherman hull extension upgrade kit.
Battleground models .50 cal MG and mount.
Barrel smoke and flash.

[DANOEL]

[Rubicon99]

My Tongde M60A3 Patton in NATO garb, with a Xenon searchlight 3D Printed by JVM3DConcepts:

Really looks great with the "search light" added. Brings out that "Cold War" look and feel of the M60 even more.

[SoCalBobS]

My Tongde M60A3 Patton in NATO garb, with a Xenon searchlight 3D Printed by JVM3DConcepts: