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Just like last week we had some snow here in the Netherlands. Only this time, it was A LOT for what we're used to!
So ofcourse I've gotta let my tank out and play in the snow! Let me tell you, moments like this really make that tank come alive!
It seemed to me like the M41 Walker-Bulldog was made for this kind of driving! It didn't sink away or anything. It just crawled or raced along, blazing trails in the winter white.
The metal drive sprockets I added recently were a great addition and saved me a lot of annoying issues with the track walking off.
Aside from the odd time that the sprocket was completely filled with snow (Even beyond the teeth of the sprocket itself) I had no problems at all.
To anyone out there, get your tanks out and drive them in that snow!
All that was missing is someone to drive (and perhaps IR fight) with.
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Originally posted by Dutchy93 View Post
Ik kom uit t noorden van Limburg, in de regio van Venlo. En jij?
(I'm keeping it English as this is an international forum)
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Originally posted by UltraVargen View Post
Nice, that's close to the German border. I'm in Veenendaal, between Utrecht and Arnhem. It looks like we're probably the only Dutch tankers on here, I haven't seen anyone else.
(I'm keeping it English as this is an international forum)
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Originally posted by UltraVargen View PostI haven't either. To be honest, I wonder how many there actually are in our country. Some online shops sell tanks, but it's difficult to further info. Somehow I doubt this is a big thing here.
Now all this is not to say the tank hobby isn’t growing it is. We are seeing more and more people coming out to events and giving it a try. The newer HL tanks have begun to make the tank hobby more accessible (cheaper and easier) and that means growth and change. The entry cost for a good running IR battle tank used to be an easy thousand ($ €), and that has kept people out of the hobby. Today the cost is less then a third to half of that and the choices for tanks has tripled.
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I've been working on my TUSK2 conversion for my HL abrams; unfortunately, I didn't really fully think through things or realize just how bad some of the surface quality was. This kit is produced with FDM parts, so it's got very visible artifacts of this particular 3D printing process. I can smooth it out with time and some sandpaper... but I probably should have done so before mounting it, lol. I'll figure it out. I was in need of some project work amidst all the goings-on that have been plaguing me, and just got a little too excited. I had my senior dog and best friend of 4yrs pass away in the beginning of December, which was sad but okay - he had a long and happy life with me and as sad as I am for his loss I gave an old abused dog a good home! Unfortunately, I adopted another dog in late December... only to discover a few weeks later that he has a congenital birth defect meaning he's already in late-stage (and terminal) kidney failure. Been a bit overwhelmed with all that, so haven't been doing much work! It's left me drained in every way (including financially), so I just haven't been doing much tanking work.
Regardless, seeing this TUSK kit come together is a lot of fun. Once I do a bit of finishing work and get it painted up this will look great and give me a really unique Abrams that you don't see a lot of in this scale. I have plans to take this project really far in weathering - thinking of doing some wild artistic liberty stuff that I'll show off once I get closer. Been doing reading and some practicing of my weathering techniques on my 1/35 models to get ready to really nail this baby. (apologies for the cluttered desk too - I'm simply not blessed with a very large workspace, heh)
edit: here's a question for the crowd: where's a good source for some thicker than usual transparent plastic I could use to make the bulletproof windows for all these cupola attachments? The usual really thin stuff won't look too-scale at all, but I'm not exactly sure where to find something more suitable or even what kind of thickness that would be. And I don't want to order a ton of sheets of it that I may not use, especially given my current financial situation.
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fuchstraumer
Lexan polycarbonate in .020 or .030 thickness would probably do the trick. You can order 12" square sheets off of Amazon for a decent price. I sheet would be all you need for those windows...
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Originally posted by Rubicon99 View Post
The tank hobby is not a big thing anywhere. It may seem it is big in other places but by population numbers it’s about the same. Here on the west coast of the U.S. we have a very high population, 35 million just in the state of California and those of us into tanks have to often drive 1-2 hours to tank meets. And then there are maybe 10-15 people. Some people have driven even longer and farther. The longest I have driven is 6.5 hours almost all of that at freeway speeds.
Now all this is not to say the tank hobby isn’t growing it is. We are seeing more and more people coming out to events and giving it a try. The newer HL tanks have begun to make the tank hobby more accessible (cheaper and easier) and that means growth and change. The entry cost for a good running IR battle tank used to be an easy thousand ($ €), and that has kept people out of the hobby. Today the cost is less then a third to half of that and the choices for tanks has tripled.
That price is way too steep for anyone just looking to get started in the hobby. The Heng Long prices are more than reasonable for what you're getting.
Especially if you just want to have a fun garden runner to keep yourself busy in these times.
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Originally posted by Vaseline View PostI ordered a single sheet of thick Lexan polycarbonate off amazon a couple years ago, dont know how thick off the top of my head but I think its .070 neighborhood. polycarb isnt really necessary for stuff like this and be alot cheaper just to get some acrylic.Originally posted by hilldebrandt View Postfuchstraumer
Lexan polycarbonate in .020 or .030 thickness would probably do the trick. You can order 12" square sheets off of Amazon for a decent price. I sheet would be all you need for those windows...
Originally posted by Dutchy93 View Post
Whelp in any case I'm looking forward to seeing the hobby grow. Honestly, if that was the 'decent' entry price I wouldn't have stepped picked one up in the first place.
That price is way too steep for anyone just looking to get started in the hobby. The Heng Long prices are more than reasonable for what you're getting.
Especially if you just want to have a fun garden runner to keep yourself busy in these times.
i'm hoping we see new hulls soon but it does really seem like HL has just been buckling down and going for improving the quality of their existing vehicles, putting out new upgrade kits, and improving electronics and controls. it's good stuff (now please just give us a Merkava... and Leclerc... and AMX-30... and M60... and so on lol....)
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Originally posted by Vaseline View PostWork continues apace
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I made this out of brass channel stock and sheet, if you can get your hands on some good 3-view drawings its not super difficult. I thought about getting a kit as well but decided they were all too expensive for what they are, and I also was iffy on how durable they were going to be.
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I used .015 x4" x10" sheet, Id go with something thinner, this was a bit of a pain to bend into shape. The brackets I made from 3.18mmx 1.5875mm C-Channel. the brackets are attached at the top of the turret with micro screws, they arnt scale but they will hold well which was my primary concern, the bottom of the brackets I drilled holes through the side of the turret and had a bit of bracket stick through and used epoxy with flox to glue them in place.
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