Heart Failure Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 First post here. Challenger 2 TES in braille, conversion and correction is fully done in scratch. Enjoy! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fu_manchu Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Initial thoughts were very good, then I realised the scale, very very good! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Blinding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Initial thoughts were very good, then I realised the scale, very very good!Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Shaw Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Very good. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey58 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 WOW! What a fantastic build,great weathering,looks amazing-the pose helps too-adds drama,well done! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 All i'll say is "Wow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 All i'll say is "Wow" I agree with Dan's 'wow' and would add 'how' at that scale? the weathering is top notch for 1/35th never mind 1/72nd. very impressive Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 to the forums and VERY nice How did you get the camo "netting" effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzH Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Fantastic work, very good indeed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Thanks for the warm welcome guys. This is the Dragon Challenger with Bar Armour updated to the current TES 2008. I did a full facelift on this and a lot of detail correction. Opened a lot of optics as you can observe here, also scractchbuilt all the TES upgrades. The Enforcer RWS is fully scratch built, Barracuda netting is done using milliput and sculpted on using a tool I custom made. I have a long WIP on this but if you guys wanted to see the step by step progress then I'm happy to post it here. This won Bronze on the last Euromilitaire 2011 in Folkestone category 14A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Bronze? You were robbed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce3371 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Lovely looking Street Fighter, the Barracuda is spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 This is during Euromilitaire 2011. I will do a full WIP on how I did all this and will upload in batch. Base kit Series of how I did the Barracuda netting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Frontal armour Side elevation with correct position of side armour which suppose to be almost at the level of the hull. The kits placement is a bit low. Details and thickness of the side armour. Replaced all the grab handles with fine wires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Details added to correct this areas. Dry fitting. More to come. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fu_manchu Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Thanks for this extra info, it really shows off what you have done to this kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Some more... Here you can see the front details. Minute details added on the side armour. (all grab handles was added for scale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Fully scratchbuilt Enforcer RWS. This is very difficult to do in 1/72nd let alone the accuracy in this scale. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 GPMG plus RWS.... All done with micro brass tube for acuracy. Basic gun that was with the kit.... Here you can see the size comparison with a cocktail toothpick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Tiny details added to the side armour such as this foot step. Everything has to be small as this will not look right in this scale. Now the side cables. This is the flimsy part that came with the kit. This is how I detailed it.... Rear side attachment for the bar armour. Another view of the scratchbuilt RWS.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Barracuda netting added on the hull. Close up view of the details on the front. Both headlights are turned from scrap sprue as the one that comes with the kit is to small. You can also see the detailings done here including the front driver's camera and jammers and IED counter measures. This is the rear end. Note the back camera and the stock arrangement of the cable reel and cans. Here it is after detailing.... Belly armour... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Arial platform... Main gun optics.... This is opened.... The commander's hatch details... Optics and sensors details. All is displayed in open position. Also noted here is the replaced Coax MG and the main gun rubber cover which is made from thick aluminum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Failure Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Enforcer RWS in braille.... Fully scratchbuilt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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