billybookcase Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 After visiting France last year I decided to do a sort of trenches diorama. For some strange reason I decided to scratch build a female tank, I don't claim it to be very accurate, but it is loosely based on a combination of the female tank at Bovington, the Airfix 1/76 and blueprints from the internet. DSC_5454 by billybookcase, on Flickr DSC_5458 by billybookcase, on Flickr I'm not bothering with the rear steering wheels as they weren't used for long and my tank was in service the day after that Next stage is to build the ICM British Infantry to go alongside it. Then to build the trench. Don't hold your breath . BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 i love scratch built stuff, and this looks great so far! would like to have a go at someting like this. Are you going for camo or just green? also how did you make the tracks??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Very nice, very nice indeed. I'll be watching this one with great interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Great subject,will watch with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Thank you, it's good to get some encouragement. Ozz, I'm doing it in camo, but there will be LOTS of mud on it so it will probably be brown with a bit of camo underneath. The copper coloured track was kindly donated by one of the lads on here, it was a sort of copper strip which just needed a trim to make it the right width. Then I taped 2 pieces of circle section styrene to the desk the right distance apart for an individual plate and pressed the copper over them to get the raised section. Then when all had been done, turned it over and pressed with a sharp point to give the impression of the 8 rivets on each plate. The silver coloured one was just strips cut from tin foil cartons and done in the same way then glued in place, the copper one was a continuous strip. BB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share Posted September 28, 2013 AN UPDATE This....... DSC_5532 by billybookcase, on Flickr Has become this............ DSC_6063 by billybookcase, on Flickr Home made barbed wire from alternator copper wire, sandbags from polystyrene, wooden walls and walkways from skewers and coffee stirrers. And the tank now looks like this........ DSC_6065 by billybookcase, on Flickr Some more painting work still to do on the tank and dio, and some more painting and finishing of the soldiers, here is one that I will be using... DSC_6066 by billybookcase, on Flickr I've "amended" some of the soldiers to make it look like they are having trouble getting through the mud. They are ICM WW1 British Infantry. More to come soonish. Thanks for looking. BB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmcc Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 thats wicked mate.... thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 looking good! love the polystyrene sand bags and the trench damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Looks the part so far, I'll be watching this one with interest Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 But wheres the whiskars . Nice job mate Cheers foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Update. I'm calling this finished, keep seeing problems with the men on photographs but looking at it with my eyes it looks OK. It's not perfect but it was a good learning experience. Bugger, just seen a man with an invisible gun, it's now in place can't be bothered doing the photos again, just imagine it. BB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpylee Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Very nice...and the man with the invisible gun, he could...be...a...reenactor...watching a...rehearsal but...has put his gun to...one...side...maybe??? 😣😕... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Very nice...and the man with the invisible gun, he could...be...a...reenactor...watching a...rehearsal but...has put his gun to...one...side...maybe??? ..."Bangedy bangedy bang"? (It's an old joke, I may post it sometime) . BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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