Engesa EE-9 Cascavel - Exército Brasileiro (Brazilian Army) scratchbuilt 1/100 Finish

[adolfocaetanonetto]

Hello, Guys. More one of the my models. I built military vehicles tooand this is one of my babies: the EE-9 Cascavel (Rattlesnake, in portuguese).

 

This light armoured is a brazillian project, with hundred units in use in the Brazillian Army (a typical weapon to development countries) and was exported to some countries, like Iraq - where it is used in the Gulf War, during the Kwait invasion by Iraq.

 

If anyone intersting by the vehicle, is many information in the net and lets go to my mounting.

I translate when there are text. "Teto do casco" - hull roof; Dianteira: front.

 

"Lateral": side; "Reforçoss": reinforcement (this is pieces that atached the parts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The turret. This is the roof of the turret

 

 

This grey paper is a thicker cardboard, glued various pieces to give correct height to the turret

 

 

 

A view of the model, with the turret. in lapse I put the turret facing back... 🙄. The front of the tank is in the left of the picture. But I dont glued, so, no problem.

 

Detailing the hulll. A piece of balsa wood to give heigth in the part.

 

Part in position. This is the engine fairing.

 

The circle is the local of the turret. The engine grid is build with cooper wire glued with supercola.

 

More details, with balsa wood and paper. In the front, I detail the hatch of the driver

[vytautas]

Hi!
 According to the vehicle specifications, the model is 62.9 mm long on a scale of 100. It is microscopic! I really like the small details, but I could not work on such a scale, all I can do is envy.
A great start, it will be fun to watch the progress!

 

Vytautas

[adolfocaetanonetto]

4 hours ago, vytautas said:

Hi!
 According to the vehicle specifications, the model is 62.9 mm long on a scale of 100. It is microscopic! I really like the small details, but I could not work on such a scale, all I can do is envy.
A great start, it will be fun to watch the progress!

 

Vytautas

Thanks, Vytautas. Realy, its tiny. I will post other models that I made, all in 1/100 scale. The Cascavel is a little ufanism by me... 🤫. But actually, in Brazil of the bolsonaro government, my ufanism get away, and I dont know if it back some day. Very sad!

[adolfocaetanonetto]

More mounting, with the tires. 1- cardboard circle; 2- thick cardboard with hole in the same size of the anterior circle; 3-  circle glued in the thick cardboard; 4- two pieces if cardboard glued to give the correct width of the tire; 5- all cuted and sanded. Six tires!

 

 

In the hole I glued one tiny circle. "externo"- external surface of the tire; "roda": whell; "interno": internal surface of tire.

 

In the first picture, is the suspension parts (B and C are made with balsa wood). "Miolo da roda": whell center; "parafuso da roda": whell screw (this is a tiny plastic)

 

Parts mounted.

 

rear whells set. The collor is green oliver with acrilic paint

 

Front whells: in the internal face I glued a wood piece

 

Whells in position.

 

"Ganchos": hooks (paper); "Escapamento": exaust pipe (tiny plastic tube).

 

How I attached the front whells.

 

Front details. "Faróis": headlight. The hooks ("ganchos") are made with wire

[adolfocaetanonetto]

Now, the cannon barrel, built with a toothpick sculped (one more word that I learn 😃).

 

Paper to build the rest

 

In the position

 

Building the commander hatch

 

Detailing the turret with wires and sandpaper (the yellow parts). The paper disc glued under the hatch.

 

 

The cannon mouth, or muzzle brake. "Quadradinhos de cartolina": little cardboard squares; "roda de cartolina": cardboard circle. The metal is a wire.

 

"Quadrinho": square; "roda": circle; "segmento": segment. I glued two squares between two circles, using the wire as a guide.

 

"entalhe": notch; "freio de boca": muzzle brake; "conexão": connection

 

Everything mounted. "Fixações do parabrisas": windshield fixing; "dobradiças": hinges (of the engine hatch).

[vytautas]

You work really fast! All that was left was to paint?

 

Vytautas

[adolfocaetanonetto]

6 hours ago, vytautas said:

You work really fast! All that was left was to paint?

 

Vytautas

Not realy, Vytautas. I had this mounting ready, with all pictures. But is difficult think in english and to be clear. I pretend start a mounting (maybe a U-boat type VII) and post as I go building.

[adolfocaetanonetto]

Painting: olive green and light brown, used by the Brazilian Army in all vehicles.

 

"Para-brisas": windshield (build with paper and transparent plastic); "retrovisores": rearview mirrors (wire and paper); "lançadrores de fumaça": smoke launchers (balsa wood and wire).

 

 

The machine gun of the commander hatch. "fio fino": thin wire; "cartolina dupla": double cardboard; "cartolina tripla": triple cardboard.

 

Painted with Tamiya Gun Metal (Yes, I use! Not only cheap things to me!)

 

 

The antenna and the flashlight (or headlight... I dont know the name in english). "Fio metálico": metallic wire; "massa": putty; "fio de cabelo": hair strand (of my wife - I swear); "palito de dentes": toothpick.

 

"quadrados de papel paraná": thick cardboard squares (this is fuel canisters).

 

Weathering

 

A display for the model, build with cardboard

 

 

The ground is made with plaster painted after it dry. I make two tire tracks.

 

And finish!

 

[Bandsaw Steve]

Great work! Thanks for posting and making the effort to translate. I think English as a second language must be very challenging. You are doing very well. 

[ArnoldAmbrose]

Gidday, it's rather challenging as a first language also, that's why I speak Orstraylian. 😀

     That's excellent scratch building on your model. Very well done. Regards, Jeff.