Roll up roll up, get your two free posts for the price of one!
I may have failed to understand the economics of why two free items are better than one free item twice. Don't ask such awkward questions!
Alec K This thing is, well... crazy. Great progress Gorb 👍
25 October 2020, 01:18
gorby Thanks Alec. 👍
It is slightly reassuring that even I know it's crazy.😉
25 October 2020, 15:04
bughunter What a crazy tank! This was only existing on paper as drawings I guess? Your scratch work is the opposite 👍
26 October 2020, 16:30
gorby Yes frank, this thing only existed as a very poorly thought out patent. I've been looking through Google patents and it's amazing how many other misguided monstrosities are buried in there.
27 October 2020, 16:20
bughunter Oh yes, Google patents is cool! Find also interesting things about our beloved WWI biplanes 👍
27 October 2020, 17:15
gorby Yet another double trouble update for anyone with the stamina to last the course. Don't worry, not long to go now (just DON'T ask about the dio unless you want to see a grown man cry).
Rui S Thank you too for that, Gorbygould. Very pleasant to read, but I think your work don't have down-hills, even in painting or weathering.
17 November 2020, 14:08
gorby Daniel: 😄 😄 😄 What a fabulous contraption - I'm half tempted to build it.
You're too kind Rui, but I know that I'm not good at painting because I don't enjoy it, so I usually rush it to get it over with. I just enjoy putting the bits together – perhaps I'm channelling my inner toddler with the Lego I used to love playing with.😉
17 November 2020, 16:34
David Taylor Im the same Gorby,prefer the modelling aspect rather than the painting.
17 November 2020, 17:12
Rui S Well, i've to say that I also, prefer the construction part, even if it's a dio, but without paint it dosen't work. I even avoid painting subassemblies 🤔 but because I like dios, I've to handle figure painting. They are too difficult and take a lot of time, AHRRR 🙁
17 November 2020, 20:08
gorby Tell me about it – I've just painted 51 1/72 figures for the dio for this monstrosity, although admittedly I stop short of following your lead and didn't paint their nails.😉
18 November 2020, 12:24
Rui S Did you notice that? 😄
51? Where are you going to locate all that troop?
18 November 2020, 14:49
gorby Yes I did notice that - you must be bloody mad. 😄
At the moment I have no idea if all 51 are going to fit on the dio - perhaps I need some sort of plan? 😄
bughunter What a chunk! I don't want to stand in front of it when it rolls towards me! 😮
With paint it looks scary real 👍
21 November 2020, 15:42
Łukasz Gliński Bloody ridiculous indeed 👍 Lovely scratchbuilding, I admire it 👍
21 November 2020, 16:26
gorby Thanks mates. I've still the dio to do - currently about two thirds done. At the moment I'm making hundreds of tiny sandbags - remind me, this is supposed to be fun isn't it?😉
21 November 2020, 16:35
Michael Valentan And again a real cool project...just getting in now, but what i see is fantastic...i really love your Scratchwork! Which Side is front?? The big roller i think, that would mean the cannons look backwards...absolute crazy!
Hope you build all the other crazy vehicles shown on that site you posted earlier...
21 November 2020, 18:12
Spanjaard amazing job!! i wonder what will be your next crazy idea... and i will certainly not miss it 🙂
21 November 2020, 23:57
gorby Thanks very much mates. You will be seeing this monstrosity again when the diorama is complete. 👍
I'm sorry to disappoint you – my next project is to reduce my ludicrously excessive stash of ELEVEN kits! What on earth possessed me to buy so many?😉
Scratching the ridiculously is very addictive, so I'm sure I won't be able to stay away for long.
Michael: Yes the giant roller is at the front. It does take some brain readjustment to understand why ALL the main guns are pointing towards their own troops. What was Jehlik thinking! 😄
Michael Valentan Only 11 kits in stock?? Oh my god, that explains why you do that much scratching...i have 10 times of you in stock and always find something to build...from scratch...and every time i made a scratchmodel it comes out as a plastic-kit from a large manufacturer in the next year...last thing to build was a "Boarhound"...should be on display in Vienna in last June (GO Modelling)....will sadly never happen again due to Corona and austrian officials....
And i still wonder if the tank of jehlik was for America in the first line or for export to some "not so heroic" country...to shoot at fleeing soldiers was very popular in former times...
22 November 2020, 12:14
Daniel Klink Whoaa!!! Very cool and with paint and weathering absolutely stunning !!!
22 November 2020, 12:40
Alec K Really looking great Gorb. Very addicting indeed, for all of us hooked on your journeys. Looking forward to the dio 👍
22 November 2020, 13:49
Daniel Klink That would be an absolute unique and spectacular Robo Vac
Thanks very much matiepoos I'm pleased it meets with your approval. Not sure about the weathering myself, I sort of closed my eyes and threw mud at it.
Yes 11 kits Michael – but they seem to be 11 eternal kits. It seems that even if I build a kit, I count the stash afterwards and it's STILL 11 bloody kits – how does that happen? I even took one shoe and sock off last time I counted them.😉
Annnyyyway – more bloody sandbags to make. 🙁
22 November 2020, 16:05
Rui S Very Nice paintjob.👍 Looking forward to see this Monster in a dio😎
(* Probably not. You could try ignoring me, although I'm likely to be like an annoying puppy, constantly yapping, yap yap yap until you look. I'll probably just pee on your leg for ignoring me in the first place).
28 November 2020, 12:04
Rui S Hahaha ok. I do not ignore you, and surely don't mind look at your work 👍. Don't quite understand, why you didn't paint their nails, hehehe.😄 Looking forward to see the dio here😎
28 November 2020, 13:29
gorby Of course I painted the fingernails Rui, you're just not looking closely enough.😉
I stopped short of painting the whites of their eyes because people start shooting when they see the whites of their eyes and that seems downright antisocial to me.
28 November 2020, 15:27
gorby The end is nigh!!! The final diorama update!
(There's a few more updates as well, so you might need to get yourself a drink and a couple of tranquillisers and settle in for the evening).
Rui S What a great work. The dio also turn out Great. Impressive work on this small scale. Very well done Mate 👍
13 December 2020, 19:50
Łukasz Gliński Wow, pic #23 looks like a real thing, oh wait..😉 👍
Nice wire, how did you get it? OK, found the instructions in the provided forum topic, cool idea 👍
Alec K Man, that dio will give that monstrosity an undeserved air of legitimacy....😄 😄 😄
14 December 2020, 14:15
gorby Thanks Spanjaard & Alec.
😄 😄 😄
It's almost as if you think Jehlik wasn't a genius! 😮
(exit stage left, shaking head with dismay, sobbing gently.) 😭
Simon Nagorsnik @gorby: it´s always a good thing to create models/ topics away from the mainstream, i just have to finish some of my old projects, then I will certainly do something similar! 😁
#watching for input 😉
Michael Kohl Oh boy! I thought you just took a lint roller and painted it green, but you were really serious about that one. Still haven't made up my mind what's more incredible: the build or the story you fabricated. Be it as it may, I enjoyed both a lot.
11 July 2023, 16:27
gorby Thanks Michael.
I still can't believe that I spend so much time and effort building something so utterly silly. It's like I've got nothing better to do with my time......oh, apparently I haven't. 😄
12 July 2023, 06:51
Neuling Looks like my robot vacuum cleaner .......... 🙂
12 July 2023, 08:23
Alexander Grivonev Hats off to the dedication, most impressive scratch building, simply stellar work! 👍👍
12 July 2023, 08:36
gorby Perhaps Jehlik had a vision of the future and rather than invent the robotic vacuum he got the scale a bit wrong. 😉
Thanks very much for the comments mates. 👍
gorby Thank you to everyone who has left a nice comment and everyone who has clicked 'like'.
As you're probably bored with seeing this go to the top of the feed, if anyone comments from now on I'll thank you now. 👍
15 July 2023, 07:52
Rui S Hi Gorby,
It never bothers me to see Great Different Interesting works, that for sure also deserve to be shown and seen by the most recent mates.
One thing his not responding to the new likes, another it's not responding to the deserved Recognition comments. Just my two cent 🤔
15 July 2023, 11:29
Doubtingmango That is awe inspiring on so many levels
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