Chenillette
The hemispherical covers were very thick, so have been thinned down lots.
Foil sheet from on top of a tub of butter has a nice texture, so I've used it for the tarp. A few bulky objects were underneath when the sheet was shaped, but the tin foil holds its shape so the objects are now used as stowage cargo on another model 😉
Comments
4 22 July 2021, 16:49
Robert PodkońskiLooking really good. Weathering and tarpaulin are very convincingly recreated. (BTW - according to your description it is 1:72nd but all the given reference links suggest 1:35th scale...)
24 July 2021, 09:19
Bruce HuxtableYou are quite correct, Robert, but this vehicle is soo small, I keep forgetting. The tracks are only approx 5.5mm wide.
24 July 2021, 09:33
Robert PodkońskiI know that - here in Poland we had similar "tankettes/chenillettes" - TKS - and when I saw the one preserved "in the flesh", I could not imagine how anyone would be willing to get into the battle sitting inside these contraptions. From my perspective TKS seemed smaller than my Fiat Panda 😉 Great work on this model, congrats, Bruce!
24 July 2021, 09:40
Bruce HuxtableMany thanks for your generous praise, but I wish I could remedy mistakes in the suspension, and of course the tracks..... Ah well, next time ?
24 July 2021, 09:43
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First attempt with length and link tracks, at such a small size. A lot of cleaning up was required, but I can't blame that for my poor results...
Interestingly, this is the only set of instructions that I have come across, where the diagrams are clearly drawn by hand!
