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A little work in progress

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Martin H

#420
May 08, 2018, 03:55:06 PM
well time for a quick up date.

As has been said in the Modelcollect thread, I got one of their new 1/72nd scale P1000 Ratte land cruisers.


Well work started on the running gear first, each unit has working springs. this thing can be built with a fully operational susspention.



And some paint work on the lower hull and associated bits.



Then the turret gets my attention.........yes I went there! its carrying all three 11inch tubes. Im calling this the AuftB version  :wacko:

Here is the turret after a few coats of RAF Medium sea grey......It looked close enougth to a pale(ish) battle ship grey to me.


And here it is as on tonight. The hull isnt glued togeather as yet, thats a lot further down the line.


At the model club tonight one of the guys brought in his newly finished Trumpeter 1/16th scale T-34. The 72nd scale Ratte is only a fraction smaller! theres only milimeters in it!

Next up is mounting the running gear to the hull and starting to put together 1068 track links  :banghead:
My intention is to have this monster sitting on its tracks before I join the upper and lower hulls.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

PR19_Kit

#421
May 08, 2018, 04:45:42 PM
GASP!  :o :o :o
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

zenrat

#422
May 09, 2018, 03:20:25 AM
Gasp indeed!
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

loupgarou

#423
May 09, 2018, 06:10:47 AM
Owing to the current financial difficulties, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.

NARSES2

#424
May 09, 2018, 06:14:38 AM
Quote from: loupgarou on May 09, 2018, 06:10:47 AM
Quote from: zenrat on May 09, 2018, 03:20:25 AM
Gasp indeed!

I second that!

I'll third it !

I started to count the road wheels etc and gave up. As for the track links, 1068 ? How long is that going to take ??  :o
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

PR19_Kit

#425
May 09, 2018, 08:16:52 AM
Looking at the sheer size of that thing, I reckon the thread needs renaming.

'A LARGE work in progress' perhaps?  ;D
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Steel Penguin

#426
May 09, 2018, 10:59:05 AM
Zoot!
Martin  that thing is huge.
but looking good so far.   :thumbsup:
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
Not a member of the Hufflepuff conspiracy!

Mossie

#427
May 09, 2018, 11:21:32 AM
Chuffin' nora! :o

You need to start a new Ratte SIG, that thing'll take up a whole table on it's own!

JayBee

#428
May 09, 2018, 11:31:17 AM
The mind is positively boggled if you try and imagine this beast in 1/35 scale.  :rolleyes:
Alle kunst ist umsunst wenn ein engel auf das zundloch brunzt!!

Sic biscuitus disintegratum!

Cats are not real. 
They are just physical manifestations of collisions between enigma & conundrum particles.

Any aircraft can be improved by giving it a SHARKMOUTH!

Martin H

#429
May 09, 2018, 02:14:22 PM
Quote from: NARSES2 on May 09, 2018, 06:14:38 AM
I started to count the road wheels etc and gave up. As for the track links, 1068 ? How long is that going to take ??  :o

144 road wheels Chris.
12 units with 12 road wheels each. and each unit took around 45 minutes to build in total. There are over 40 parts in each compleated unit. Including 6 metal springs.

As for the track links, its three sets of track for each side. So your guess is as good as mine for how long it will take.  :wacko:
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

The Wooksta!

#430
May 09, 2018, 02:45:49 PM
I want to see someone do the BergeRatte.

Martin H

#431
May 09, 2018, 02:51:36 PM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on May 09, 2018, 02:45:49 PM
I want to see someone do the BergeRatte.

Dock yard crane in place of the turret prehaps?
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

zenrat

#432
May 10, 2018, 04:23:25 AM Last Edit: May 10, 2018, 04:40:39 PM by zenrat
Obviously one could modify this kit to portray the crawler that took the Von Braun moon rockets from the assembly building to the launch pad at Peenemünde.  But that would be a RW build...
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

NARSES2

#433
May 10, 2018, 05:56:12 AM
Quote from: Martin H on May 09, 2018, 02:51:36 PM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on May 09, 2018, 02:45:49 PM
I want to see someone do the BergeRatte.

Dock yard crane in place of the turret prehaps?

Perhaps, or the large yellow gantry crane that's still on the old Harland and Wolf site ? Samson and Goliath. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_and_Goliath_(cranes)

Best of luck with those track links Martin  :thumbsup:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Martin H

#434
May 19, 2018, 03:53:37 AM
Here we go again. Up date time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :thumbsup:

Running gear and tracks in place. upper hull placed on for visual effect


And now fully buttoned up.



Next up it the upper works paint job once the secondary armament mountings are in place.

I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.
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