Noddy4000
Acquainted with the idea of being sensible....
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Over on http://www.scifimodels.org.uk/ we had a group build last year, the theme of which was an alternative kind of armour to what you normally see; it could also be a variation on an existing sci fi look if you so desired.
My take on the idea was a bipedal, heavy armoured and weaponed, prototype tank. The background story being that it was another crazy German scientist's expensive, massively delayed but perversely continued super weapon project, rushed into service as a last ditch effort to save Berlin from falling, meant that I could take serious artistic license with the design
.
The donor model parts on the Bunker Buster consist of the turret hatches, muzzle brake and engine deck from a dead 1/16 Heng Long rc Tiger 1 (it was a great toy till I dropped it
...but now I have a rolling chassis to build a really cool Ma.K APC onto!
).
The turret is the bottom half from a small, cheapo pull-along vacuum cleaner, the lower engine body is scratch built as are the legs and side mounted weapon mounts using .75, .5, 1 and 2mm styrene. The Zimmerit look was achieved using acres of Milliput!
Anyway, enough waffle from me. Have some WIPs to look through. Here's the donor turret vacuum bit:
With bits added to build up the shape:
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/AlternativeAB002.jpg
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/AlternativeAB003.jpg
The engine section:
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01Feb007.jpg
Start of the construction of the feet and legs:
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/BunkerBusterLegsandFeet007.jpg
The turret with a layer of air drying clay rolled to 3mm thickness overlaid, then impressed with hull details (some of which are not too good and need re-doing):
With the barrel:
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/DSCF0265.jpg
I scratched a large rear equipment deck onto which will be added a couple of mg mounts and tons of gear as well. Hatches are also clear in this pic:
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01Feb006-1.jpg
Jumping forward a bit, here are the legs mostly together and the engine section. You can see some of the interior detail. I scratched all the fuel tanks, radiators and cooling fans for the side bays and also a complete (Noddy variation of) Maybach engine. Not that you can it now as it's all closed up at the mo'. :
:
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/005Feb2010092.jpg
The small struts sticking out in places on the sides of the legs are for several armour plates to mount onto. All will be suitably dinged and dented eventually:
Okay, going to where this is at, finish-wise, at the present time, some WIPs of it with one of the side weapon mounts carefully blu tacked in place ;D:
Side view of the scratched Zwilling mount (all out of styrene card, tube and metal rod), under which are 6 Nebelwerfer launchers (made from 15mm plumbing pipe, copper wire and a few kit parts). There's an 8 launcher Nebelwerfer job that sits the other side of the turret as well.
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01March2010007.jpg
There are some armour plates to go on the side of the turret, forward of the side mounts, as well as a larger one to go on the underside of the engine section.
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01March2010002.jpg
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01March2010010.jpg
View of the rear deck again:
Lots more to do to this beastie yet, details-wise, but it's nearly there. Had a brain burnout so I thought I'd leave it for a while and come back to it refreshed.
C+C welcome as always guys! Thanks for looking ;D
Noddy.
My take on the idea was a bipedal, heavy armoured and weaponed, prototype tank. The background story being that it was another crazy German scientist's expensive, massively delayed but perversely continued super weapon project, rushed into service as a last ditch effort to save Berlin from falling, meant that I could take serious artistic license with the design
The donor model parts on the Bunker Buster consist of the turret hatches, muzzle brake and engine deck from a dead 1/16 Heng Long rc Tiger 1 (it was a great toy till I dropped it
The turret is the bottom half from a small, cheapo pull-along vacuum cleaner, the lower engine body is scratch built as are the legs and side mounted weapon mounts using .75, .5, 1 and 2mm styrene. The Zimmerit look was achieved using acres of Milliput!
Anyway, enough waffle from me. Have some WIPs to look through. Here's the donor turret vacuum bit:

With bits added to build up the shape:
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/AlternativeAB002.jpg
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/AlternativeAB003.jpg
The engine section:

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01Feb007.jpg
Start of the construction of the feet and legs:

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/BunkerBusterLegsandFeet007.jpg
The turret with a layer of air drying clay rolled to 3mm thickness overlaid, then impressed with hull details (some of which are not too good and need re-doing):

With the barrel:
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/DSCF0265.jpg
I scratched a large rear equipment deck onto which will be added a couple of mg mounts and tons of gear as well. Hatches are also clear in this pic:

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01Feb006-1.jpg
Jumping forward a bit, here are the legs mostly together and the engine section. You can see some of the interior detail. I scratched all the fuel tanks, radiators and cooling fans for the side bays and also a complete (Noddy variation of) Maybach engine. Not that you can it now as it's all closed up at the mo'. :
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/005Feb2010092.jpg

The small struts sticking out in places on the sides of the legs are for several armour plates to mount onto. All will be suitably dinged and dented eventually:

Okay, going to where this is at, finish-wise, at the present time, some WIPs of it with one of the side weapon mounts carefully blu tacked in place ;D:


Side view of the scratched Zwilling mount (all out of styrene card, tube and metal rod), under which are 6 Nebelwerfer launchers (made from 15mm plumbing pipe, copper wire and a few kit parts). There's an 8 launcher Nebelwerfer job that sits the other side of the turret as well.
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01March2010007.jpg
There are some armour plates to go on the side of the turret, forward of the side mounts, as well as a larger one to go on the underside of the engine section.
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01March2010002.jpg
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad39/Noddy4000/Alternative%20armour%20Bunker%20Buster/01March2010010.jpg
View of the rear deck again:

Lots more to do to this beastie yet, details-wise, but it's nearly there. Had a brain burnout so I thought I'd leave it for a while and come back to it refreshed.
C+C welcome as always guys! Thanks for looking ;D
Noddy.