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Mine is not expected to be an accurate model of the movie tanks.
I was well aware of this from the start.
But as I said, this is an entry in a contest that requires no real modding of an existing model.
Its basically supposed to be a "build out of box".

The retrokit is a complete scratchbuilt version of the movie fake-tiger.
Now available as a mod-kit, it still requires the T-34 toon model,
making it quite expensive and completely not eligible for the contest I am entering.

I'm just going to apply some dress-up to make it look similar to the movie tanks.
Same goes for the Sherman, which is completely the wrong version of M4.
But who cares...it's a Toon!

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So, according to the contest rules, I can add accessories like scratchbuilt things using extra materials in the model box,
or even things from my workbench, etc.
And I decided there is one thing I must add to Oddball's Sherman, and that is the megaphone(speaker) on the side of the turret.

Fun movie facts time:
a megaphone first appears in the film, when the Shermans are first introduced, and it's attached to the right side of a turret.
Yet, for the rest of the picture, the speaker is only seen on the left side of Oddball's tank.
About half way through the film, during the railyard attack, it's verified that only one Sherman has a megaphone.
Then there's the dent.
At the railyard we see the speaker has a big dent in its side.
But near the climax of the film, the dent is completely fixed...or was never there? maybe the scenes were filmed in reverse order?
To throw a bigger wrench at it, moments before we see the dented speaker at the railyard, we see a completely mangled speaker in the train tunnel!

Anyway, I will just ignore the dent, but the speaker is to be attached on the left side.

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<blockquote data-quote="airdave" data-source="post: 250033" data-attributes="member: 12086">Mine is not expected to be an accurate model of the movie tanks.I was well aware of this from the start.But as I said, this is an entry in a contest that requires no real modding of an existing model.Its basically supposed to be a &quot;build out of box&quot;.The retrokit is a complete scratchbuilt version of the movie fake-tiger.Now available as a mod-kit, it still requires the T-34 toon model, making it quite expensive and completely not eligible for the contest I am entering.I&#039;m just going to apply some dress-up to make it look similar to the movie tanks.Same goes for the Sherman, which is completely the wrong version of M4.But who cares...it&#039;s a Toon!...So, according to the contest rules, I can add accessories like scratchbuilt things using extra materials in the model box,or even things from my workbench, etc.And I decided there is one thing I must add to Oddball&#039;s Sherman, and that is the megaphone(speaker) on the side of the turret.Fun movie facts time:a megaphone first appears in the film, when the Shermans are first introduced, and it&#039;s attached to the right side of a turret.Yet, for the rest of the picture, the speaker is only seen on the left side of Oddball&#039;s tank.About half way through the film, during the railyard attack, it&#039;s verified that only one Sherman has a megaphone.Then there&#039;s the dent.At the railyard we see the speaker has a big dent in its side.But near the climax of the film, the dent is completely fixed...or was never there? maybe the scenes were filmed in reverse order?To throw a bigger wrench at it, moments before we see the dented speaker at the railyard, we see a completely mangled speaker in the train tunnel!Anyway, I will just ignore the dent, but the speaker is to be attached on the left side.[ATTACH=full]142479[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]142480[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]142481[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]142482[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]142483[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="airdave, post: 250033, member: 12086"] Mine is not expected to be an accurate model of the movie tanks. I was well aware of this from the start. But as I said, this is an entry in a contest that requires no real modding of an existing model. Its basically supposed to be a "build out of box". The retrokit is a complete scratchbuilt version of the movie fake-tiger. Now available as a mod-kit, it still requires the T-34 toon model, making it quite expensive and completely not eligible for the contest I am entering. I'm just going to apply some dress-up to make it look similar to the movie tanks. Same goes for the Sherman, which is completely the wrong version of M4. But who cares...it's a Toon! ... So, according to the contest rules, I can add accessories like scratchbuilt things using extra materials in the model box, or even things from my workbench, etc. And I decided there is one thing I must add to Oddball's Sherman, and that is the megaphone(speaker) on the side of the turret. Fun movie facts time: a megaphone first appears in the film, when the Shermans are first introduced, and it's attached to the right side of a turret. Yet, for the rest of the picture, the speaker is only seen on the left side of Oddball's tank. About half way through the film, during the railyard attack, it's verified that only one Sherman has a megaphone. Then there's the dent. At the railyard we see the speaker has a big dent in its side. But near the climax of the film, the dent is completely fixed...or was never there? maybe the scenes were filmed in reverse order? To throw a bigger wrench at it, moments before we see the dented speaker at the railyard, we see a completely mangled speaker in the train tunnel! Anyway, I will just ignore the dent, but the speaker is to be attached on the left side. [ATTACH type="full"]142479[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]142480[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]142481[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]142482[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]142483[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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