My first tank (Walker Bulldog)

[GaryG64]

This is the first tank I ever built and the first completed kit in years.
I do have a couple of mid built kits — 1/48 B-17 G and and an Eduard kit — German Fw 190A-8.
I had been out of the hobby for many years but still had/have a small stash. I decided to give a tank a go.

 

[GaryG64]

A couple more photos.
I tried my hand a recreating dents and bullet/ shrapnel damage too.

 

[urumomo]

Welcome Aboard !

 

[blakeh1]

Great job

very nice weathering

 

[Docbritofmf]

A couple more photos.
I tried my hand a recreating dents and bullet/ shrapnel damage too.

Awesome work I still have my bulldog about and I mess around with it from time to time experimenting on weathering I think I lost the machine gun unfortunately but this is pretty sweet I like those bullet holes it gives me ideas for something I'm working on, did you heat a metal probe and then poke it into the plastic?

 

[GaryG64]

Awesome work I still have my bulldog about and I mess around with it from time to time experimenting on weathering I think I lost the machine gun unfortunately but this is pretty sweet I like those bullet holes it gives me ideas for something I'm working on, did you heat a metal probe and then poke it into the plastic?

Thank you Docbritifmf.
No hot prob instead I used different sized diamond tips and Dremel on low speed to achieve different sized holes.

 

[Docbritofmf]

Thank you Docbritifmf.
No hot prob instead I used different sized diamond tips and Dremel on low speed to achieve different sized holes.

Oh that would work to . I figured heat would give it that bent and stretched as if it was hit by a bullet but I think with plastic maybe it doesn't matter

 

[GaryG64]

Well, with the dented muffler and fender I used a kitchen torch to soften those parts then mould into place. The headlight guard came out of the box bent up I figured I would use it anyway.

This was my first weathering of any type.
I watched alot of YouTube and still do.
Always room to learn more.

 

[Phil57]

Really good job. You should be happy with it overall. I know I would be.

Phil

 

[GaryG64]

Really good job. You should be happy with it overall. I know I would be.

Phil

Thanks Phil.
I'm pretty happy with the tanks so far.
Eventually I'll continue on my B-17 and Focke-Wulf.

 

[LHC]

Great work on your tank! Really liked the weathered finish.. btw, I think I have the same FW kit that you're working on, but is a Revell rebox. Good stuff!

 

[GaryG64]

Yes. The B-17 is the 1/48 from Revell. The Focke-Wulf is from eduard models.