Monday, 18 June 2012

Tiger Tank

Its not all trains here, theres a fair bit of artillery too!  When I was in the first year of my apprenticeship I got into 1/16 tanks.  I bought one of the cheap Heng Long Tigers and systematically rebuilt it entirely.  It ended up getting upgraded suspension, new gearboxes and new electronics.  I got a bit ambitious and fitted a winking machine gun that operates at the same time as the sound effect plays.  It weighs rather a lot, and does perform rather like a real tank due to this. 

Tanks are excellent weathering fodder, I made this one a bit grubbier than most would, but it came out rather well.  I wouldn't recommend getting into tanks unless your very very keen, you lose so much money in postage and packing for all the new bits that you will never get it back if you sell the model in the future.  So I'm stuck with this one (and the other three).

Shame ; )

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