Heng Long 1/16th tanks

[Ancientmariner]

No worries on the MG, that's what us members do, if we can help out with a bit, then we do it-don't hold your breath but, it's worth a shot that one of the fellas in the tank group may have a spare.

The Porsche turret is rounded at the front, this is a early type and they realised that the front of the turret caused a shot trap-I.E incoming shells could be deflected downward causing a turret jam or damaging the turret ring. The later variant is the Henschel type and this replaced the Porsches' rounded part with a slab, flat front, your KT is the Porsche turret.

Glad you like the camo schemes, I wanted to try something different with the two tone coloured one, worked rather well.

Ahhh I see! Good to know these things, I want to go and see the KT at the tank museum at some stage as I've never made it down there as yet.

I am tempted by the scheme the Mauss appeared in, base of desert yellow and then red lead and green sines on it.

Need to get my act together and get some progress on the challenger doing. Tracks are top of my list as I think it will add depth as pain black doesn't work.

[eddiesolo]

I paint tracks and then just run them to get wear, looks okay. If, like me, you run them then there is no point is overdoing it as you lose 50% in the first few runs. If, she is to be a shelf queen the more detail on the track looks better.

The Mauss never actually had a camo scheme applied as only two made and the only survivor is the lower hull of one in a Russian museum, the top is not real and a mock up. The Russians did the paint job.

[Ancientmariner]

So not a lot done to the Challenger but the KT is coming along. Really enjoyed painting it though I'd like the green to be darker. My plan is to spray white over it as I think I've seen some like this, as though it's had a quick snow camo job done on it.

Though now all my photos seem too large to upload .......

[eddiesolo]

So not a lot done to the Challenger but the KT is coming along. Really enjoyed painting it though I'd like the green to be darker. My plan is to spray white over it as I think I've seen some like this, as though it's had a quick snow camo job done on it.

Though now all my photos seem too large to upload .......

I would swap your Chally for the one I am attempting do at the moment...a 3D printed M41 155mm howitzer, the chassis is a bulldog, should be a Chaffee but, they don't do one. It will be my first and last, pain in the bum.

Anyway, James, I wouldn't worry about the colour too much, the paint used would fade with weathering. I am using Tamiya olive drab and has used a light olive drab to give that sort of effect. Saying that, you do not see many snow camo Challies, so might work rather well.

[Mark1]

So not a lot done to the Challenger but the KT is coming along. Really enjoyed painting it though I'd like the green to be darker. My plan is to spray white over it as I think I've seen some like this, as though it's had a quick snow camo job done on it.

Though now all my photos seem too large to upload .......

Website issue! Lower the picture size setting on your device and should be OK.

[Ancientmariner]

Seems now the max I can upload is 2M from my device, used to be 12M.

[Ancientmariner]

I would swap your Chally for the one I am attempting do at the moment...a 3D printed M41 155mm howitzer, the chassis is a bulldog, should be a Chaffee but, they don't do one. It will be my first and last, pain in the bum.

Anyway, James, I wouldn't worry about the colour too much, the paint used would fade with weathering. I am using Tamiya olive drab and has used a light olive drab to give that sort of effect. Saying that, you do not see many snow camo Challies, so might work rather well.

The challenger is actually desert, though it looks very light, probably compounded as it's sprayed over black undercoat.

The KT is going to be the snow one but I want to be able to see the camo through the snow top coat if that makes sense?

Did you do the 3D printing yourself? Looked at that a lot recently and would like to try and get I to doing some bits.

[eddiesolo]

The challenger is actually desert, though it looks very light, probably compounded as it's sprayed over black undercoat.

The KT is going to be the snow one but I want to be able to see the camo through the snow top coat if that makes sense?

Did you do the 3D printing yourself? Looked at that a lot recently and would like to try and get I to doing some bits.

Sorry, no idea why I thought the Chally was olive, I have seen it and replied LOL. I think the colour looks fine, it has that sun kissed, sand blasted weathered look.

I got a 3D part kits from someone who bodged it and the wiring, so a lot to sort out. The print has been done on a large printer at low res, the finish isn't great, loads of primer filler and it still looks crap. If you go down that route, get the best you can afford with a good thermal rating, large print bed, good software and top quality filament.

[Ancientmariner]

[eddiesolo]

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Nice job on the KT.

[Ancientmariner]

I am not sure whether to put another line on the right side, where it comes down the turret. It goes under across the back but from the side looks like a lines missing if you know what I mean?

[eddiesolo]

I am not sure whether to put another line on the right side, where it comes down the turret. It goes under across the back but from the side looks like a lines missing if you know what I mean?

Looks okay to me but, if it bugs you, it will always bug you. Better to do the job now before you start weathering and detailing.

[eddiesolo]

This is what I am working on at the moment. The M41 'Gorilla'.

I have moved on with paint and weathering and various details, just not got any newer pics.

[Ancientmariner]

That looks amazing!!! How hard is it to scan/design models to print? Is that solid?

[Ancientmariner]

Oh and what scale is that?