After a long gestation, my scratch built 1/144th Tatra Draisine is finally finished. A few details can be found on my Blog:
http://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/1144th-tatra-t18-armoured-draisine.html (http://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/1144th-tatra-t18-armoured-draisine.html)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-djOEOehcD1I/VcudtuA5SPI/AAAAAAAACrI/o0n3bNf84A0/s400/Drasine%2B010.jpg)
That is really good. What did you use as the raw material, Is it carved or what?
Cool
Rather splendid ! :-bd
Yes...I too, would like to know how you've made this.....Carved, or separate pieces of plasticard put together ? :-\
Cheers - Phil
Looks solid in the picture.
IanS
I would agree, Ian.....But you never know. ;)
Cheers - Phil
Glad you liked it chaps. It was made in the following way:
Body is sanded and carved from Ureol, which is a modelling board that we use. In essence it is a very, very dense foam, but you wouldn't believe it if you work with it. The door and vision slits are carved in with an eye surgery blade and scalpel. The headlights are styrene rod fitted into pre-drilled holes. The wheels are from styrene rod.
The turret is turned from ABS rod with 1.0mm brass tube for the barrels.
The finished model is then sprayed with cellulose primer to give it a coherent finish and colour so that you can check the shape and surfaces are correct.
In terms of time taken, the actual making (uninterrupted) would be less than a day.
Hope this explains things well enough?
Quote from: Steve J on 13 August 2015, 09:38:44 AM
Glad you liked it chaps. It was made in the following way:
Body is sanded and carved from Ureol, which is a modelling board that we use. In essence it is a very, very dense foam, but you wouldn't believe it if you work with it. The door and vision slits are carved in with an eye surgery blade and scalpel. The headlights are styrene rod fitted into pre-drilled holes. The wheels are from styrene rod.
The turret is turned from ABS rod with 1.0mm brass tube for the barrels.
The finished model is then sprayed with cellulose primer to give it a coherent finish and colour so that you can check the shape and surfaces are correct.
In terms of time taken, the actual making (uninterrupted) would be less than a day.
Hope this explains things well enough?
Yeah, that's basically what I thought! ;) ;D
Very cool little model :-bd
lovely work, Sir.