Modelling military vehicles

[Durandal]

Fantastic stuff...and some unusual stuff to boot. Keep posting! Thanks a lot!

[Charles]

Fantastic stuff...and some unusual stuff to boot. Keep posting! Thanks a lot!

Thanks for the comment.

[zvezdah]

Beutiful work!! I used to model many years ago, but not that well!
Chris

[Charles]

Much appreciated.

[Ironsight06]

Wow very impressive! Do you build them from kits or from scratch?

[Charles]

Wow very impressive! Do you build them from kits or from scratch?

Thanks. The base kit is an Italeri Memtt 977. I altered the kit and scratchbuilt the bed with ties and small detail around the the truck. So, there is no kit form for this particular model. The CLT dolly is 99% scatchbuilt. The container is 100% scatchbuilt. I do alot of scratchbuilding to get the vehicles I want. Make building interesting and thus unique. This is because I know no one else has them.

I notice the link in my original post doesn't work so here are some of the other models:

[TacoDelRio]

Looks awesome. I like the HEMMT guntruck.

[Charles]

Looks awesome. I like the HEMMT guntruck.

Thanks for the compliment. When I saw the original vehicle I just had to build one

[Bzzliteyr]

Those are beautiful models. The one thing that stands out for me though is the tires. They need to sink into the terrain more. If need be, heat the plastic up a bit and squish them down a slight bit before you prep them to simulate the weight of the vehicle.

I am jealous of your work, as I used to build myself. Infact, I have about 20 Tamiya model kits still unbuilt in my basement from the 1990s.

[Hawk of prairie]

Great thread!I like models

[Charles]

Those are beautiful models. The one thing that stands out for me though is the tires. They need to sink into the terrain more. If need be, heat the plastic up a bit and squish them down a slight bit before you prep them to simulate the weight of the vehicle.

I am jealous of your work, as I used to build myself. Infact, I have about 20 Tamiya model kits still unbuilt in my basement from the 1990s.

Thanks for the comments. Roger that on the sinking of the tires. But just to clarify why they are'rt sink is becasue on the original photo I saw, they were not. I know it would probably look better but not all are sink that way in real life, but I appreciate the tip
BTW, are 'rt all Hemtts capable of regulating the air pressure of the tires from wothin the cabin?

[Charles]

Great thread!I like models

...and so do I

[RECON DOC]

Really awesome work Charles. I used to be into 1/35th scale german armor years ago, got pretty crazy with it too. Super detailing interiors, dry brushing, weathering etc. I still have a couple of the Achtung Panzer books laying around somewhere.

Check this dude out he does 1/6th scale German armor. The dude is off the fvckin hook.
http://www.majormidnite.com/index.html

[zvezdah]

Really awesome work Charles. I used to be into 1/35th scale german armor years ago, got pretty crazy with it too. Super detailing interiors, dry brushing, weathering etc. I still have a couple of the Achtung Panzer books laying around somewhere.

Check this dude out he does 1/6th scale German armor. The dude is off the fvckin hook.
http://www.majormidnite.com/index.html

Wow that major midnite stuff is incredible!
Chris

[Charles]

Thanks for the comment. That's a nice build 1/6? Wow!! very nice.