Coming soon!!!

[daz greenwood]

Right so I've been saving and bought these recently.

 

 

And I'll be adding some tank riders to the rear of the beast too and some Royal Engineers! As it will be set in the Late Summer/early Autumn of 1945. Yes I know realms of fantasy, but it's going to be fun. I now have to research which unit would have used the Tortoise.

[Dave J]

Nice Daz! Looking forward to see how this kit goes together...

[One-Oh-Four]

Right so I've been saving and bought these recently.

 

 

And I'll be adding some tank riders to the rear of the beast too and some Royal Engineers! As it will be set in the Late Summer/early Autumn of 1945. Yes I know realms of fantasy, but it's going to be fun. I now have to research which unit would have used the Tortoise.

 

You can also chuck 95% of tha parts away and build a historical Tortoise as David Parker did!

 

 

Just kidding of course! I hope you'll keep us updated on the progress!

 

Cheers,

erik.

[daz greenwood]

Right I'm slowly getting everything together for this build. And received these figures last week.



Not thought of a use for them yet. But all will become clear once I get going.

[nmayhew]

Nice one - looking forward to this

[Paulster]

TVMC member, Brad Belshiem, built one last year for Modelfest 2013. Interesting subject.

 

[olfogey]

I know there won't be much interest here, but " I'd " LOVE to see an accurate, quality 1/25 scale "Sherman", ( most common WWII version ), not R/C but static only.

 

Seems that 1/25 is kind of the "red headed stepchild" of armor, as the 1/35 is hugely more popular, but I like what I like (lol)

 

Jim J. -- "olfogey"

[daz greenwood]

So here we go. The sprue shots.

 

 

 

[daz greenwood]

Right so Idler's and drive wheels done. Just adding some color.

 

[Jamme]

Watching this one.

 

Cheers,

Jamme

[daz greenwood]

Right suspension done. Now to get these painted. Fit the return rollers and install them on to the lower hull.

 

[Grant]

Definitely watching this !  I've a sneaking regard for Meng and their eclectic choice of subjects.

[daz greenwood]

Right so at last the suspension is installed. Now it's on to the treads.

 

[Grant]

Jeez, that's a monster .. a superb monster though.  Definitely following this Daz.

[daz greenwood]

Thanks Grant.

 

This weekend's progress so far. Treads fitted and glacis 

 

 

[daz greenwood]

Well made a big hole in the assembly in the early hours and most of today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[daz greenwood]

So at last the beast is in paint.

 

 

 

 

As it's a "what-if?" I'm quite pleased with the patchy appearance.

 

More soon.

[daz greenwood]

As it's a "What-If?" I'm currently sourcing decals for it. All to be revealed soon!

[daz greenwood]

Thank you! More soon!

[daz greenwood]

Right so as it's a "What-If" here's how the Tortoise looks at the moment. I'm doing the gun like the Sherman Firefly's with counter shading.








 

[daz greenwood]

A bit more progress. And I've achieved what I wanted to do with the gun.

[daz greenwood]

As I have to save money for Christmas, Mum doesn't want me buying anything modelling related. So with that in mind I went thru my decal bank to see if I had any suitable decals for the Tortoise. And decided on a Polish operated vehicle if it had gone into service.

Well here is the fruit of that.







Probably not to everyone's taste. But I'm having fun, which is what the hobby is all about eh?

[Fran]

That`s the most important thing: having fun!!

[Paulster]

What are your weathering plans there Daz?

[daz greenwood]

Just a light dusting. And here is how the Tortoise looks at the moment.