Don’t see too many of these get built up and they definitely fall into the “wierd but true” kind of design. I bet it weighs a ton with that solid resin hull! Look forward to seeing what you do with this one.
Well thanks guys for the interest so far, I’m enjoying this one. I got the whole thing cleaned up during the week. I ave to do a lot of filling before I get to lay down some paint.
I have only completed one wheel so far.
the links take a bit of time to get done, not difficult just a lot of filing and drilling to get everything aligned.
This just shows a completed wheel mounted temporarily.
To give an idea of size that is a panzer one turret mounted on top.
Just took this to give an idea of the ground clearance.
I said it once and I’ll say it again, that sure is alot of resin.[;)] Those huge Mineraumer wheels are looking good, can’t wait to see your next update.
Well its Paddy’s Day, I’m Irish, I’m sober. Whats with that?
Anyhow I got a bit of work done so I decided to do a bit of an update. I started by cutting up a spare Pz. 1 turret from Tristar, I thought it might be more accurate than the kit one.
I had to reduce the ring with a cutters and sanding.
I got to put down some paint, started by spraying some Chaos black from Games workshop.
I then painted this goopy brown mix lightly all over the wheels, it took several coats, I didn’t want an even coating, more of a staining.
I didn’t notice the texture on the parts, clear here. that’s not intentional, that’s a dirty mould or a badly mixed resin.
After stippling different shades of the brown mix (I just lightened the mix as I went along) , I got the results that were close to what I was looking for. I wanted something almost agricultural.
After some drybrushing with different metallics I was closer to what I wanted. I still have a long way to go.
Hi, Beav, I’m using mostly Games Workshop acrylics, just because I pass the shop on the way home from work. I can get Vallejo as well but the shop is a bit of a detour.
Those monster wheels are the signature element on this build and this is really shaping up nicely. Definitely achieving your goal, looking forward to where it goes from here. Using the Tristar turret ought to give you more flexibility and better detail as well. [tup]
Wow! How did I miss this on the first go 'round? Certainly unusual; you’re not going to see any minenraumer group builds. Really awesome finish you got on the wheels. Very impressive. When completed, this one will need a figure or something to give it a sense of scale.
