No skates or spare wheels here!
To start with, here are the photos of the turret with the "twin turbo-laser" cannons (made of pewter) and the four 20-mm rotating cannons (also made of pewter) that will be mounted on the left side of the turret...
The turret is made of 1 mm thick plastic (PVC) card...
The four 20-mm rotating cannons made of tin. In white, you can see the PVC board and the other parts from various models...
There are still various parts to install (hatches, handles, the sighting system, and other small details that will give it a more realistic look...
The turret is given a coat of primer, which will serve as the base color (urban camouflage). The hull, antenna, and rear basket are from the HELLER Leclerc tank kit...
After the turret, I start on “the body of the beast” by drawing plans on graph paper (I did the same for the turret). In the upper left corner is the turret with its urban camouflage...
The case is made entirely of 1mm plastic card (PVC) held together with Superglue. To reinforce the structure, a few pieces were added and glued to the inside. After filling the seams with Humbrol putty, the entire model was sanded down with very fine sandpaper...
Now, let's add some new elements...
Now we're adding new elements...
View of the hull with the turret mounted, just to give you an idea...
Close-up of the 20 mm rotary cannon—not quite finished yet...
Now, a closer look at the box. The plastic card is white; the added model parts are brown and gray...
The rear section...
The right side, which will be a little damaged...
Front view...
Painting
Close-up of the front, showing the pilot's hatch on the right and part of the engine compartment on the left...
Here is the model, which is almost finished. The urban camouflage was done with black and light brown felt-tip pens (which turn gray-green when dry)...
The front end is badly damaged—one shackle was even torn off during the battle...
The armor on the right side was damaged in an explosion...
The back section is finished...
A top-down view showing the urban camouflage...
The base is made of lightweight cardboard and painted concrete gray. The debris consists of pieces of plaster and lightweight cardboard. The frame, purchased at a big-box store, has been repainted matte black...
