Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:52 pm
Don’t forget the mud weathering... 
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Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:55 pm
That photo!
Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:42 pm
Been there (somewhere else), done that...speedgraflex wrote:That photo!
Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:41 pm
Stikpusher wrote:Don’t forget the mud weathering...
Well now THAT would make building this easy! I love it!
Oh the fun one can have in a tank!
Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:18 am
What gets me with that photo is that the drive has got hie head out of his hatch... Perhaps he fancied a mud-pack facial?
A great reason for doing a build Mark and I'm sorry to hear about your friends. Looking forward to seeing how this progresses.
A great reason for doing a build Mark and I'm sorry to hear about your friends. Looking forward to seeing how this progresses.
Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:20 pm
Thanks Stuart! Yeah, in that pic, I don't think they realized how deep that was going to be. The TC's looking down to see if he's okay gives me that impression. That's probably why the driver got soaked.
More small progress made, gonna hopefully move more on this soon.
More small progress made, gonna hopefully move more on this soon.
Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 5:15 pm
I know I'm very late, but here's my latest progress on my M-48 Patton. I don't remember what I'd posted before so here's the most recent work I did.
I think I left off with this pic of the Patton where the main hull and turrets were built up:
Next I added the fenders and the turret bustle rack:
Next I built the TC's cupola shown here dry-fit to the turret:
Finally, I added the mantlet cover and the main gun to this. The mantlet is made from the DS Styrene so it is flexible, allowing the gun to move:
I'm calling this puppy ready for paint.
I think I left off with this pic of the Patton where the main hull and turrets were built up:
Next I added the fenders and the turret bustle rack:
Next I built the TC's cupola shown here dry-fit to the turret:
Finally, I added the mantlet cover and the main gun to this. The mantlet is made from the DS Styrene so it is flexible, allowing the gun to move:
I'm calling this puppy ready for paint.
Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 5:45 pm
More... MORE!!!!! Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 2:47 pm
Stay tuned, more is coming. I plan to shoot paint on this in the coming week. 
Re: The Duke's Patton Group Build Patton and Tribute Build
Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 2:57 pm
Duke! Duke! Duke!
Nice to see this one moves forward! I read through the thread several times to get it straight in my head that you were building this in large scale? How’s that feel for you since you’re primarily a 1/72 expert?
Nice to see this one moves forward! I read through the thread several times to get it straight in my head that you were building this in large scale? How’s that feel for you since you’re primarily a 1/72 expert?