Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Land => Topic started by: Jeffry Fontaine on April 15, 2012, 11:55:42 PM
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Kerwin Andrada has built a 1/35th scale model of the Simba (APC) (http://www.track-link.net/gallery/8214) 4 X 4 Wheeled armored vehicle in markings for a vehicle serving with the Philippine Army. Uploaded images can be seen on Track-Link by clicking on the html to view article. Track-Link does not allow hot-linking of images.
Wikipedia - Simba (APC) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simba_(APC))
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More than one way to deal with that:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/b_8214_1.jpg)
Still click on the link though since that will lead you to more photos.
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Excellent - I always liked the looks of the Simba.
Didn't know there was a kit of it either!
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That has a very nice look to it.
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I've been looking for a 'reasonably priced' kit for this. It looks like I may have to buy a 3D file, get it printed and scratch-build most of it.
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I've been looking for a 'reasonably priced' kit for this. It looks like I may have to buy a 3D file, get it printed and scratch-build most of it.
-- https://www.papermodelers.com/forum/armory/26655-scratch-building-1-35-gkn-simba.html (https://www.papermodelers.com/forum/armory/26655-scratch-building-1-35-gkn-simba.html)
Looking at this paper model, it seems as if the basic form of the Simba could be readily created out of plastic card. By contrast, the Odyssey 3D kit looks like it would need plenty of clean-up and scratch-building, as you said.
If you'd need to replace so much - like those over-scale exhaust covers, for example - creating your own body might be simpler and faster. Of course, that would depend very much upon whether you've got appropriate wheels and other bits-and-bobs in your spares box.
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That does look promising!