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Offline Steve Blazo

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Tracked Centauro finished.
« on: April 15, 2015, 01:56:50 PM »
Tracked Centauro finished.
 All comments welcome, they only make me a better modeler.








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Offline Rickshaw

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2015, 02:58:12 PM »
Very nicely done there.
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Offline LemonJello

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2015, 08:03:15 PM »
My first comment would be, "Are you trying to make me quit building models!?!"

Really some great work on display here.  The weathering is top notch, and something that I struggle with on my builds.  Yours is realistic without being overdone. 

Knitting is out, so I guess I'm taking up stamp collecting...
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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2015, 02:54:00 AM »
Outstanding work :)
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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2015, 09:20:49 AM »
+1 to all previous kudos. 

I think I'll pack up my brushes, break out my belly button lint collection and re-catalog it. 
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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2015, 10:49:14 AM »
That came out beautiful! The only mistake is that you used Diehl 570F tracks instead of the Diehl 464C light-weight tracks which were standard on the tracked Centauro. This is a grave mistake and you should go back and fix it or you won't have an accurate model.

Oh wait, this isn't Armorama? Never mind...
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Offline 35th-scale

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2015, 07:20:00 PM »
Love every nut, bolt, dent, scratch and streak of it!
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2015, 08:08:07 PM »
Outstanding... simply outstanding... :)
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2015, 11:28:41 PM »
Steve, that beastie looks heaps better than the real thing! 8)
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Offline ysi_maniac

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2015, 11:40:36 PM »
Perfect, beautiful, ....
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Offline Steve Blazo

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2015, 11:53:29 AM »
Thank you guys !!
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2015, 12:43:37 PM »
Just a quick question, mate: What'd you pinch the running gear & tracks from? ???
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Offline Steve Blazo

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2015, 10:33:30 PM »
The lower hull / treads are from the HobbyBoss Swedish Strv. 122, was lucky the Centauro hull was just a little more narrow then the lower hull. Just glued it on and filed it flush, the tricky part was changing the drive to the front, did not get the proper tension on the tracks.
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2015, 01:57:34 AM »
Thanks! :)

Man, it does look so-o right! 8)
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Offline Jeffry Fontaine

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2015, 03:13:32 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on May 05, 2015, 01:57:34 AM
Man, it does look so-o right! 8)
Yeah, what he said ^

The proportions for a tracked vehicle work out very well for this conversion.  As if the Italians had something planned like that from the start. 

I am hoping the turret from my Centauro will fit on an M41 Walker hull without too much work. 
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Offline ysi_maniac

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Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2015, 08:31:23 PM »
Excelent idea and realization.
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