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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Scifi and Fantasy => Topic started by: Antonio Sobral on August 12, 2020, 09:46:31 PM

Title: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: Antonio Sobral on August 12, 2020, 09:46:31 PM

Hi guys

I have always liked the shape of the classic M113. Simple and elegant.

But also too claustrophobic and depressing, due to the lack of windows :)

So I imagined a version of it with lots of windows, and set up in a space exploration environment.


The story of the transformation of the old 1/35 Tamiya kit is pretty much the following...

(https://i.postimg.cc/cHJ2TPgX/m113-001.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rpj71qmD/m113-002.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/SKkwYny0/m113-003.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/vBSjKX5M/m113-004.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/J0DgCJQX/m113-005.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)


I did a little scaleorama, changing it to 1/48, just by adding two figures from Revell and Hasegawa.

With a little primer, it will look a lot better!


Thanks for watching!

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: Old Wombat on August 12, 2020, 10:03:10 PM

Antonio, those images don't come up on screen &, when I opened them up individually, my security system went haywire, & eventually blocked the site as malicious.  :icon_crap:

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: Antonio Sobral on August 12, 2020, 10:52:07 PM

Sorry. My mistake. The  links are all wrong :(

I deleted them in the first message, but I am having some problems putting the correct ones.

The browser keeps dragging forever, anda then gives me "database error".

I managed to insert just one :(

I will try later.

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: Antonio Sobral on August 13, 2020, 01:57:47 AM

The rest of the pictures...

(https://i.postimg.cc/BQ1WrWhz/m113-006.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/cLyqZD2L/m113-007.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/6pdkQrxL/m113-008.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/XqRPjJ2z/m113-009.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/1RbRnr2L/m113-010.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/wx1TjGfX/m113-011.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/vZsQXHQh/m113-012.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/9QYck50h/m113-013.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/156mpNZ4/m113-014.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Ls4mKCgZ/m113-015.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/W49T2G0Y/m113-016.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/qRz0gNLJ/m113-017.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 13, 2020, 03:09:20 AM

 :smiley:

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: LemonJello on August 13, 2020, 04:00:20 AM

Looking good.  Will be following for updates.

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: Buzzbomb on August 13, 2020, 06:54:22 AM

Working on a pre-loved model.. love that sort of thing

Very Lost in Space (original series) Chariot.. love the work on this and very practical design. Scale-o-rama works exceedingly well.

I am sure you normal finishing talent will make this really pop.
Great work

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: Old Wombat on August 13, 2020, 11:26:11 AM

Thanks, Antonio! :smiley:

Like how this is coming along. Will be watching! 8)

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: apophenia on August 14, 2020, 08:26:23 AM

Quote from: buzzbomb on August 13, 2020, 06:54:22 AM

Working on a pre-loved model.. love that sort of thing...

Ditto! I thought it was looking good but going scale-o-rama kicks it up another notch. Nice one  :smiley:

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: elmayerle on August 16, 2020, 11:18:47 AM

Beautiful!!  Looks like it could be the moonbus from Arthur C. Clarkes' A Fall of Moondust.

Title: Re: M113 Space Edition - 1/48 Tamiya
Post by: aerospacer on August 17, 2020, 03:29:00 AM

Quote from: elmayerle on August 16, 2020, 11:18:47 AM

Beautiful!!  Looks like it could be the moonbus from Arthur C. Clarkes' A Fall of Moondust.

Also shades of the Galileo shuttle from Star Trek :smiley:.