Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Buzzbomb on February 01, 2026, 04:11:53 PM
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So just back from our club Modellers Retreat Build weekend. As always, dedicated building time gets a lot done. A couple of builds are relevant to Whiffer world, with one, being a Centurion based Stridsvagen 104 teetering on the edge as it just an out of the box build at the moment while some thinking time is done.
But on topic is exploring a steam powered Landship using the Hobbyboss St Chamond, which was aquired for just such a purpose.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2d20mb6soblt6o1vwxub1/SteamTank_1.JPG?rlkey=zp84fq3xg49zgr5n7keltazf1&st=vyk0zffq&raw=1)
Not much deviation from the out of the box build, until the very end, which after a sit and stare session led to deciding to actually go the What If path.
So first up a couple of Stacks, to get the creative process underway
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w0at1fk9mjgrf03zkdgwv/SteamTank_2.JPG?rlkey=rl6i0e1yazpoif9kdd9dmm2z5&st=g5s5k0e2&raw=1)
For me, the current gun fits in my Steam(punk) ish timeline, so that can stay. However the various machine guns are being replaced with something that looks a bit more gatling like.
As a bit of info, the construction for the majority of the time spent to get to this stage for this kit was on the suspension and running gear, which is quite complicated, and I have to say appears to be quite complete as to what the real thing was like. Not that you ever see it unless you display it turned upside down, which would make a pretty specco diorama.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/k2vduupzdrz0gdnmu2yx4/SteamTank_3.JPG?rlkey=7shvkig6jfw4azcfxe3aih6oc&st=w64xmcv1&raw=1)
More to come, mojo is high. Next will be things like flywheel housing, some nice fillegree lacework perhaps and other stuff as it happens.
I suppose I need to glue some gears on it to call it Steampunk ;D
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Those smoke stacks look like the ones on paddle steamers, are you going to add a paddle wheel to the back and make it an amphibious tank :P
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You need to get a bit pre-Dreadnought & put a couple of offset Renault FT turrets on the top deck. ;)
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Those smoke stacks look like the ones on paddle steamers, are you going to add a paddle wheel to the back and make it an amphibious tank :P
Yes they do, for exactly that reason. ;) And no ;D
work on the flywheel housing which would lead to some sort of gearbox and then to the chaindrive.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/q45y3ob64x1mi9ae7hw3x/SteamTank_4.JPG?rlkey=60fmllu33wqt5efz4l8qh18az&st=irb3ju90&raw=1)
Time for a bit of scale-o-rama methinks.. 1/48 it is.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wfit71sc1jsu3pp4si0na/SteamTank_5.JPG?rlkey=pejhsya25fro2k9q27mkwgu8k&st=xuzzebqb&raw=1)
Is it just me who thinks it needs some weird wheel gizmo up front ? Probably just me ;)
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Time for a bit of scale-o-rama methinks.. 1/48 it is.
Oh wow I always thought the St Chamond was a lot bigger, the 1/35 figure looks like he could barely fit inside :o 1/48 looks more like what I'd imaged the size to be.
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Time for a bit of scale-o-rama methinks.. 1/48 it is.
Oh wow I always thought the St Chamond was a lot bigger, the 1/35 figure looks like he could barely fit inside :o 1/48 looks more like what I'd imaged the size to be.
Same here! :icon_surprised:
I guess it's the images that are shown of it looking huge, & looming, & menacing. :-\
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Time for a bit of scale-o-rama methinks.. 1/48 it is.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wfit71sc1jsu3pp4si0na/SteamTank_5.JPG?rlkey=pejhsya25fro2k9q27mkwgu8k&st=xuzzebqb&raw=1)
Is it just me who thinks it needs some weird wheel gizmo up front ? Probably just me ;)
I think 1/72 would be even better for a "Landship".
It does have a roller up front underneath but a single short track out front like the Bullock tractor would be neat.
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I like landships :smiley:
Go with 1/72.
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In that case you need some serious turrets on top! Maybe even set into the sides like the USS Arizona.
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In that case you need some serious turrets on top! Maybe even set into the sides like the USS Arizona.
That'd be "in sponsons like USS Arizona". ;)
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Loving it, lots of polished teak and brass! :-*