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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Steve Blazo on April 15, 2015, 01:56:50 PM

Title: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Steve Blazo 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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Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Rickshaw on April 15, 2015, 02:58:12 PM

Very nicely done there.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: LemonJello 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...

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 16, 2015, 02:54:00 AM

Outstanding work :)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: The Big Gimper 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. 

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Frank3k 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...

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: 35th-scale on April 16, 2015, 07:20:00 PM

Love every nut, bolt, dent, scratch and streak of it!

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Claymore on April 18, 2015, 08:08:07 PM

Outstanding... simply outstanding... :)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Old Wombat on May 03, 2015, 11:28:41 PM

Steve, that beastie looks heaps better than the real thing! 8)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: ysi_maniac on May 03, 2015, 11:40:36 PM

Perfect, beautiful, ....

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Steve Blazo on May 04, 2015, 11:53:29 AM

Thank you guys !!

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Old Wombat on May 04, 2015, 12:43:37 PM

Just a quick question, mate: What'd you pinch the running gear & tracks from? ???

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Steve Blazo 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.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Old Wombat on May 05, 2015, 01:57:34 AM

Thanks! :)

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

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine 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. 

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro finished.
Post by: ysi_maniac on June 06, 2015, 08:31:23 PM

Excelent idea and realization.