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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Steve Blazo on March 16, 2015, 09:41:27 AM

Title: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Steve Blazo on March 16, 2015, 09:41:27 AM

Here is my current build, ready for paint. It's a tracked Centauro tank destroyer, upper hull / turret is the Trumpeter kit with the lower hull / treads from the HobbyBoss Swedish Strv. 122. Now is a good time for comments, please keep it in mind I'm trying to keep it as close to real world as possiable to keep it in the conversion catagory at an up coming show.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8705/16641299890_853d94742e_b.jpg)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8740/16641299380_11b29c6718_b.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7654/16641299370_5ae7615bba_b.jpg)
 (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8696/16641299030_2e896e82f3_b.jpg)
Thanks for looking.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Logan Hartke on March 16, 2015, 09:46:21 AM

That looks great. I love the modern look of it. Given how light it should be, though, The tracks seem very wide for the vehicle. That might be what you're looking for, I don't know. It would have very low ground pressure—unnecessarily so for most applications, but just what the doctor ordered for Scandinavian countries, especially in the Lapland region.

Cheers,

Logan

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Volkodav on March 16, 2015, 09:57:33 AM

That looks great, almost real world.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: finsrin on March 16, 2015, 02:06:59 PM

You are on a RW roll :)
Wouldn't be changing much at this point.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: 35th-scale on March 16, 2015, 08:46:09 PM

Fantastic build and very plausible

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Frank3k on March 16, 2015, 09:43:09 PM

Great build. It looks so natural as a tracked vehicle. The low profile turret and the wide tracks give it a bit of a hot rod look as well.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Steve Blazo on March 16, 2015, 10:10:46 PM

Thanks guys
The race car look was what I was trying for, a recon tank needs all the speed it can get !!

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Gingie on March 16, 2015, 10:17:54 PM

yeah! Sports car look indeed! I like the wider tracks. I debated leaving my tracked Stryker like that, but in the end, I extended the hull with and hung some add-on-armour. I prefer the look of yours.

I would see if the drive sprocket / track area could be touched up somehow. The track looks a little 'sproingy' in between the top of the sprocket at the front return roller.

Are you doing it Italian or Swedish or?

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: jcf on March 16, 2015, 10:39:17 PM

Cool.  :)

Reminds me of Stan Mott's Christie-Cunningham Le Mans Sport Tank.  ;D

(http://sbiii.com/smottpix/tnkhist7.jpg)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Steve Blazo on March 16, 2015, 11:04:00 PM

The tracks are loose, in the end I will glue them down on the return rollers to tighten them up. Probley Italian green since I can't find any other camo except UN white.

Gingie - Your tracked Stryker was a huge inspiration. I really liked the look of your conversion.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: LemonJello on March 16, 2015, 11:28:40 PM

That is an almost seamless combination of two kits.  Very sleek appearance and a hard target with the low profile.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: ChernayaAkula on March 17, 2015, 01:28:03 AM

Wicked sick!  >:D

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Buzzbomb on March 17, 2015, 07:48:34 AM

Works for me

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Gingie on March 17, 2015, 11:22:13 AM

Now that you've got a spare 8x8 lower hull...any thoughts where that might go?

I like the look of this one:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/message/1298932282/APC (http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/message/1298932282/APC)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Steve Blazo on March 17, 2015, 02:09:01 PM

We think a lot alike, I had seen that post, and have those two exact kits in my stash. Some thing along those lines has brewing in the ol' brain bucket.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Gingie on March 17, 2015, 09:28:15 PM

haha, its the 'waste not' philosphy of whiffery; a 6x6 becomes a 4x4, which means the next 6x6 becomes an 8x8.

I would love to see your MLRS/Centaro done up as an extreme adventure explorer... https://www.pinterest.com/ryanempson/expedition-vehicles/ (https://www.pinterest.com/ryanempson/expedition-vehicles/)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Claymore on March 20, 2015, 05:14:38 AM

Wow, I'm liking this a lot. Very sleek and with an authentic feel that looks right. Bravo!  :)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 20, 2015, 07:13:34 AM

This reminds me a bit of the Argentine TAM:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/TAM_snorkel.JPG)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Steve Blazo on March 20, 2015, 08:27:09 AM

True that. Long time ago I thought of doing a TAM conversion, but instead turned the Marder into a hoavertank.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7393/11344820084_cbc77ef7f8_b.jpg)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 20, 2015, 07:25:06 PM

Wicked!

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: LemonJello on March 20, 2015, 07:46:11 PM

Quote from: Steve Blazo on March 20, 2015, 08:27:09 AM

([url]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7393/11344820084_cbc77ef7f8_b.jpg[/url])

Wow! That is cool! But don't just take my word for it, here's a second opinion:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/jjmj94/Goofs/darth_impressive_zps8544294c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/jjmj94/media/Goofs/darth_impressive_zps8544294c.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: uarkram on March 21, 2015, 11:46:52 PM

Steve, I love your work! The Centauro is wicked looking. I might steal the idea, because it's so cool! ;)  ;D

Keep 'em coming.

Mark.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Steve Blazo on March 22, 2015, 03:58:27 AM

Thank you all for the great comments.

Uarkram - go for it, I have used many ideals from other builders, including the basis for this one.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Kerick on March 22, 2015, 04:14:10 AM

I love the look of the Centauro turret. Low and mean! The tracks make it even better. As others have said, seamless combination.

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: apophenia on March 22, 2015, 06:15:45 AM

Very nice! ( Love the Hover-Marder too, though  :-* )

For camouflage, how about an all-over tan vehicle with the Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team at Herat?

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Steve Blazo on March 22, 2015, 10:44:10 AM

Right now I'm leaning towards tan/brown as below.

[img width= height=]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7601/16846160441_c0c9d972ae_b.jpg[/img]

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Steve Blazo on March 22, 2015, 03:55:28 PM

Really !!  Look what I found while surfing for ideals. From a site called SNAFU.
A Centaruo turret on a Marder hull.

[img width= height=]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8692/16890837085_a4a810d014_o.jpg[/img]

Title: Re: Tracked Centauro
Post by: Kerick on March 23, 2015, 07:50:13 AM

Looks like I need to look up the trumpeter kit.