Blackadder's Landkreuzer P500; Der Wühlmaus

[Blackadder]

Dangling preposition:

Or what's a Heaven for?

Framing the sponson appendages to bulk out the size is a daunting task when under the influence of a triple Martini That's eight and a half ounces of the finest kind (Really the cheap stuff at a £ a liter) but none the less having a go at model building at 3 sheets is a bit of a no, no so anyway as long as I can work the keys I'll persevere.

As stated before the bulk of the sponsons is deemed inadequate and the necessary adjustments are in place and soon the work shall continue apace.

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One of the beauties of scratchbuilding is if you don't like what you see , change it.......

[Blackadder]

Most Gratifying:

Domestic tranquility; this week the washer leaked and soaked the bedroom carpet. The stand pipe was compromised and the drain tube too short all of which promulgated "arse holes and elbows" corrective measures to resolve the incident; fortunately the Blackadder prevailed and the situation was set to rights and he celebrated with a "Kraken Blast" and managed to also increase his effort on the Landkreuzer (subsequently dubbed "The Kraken")

[url]http://i.imgur.com/aMWCO8e.jpg[/url]


"Any who" the Sponsons continued apace and seem rather adequate considering the travails your's truly suffered at the hand of fickle fate; bringing you the latest update of this monumental project.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/LRTbEZ5.jpg[/url]


I like these Sponsons much better than my original iteration.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/qwIG0pk.jpg[/url]


"Never be satisfied with "Good Enough" Has ever been My Mantra!

[Blackadder]

Last Major Components:

With the basic sponsons completed the task of detailing can begin.

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This is where the fun of scratchbuilding really begins.

[Blackadder]

Three Times the Charm;

This is the third time I have attempted to replicate the engine cowling of the Baneblade The first was my Armorcast upgrade, the second was my Titan Hunter (Shown here) and now The Land Kruezer where the parts are about 1/8th bigger.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/6XU916i.jpg[/url]


Beginning with the 'Chiclet' shaped air intakes and the rear grill work here shown half completed........

[url]http://i.imgur.com/k3tMbG9.jpg[/url]


The tools required are shown.

[Blackadder]

I took sequential pictures on how to make these but they were so boring I decided not to post them.

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So instead I'll go with, "Then a miracle happened."

[Blackadder]

Twin Diesels:

The exhaust stacks temporarily tacked in place.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/7VCHImi.jpg[/url]


They seem massive enough

[url]http://i.imgur.com/1iOgdE5.jpg[/url]


We're go for insertion. I really love these quad stacks. cooling detail yet to come.


[url]http://i.imgur.com/gnOAdef.jpg[/url]


Martini time!

[Blackadder]

Exhaust Shielding:

Trying to make the exhaust shield panels and not too enthused at the results. Once made I'll try them out on the hull but I think I can do better.

Anyway the basic design/ fabrication steps are doable it's just the results that are flawed.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/i2Ev3gV.jpg[/url]

[Kirsten]

perhaps some small mesh if you aren't happy with those results?

[Blackadder]

Exhaust cooling plates V2.0:

The second try at making a convincing hole pattern on these cooling plate for the mufflers. Once the hole pattern glue is dry I shall drill out the centers of each ring and sand the plats paper thin and bend around the exhaust stack and glue in place

[url]http://i.imgur.com/aMf1jd7.jpg[/url]


Provided all goes well.........

[Blackadder]

They All Laughed:

At Christopher Columbus yada yada yada.......

It worked; symmetry and toughness now all needs to be done is score the backside to make the curve and I'll have duplicated this rather intense hole array.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/PLjHHfg.jpg[/url]


The problem was not so much the pattern of the holes but making the material strong enough to take the curves without cracks and splits radiating from around the cutouts when the material is bent and glued.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/IPw7zAA.jpg[/url]


We'll see if my idea will solve that problem........