Started my first tank build: Tamiya's 1/35 M41 Walker Bulldog. Im not too worried about accuracy, Im focusing on the basics and just figuring out how tanks go together! This will have no aftermarket but will have a few additions scratch built by yours truly. Im normally an aircraft builder, so lets see how this goes.
The original release was motorized Im guessing, so I had to fill in the little holes
road wheels took a while to get through, each had 3 parts: two outer halves and a black rubber piece in the middle that allows for attaching/removal of the wheels
I also decided to do my first figure conversion. The only figures I've built before were pilots to place in a cockpit, so this was a bit different. Many slices and adjusting later, he went from this:
to this:
each limb was cut at the major joints (shoulder/hip, elbow/knee, waist, neck), a hand was cut off and repositioned, and each foot had 3 or 4 slices made in the ankle and foot to allow for the bend. I still have to fill in/sand the gaps, but the basic pose is done.
look, it balances! hehe