E-50 ausf B

Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

E-50 ausf B

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Monday, April 11, 2016 10:34 PM

E-50 ausf B

I am taking a short break on the E-79 to avoid "burn out".

So in the meantime I am working on my E-50 ausf B.

I needed a Upper Hull to start with.....

So Molded an Upper hull from MC and when I had a cast of that ,

I detailed it out by hanging the engine deck for mine,

removing the fenders, and opening the hatches.

I then wanted to replicate this engine deck

so I started by cutting out the engine deck, then the roof where the turret ring is.

I moved the turret ring forward, and started modifying the engine deck.

I made the cuts to the front vents, added strip styrene, and added sheet styrene to the back.

once this was all detailed, I glued it all together.

I then turned my attention to making the turret

I took a cast of my Teufels Amboss turret sand away the details and the sides to get the general shape.

Once this started to take shape I laid it on the upper hull to see how it looked.

I then began adding the details

I then turned my attention to the choice of guns for it

after this I decided to give the turret a coat of primer to bring out any flaws before molding.

I decided that if I keep handling the "master part" of the turret, as I worked on the rest of the tank......

the chances grew each day that I could screw it up.

So I molded and cast the turret, this will stand up to the constant handling better than the master would.

now... the upper hull is also quite a fragile thing as well.....

so I decided to mate it up to a lower hull and make it solid.

first I built a box around the spot where the Driver and Radio Operator go,

then I plated over the turret ring.

glued in the rear plate, and glued them all together.

once that dried I cut a hole in the bottom and poured in resin.

This makes the whole thing "solid" and it can then stand up to the constant handling.

now the rear end needed some details

as well as the front

with this all done, I started on the tracks

I am still working out many of the finer details

but here is where I am for now.

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Wirraway

Member since
January 2006
From: Pineapple Country, Queensland, Australia

Posted by Wirraway on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 1:12 AM

Great skills on display here. Is this a "paper panzer" that didnt make it to production ?

"Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional"

" A hobby should pass the time - not fill it" -Norman Bates

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 1:39 AM

Wirraway

Great skills on display here. Is this a "paper panzer" that didnt make it to production ?

thanks for the compliment.....
as "Paper Panzers" go.......
your question gets two answers.

No. 1

Yes the E-50 is a "Paper Panzer"

No. 2

This version is strictly a "Made Up" version by WoT,

and Modelcollect.

Modelcollect have not released their kit yet,
so it is a race to see if I can beat them.

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 1:46 AM

Enjoying your work so far. Those are both cool looking tanks, real or not.

Eric

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 2:21 AM

tigerman

Enjoying your work so far. Those are both cool looking tanks, real or not.

Many Thanks
Glad you like them :)

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the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 8:32 AM

This is some very cool work. It's going to be a nice little unique gem in your display case.

"Panzer Front" on the PSII is the greatest game EVER. I wasted months of my life just lost in the battlefields, blowing up whatever I could, staking enemy tanks, waiting for literally 20-30 minutes behind something for them to come into range. I honestly felt like a real tanker. :)

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disastermaster

Member since
July 2003
From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in North Carolina.

Posted by disastermaster on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 8:16 PM

Dang, this is really some nice stuff...................

Sherman-Jumbo-1945

"I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now"

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Thursday, April 14, 2016 7:48 AM

DELETE

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Thursday, April 14, 2016 7:51 AM

disastermaster

Dang, this is really some nice stuff...................

Glad you like it :)

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Thursday, April 14, 2016 7:54 AM

the doog

This is some very cool work. It's going to be a nice little unique gem in your display case.

"Panzer Front" on the PSII is the greatest game EVER. I wasted months of my life just lost in the battlefields, blowing up whatever I could, staking enemy tanks, waiting for literally 20-30 minutes behind something for them to come into range. I honestly felt like a real tanker. :)

I am glad you like it,
Although....
I "think" that you "think" you're commenting about my E-79?

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Thursday, April 14, 2016 8:02 AM

Wow, that's a heck of a job kit-bashing. I can't seem to finish a straight from the box build and you're doing stuff like this...

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Sunday, April 17, 2016 9:29 AM

Gamera

Wow, that's a heck of a job kit-bashing. I can't seem to finish a straight from the box build and you're doing stuff like this...

Kit bashing, and then making casts to work from :)

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Sunday, April 17, 2016 9:30 AM

Doing the tracks is a Fail

when I tried to mold them......

I had to destroy the tracks (masters) pulling them from the rubber. :(

Even though that is an accepted outcome, it resulted in the same for any resin casts.

I reassembled one set to show how "Ideally" they should look when placed on the hull

so for the past 2 1/2 days I have been trying to "re-engineer" the masters,

to improve the casting and allow for easier pulling from a mold.

they will be molded in sections like this.

to easy assembly the bottom will will have holes for locking pins

and the bottom run of the track will have the "locking pins"

when assembled they will look like this

I pushed myself kinda hard doing this part......

was awake for 48 hours making them work.

Ended up sleeping for 12 hours after that.

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Thursday, April 21, 2016 6:19 AM

have been working so hard on this.......

here is how the tracks have come out.

the top set (left side) are assembled,

the bottom set (right side)are not yet assembled.

here is how they look on the tank with the drive sprocket, idler sprocket and the "inner" wheel hubs.

i did this in two shades of resin so you can see the different parts.

I decided from the beginning that the front hatches would be open hatches,

So I made that area in the hull as an open space

I molded the plate with the hatch openings, and cast it.

here it is without the hatches

here it is with the hatches

here it is with a fig

I made it quite deep to allow different figs

now....for the front....

there are two different "schools of thought" as to weather or not there should be a bow / hull MG

so I added the parts for the model builder to exercise his options

here it is as a plain hull

here it is with the ball mount in place.

That's where I am for now.

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the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Saturday, April 23, 2016 9:45 PM

Awesome work. The wheels seem to have come together quite nicely, even as "broken" pieces. It looks great to me!

SOrry, I may have indeed got the model you're doing here with the E79 from Panzer Front. Sorry about that. :)

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 5:31 AM

the doog

Awesome work. The wheels seem to have come together quite nicely, even as "broken" pieces. It looks great to me!

SOrry, I may have indeed got the model you're doing here with the E79 from Panzer Front. Sorry about that. :)

Not a problem :)
This one is "winding down" almost finished.

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Thursday, April 28, 2016 9:26 PM

OK....this is "finally" done...

it is currently in the Paint Booth

Once the painting is done I will post the finished model

Boy this took a while :)

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Friday, April 29, 2016 7:04 AM

Here it is painted and finished

now ack to work on the E-79 :)

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Monday, May 2, 2016 12:04 PM

Oh wow, now that's cool looking! Thanks for sharing with us. Yes

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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Ninja-Viking

Member since
May 2012

Posted by Ninja-Viking on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 8:09 PM

Gamera

Oh wow, now that's cool looking! Thanks for sharing with us.

My idea behind the paint scheme is that from a distance.....
you might (mistakenly) think it is a Burned out tank,
then once you're in range....."Wham"!!!

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Thursday, May 5, 2016 7:45 AM

I like that, pretty cool idea. Idea

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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