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VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72

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VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72
Posted by Ninja-Viking on Sunday, April 3, 2016 1:18 PM

VK 6600 E-79 in 1/72

I started this by requesting a friend of mine to make me a hull and turret to start from.

As per  my request he sent me both these items,

they were both hollow being made from sheet styrene.

So I began by removing items that I felt were either incorrect or not needed,

and filled the turret and hull with resin to make them easier to work with.

 

these are the items I removed from his parts

 

 

this left me with this as my starting point

 

 

as you can see I filled them with resin, and opened the rear of the turret more.

 

Now...here I have replaced the frontal armor, 

the engine deck, added a Tiger II cupola, and started work on the gun.

 

 

here I began building up the mantlet area with Milliput

 

 

this is after several layers of Milliput, and starting the carving it to shape.

 

 

Here you see the mantlet getting closer to the final shape

 

 

 

Getting closer

 

 

here I spliced  loader's hatch into the roof, added a couple more items,

and started to mark out the details

 

 

I neglected to mention that I also grinded away the tail end (sides) to my desires.

 

 

here I gave the turret a coat of primer

 

 

 

 

 

I am trying to stay as close as I can to this drawing of the E-79,

while staying true to the Panzer front concept.

 

 

Here I began working on the front of the hull

 

 

as you see I have played with the periscopes, and added a vent fan to the hull roof.

 

I decided the open the hatches for the Driver and radio operator.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the "lay out" for how I am doing the hull

 

 

This is how the Turret looks on the hull

 

 

here is an Over All  view showing the the turret and gun in place.

 

 

well that is where I am for now.

Please tell me what you think.

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, April 4, 2016 1:03 AM

Now thats differant, i have never herad of the E-79, but i like the look of it. Nice looking turret.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by ridleusmc on Monday, April 4, 2016 2:12 AM
That is cool and unique. Great work scratch-building.
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Posted by Pawel on Monday, April 4, 2016 3:02 PM

Hello!

Looks very interesting - thanks for sharing and good luck with your project!

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, April 4, 2016 8:20 PM

Very cool and a heck of a scratch-building job. Thought the turret at first was off some SF/futuristic tank though!

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

 

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Monday, April 4, 2016 8:24 PM

Gamera

Very cool and a heck of a scratch-building job. Thought the turret at first was off some SF/futuristic tank though!

 

 
Truth to tell ......it is.....
it is from the Computer game "Panzer Front"
 
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Posted by Gamera on Monday, April 4, 2016 8:28 PM

Lol, there's so many German paper panzers floating around out there I didn't even think about looking it up!

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

 

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Monday, April 4, 2016 11:02 PM

Gamera

Lol, there's so many German paper panzers floating around out there I didn't even think about looking it up!

 

 
If you  look it up....
you would find quite a few "scratch builds" out there in 1/35, 
and maybe a couple in 1/16.

the only "official" kit in 1/35 was done by a company called "Wave"
and there are two versions done in 1/144
They might be both done by a company called "B-Club"
but there are differences between the finished kits.
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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 12:07 PM

Ninja-Viking
 
Gamera

Very cool and a heck of a scratch-building job. Thought the turret at first was off some SF/futuristic tank though!

 

 

 
Truth to tell ......it is.....
it is from the Computer game "Panzer Front"
 
 
 

Now that explains it. It is a nice looking vehicle, the hull reminds me of the E-10, E-25 tank destroyers.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:03 PM

Bish

Now that explains it. It is a nice looking vehicle, the hull reminds me of the E-10, E-25 tank destroyers.
 

 
Yes......Great Minds think alike.
I look at this and " I " see a big E-10  (with a turret)
 
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Posted by disastermaster on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:31 PM
 

Paper Panzer or not, this is some first rate scratch workhttp://www.thefossilforum.com/public/style_emoticons/default/head%20scratch.gif

 https://i.imgur.com/LjRRaV1.png

 

 

 
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Posted by OldGoat on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 6:58 PM

disastermaster
 

Paper Panzer or not, this is some first rate scratch workhttp://www.thefossilforum.com/public/style_emoticons/default/head%20scratch.gif

 

^^ What he said  ^^

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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 1:02 AM

That is some cool work on a something I have never seen before.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Thursday, April 7, 2016 7:38 PM

I have now worked out my "wheel spacing" for the running gear.

seeing as this was such a pain to do One (1) time.....

I will mold this and cast resin to make two sets.

Then I will have what I need for the Left and the Right sides.

 

 

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Thursday, April 14, 2016 8:45 PM

OK, a few people have said they cannot grasp the size of the pieces I am working on.

Does this help?

 

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, April 15, 2016 8:18 AM

Neat! I figured she was small at 1/72nd scale but still wow! 

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

 

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Saturday, April 16, 2016 4:57 AM

Gamera

Neat! I figured she was small at 1/72nd scale but still wow! 

 

 

yep... and now I just finished adding the "detail" to the hatches.

 

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Thursday, April 21, 2016 8:46 AM

the more I handled the turret,

the more the chances grew that I would somehow screw it up,

or drop it, or something.

so I molded it and cast it in resin to be used throughout the final building of the model.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back to work :)

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 5:32 AM
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Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 7:51 AM

Both of these keep looking cooler and cooler, please keep updating and thanks for letting us follow along. 

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

 

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 8:11 PM

Gamera

Both of these keep looking cooler and cooler, please keep updating and thanks for letting us follow along. 

 

 

It's getting closer to being done,

I hope to post an Update soon :)

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 9:47 PM

The Hobbyist

What units used these?

 



this is "loosely" base on the tank from this Video Game

 

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Sunday, August 14, 2016 8:33 PM

OK....I have taken a Long Break from this.....

I think I am finally getting back into the swing of things.

I sourced out the parts I needed, gathered them together

and finally got it to all fit together (for one side).....

This is how it looks

 

 

 

This one side alone was an "All Day" project.....

so it's Break Time

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 7:14 AM

Ahh, good to see you again, I was wondering the other day if you were coming back to update us. Happy to see you still moving along! 

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

 

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Posted by feldgrau23 on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 12:54 PM

some pretty amazing work you got going on there Ninja. Excellent work!!

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Friday, August 26, 2016 1:24 AM

Many Thanks.....

Just to get your attention....

here are the tracks molded and cast in resin.....

this is the "first pull" from the new mold.

 

 

 

 

I will be back in a few min with some more pic's :)

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Posted by Ninja-Viking on Friday, August 26, 2016 2:31 AM

OK I still have a little ways to go....

But I think it will be done by the end of the Weekend :)

anyway I have taken the parts I have and test fitted them onto the hull.

I will then do a final inspection of the hull before molding :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well this is where I am for now :)

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Friday, August 26, 2016 7:44 AM

Oh, that's cool looking! Looking forward to seeing what sort of camo you're going to slap on this bad boy. 

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

 

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