IG Armoured Cars konvertointi

[Plästik Dub]

WD 318:ssa puhuttiin jotain tällaista haarniskoitujen autojen valmistamisesta:

I get a lot of question about my armoured cars, so I thought I'd share the secret of how to build them. The inspiration comes from the old Citadel Journal (issue 16), which feature Ewen Little's conversions in Dok Butcha.

Ja sitten itse asiaan:

Take the bottom hull and front of a Chimera and combine them with the top hull of a Leman Russ. A little cutting is required on the Chimera's front hull to get them to meet. Use a pencil trace round the side of the hull onto 3mm plasticard. Cut it out with a metal ruler and hobby knife (watch your fingers), then glue it onto the hull.Next were the details, starting with the wheels. I couldn't find any Citadel miniatures wheels that were big enough. However, I did some old tyres from a army truck kit lying around, which were perfect. The mudguards were quite easy, they are from the track guards off the Imperial Guard Vehicle Accessory sprue. Finally, the doors on the side are from the Chimera back door, the frame surrounding the door being clipped to size. For the turret I used a Forge World Chimera variant, however, a normal plastic Chimera turret will do just fine. A few more bits and bobs and it was all done!

Lumouduin kaaran ulkonäöstä ja ajattelin: "Tuollainen on pakko saada!". Kun aloin valmistamista miettimään, tuli niin sanottu tenkkapoo. Miten tehdä auto itsellekin, mieluummin halvemmalla budjetilla kuin tuossa on kerrottu. Ja saako plasticardia edes suomesta... Kuitenkin tulin kysyneeksi täältä, jos muilla olisi halvempia vaihtoehtoja kaaran väkertämiseen.

EDIT: Taisi mennä väärään paikkaan, ehkä Maalaus, konverttaus ja maaston teko (whatever) olisi ollut tälle oikea kohta.

[Grimgor Jr]

Tälläiseen pienen budjetin rakennusoperaation avain-sana on: lelut. Etsit siis jostain käsiisi esim, sopivan kokoisen lelutankin, ja siihen sopivat renkaat alle. Toki voit tehdä sen WD:ssä olevan tapaisesti.