NASHORN- "RHINO" PaK KROTE - WIP
THIS STARTED AS A CONVERSION PROJECT A LONG TIME AGO THAT I PUT ASIDE. I USED THE
BODY FOR THE GANSRICH AND NEVER REALLY LIKED HOW I WAS DOING THE TURRET. I HAVE
STARTED TO REWORK THE TURRET AND WILL START A NEW SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN NORMAL
BODY FROM SCRATCH THIS TIME. CLICK THE THUMBNAILS FOR LARGER PICS.
THE TURRET IS WIDER TO ACCEPT
THE LARGER GUN PLANNED. AT
THE REAR IS THE SHELL EJECTION
PORT. I STILL NEED TO WORK OUT
WHAT WILL BE ON THE REAR SIDES.
JUST AS WITH THE GANSRICH, THE
FEET WILL BE WIDER. I WILL ALSO
WIDEN THE REAR FOOT AS WELL.
THE IDEA BEING YOU NEED A
MORE STABLE GUN PLATFORM
FOR THE LARGER CALIBER GUN
THE BODY IS WIDENED 1/4" AND
THE FRONT BULGE ENLARGED AS
WELL. I AM NOT SURE IF THE
REGULAR ENGINE WILL BE USED
OR A NEW ONE BUILT.
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GOT SOME MORE WORK FINISHED. THE MAIN MODS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. I CHOSE TO USE A NEW HEAD. I'LL
STILL HAVE A LARGER THAN NORMAL GUN FOR THE PAK KROTE. THE OTHER HEAD I STARTED WILL WAIT FOR YET
ANOTHER PROJECT. BASICALLY I FIGURED THAT A LARGER GUN WOULD MAINLY NEED A MORE STABLE PLATFORM,
HENCE THE WIDER BODY AND LARGER FEET. THE MAGAZINE ON THE BACK OF THE TURRET CAME OUT NICE I THINK...
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ANOTHER MINOR UPDATE, MODS TO THE LEGS STARTED. MAN I GET SLOPPY WITH THE GLUE SOMETIMES...I'LL
CLEAN IT UP. I MAY LEAVE THE LEGS ALONE AFTER THIS MOD. IT'S BASED ON THE PIECE THAT COMES WITH THE
GANS TO MODIFY THE LEGS.
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ANOTHER UPDATE. I MANAGED TO GET A TURNED BARREL WHEN I GOT THE HEAD. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATELY LONG
ENOUGH...MY WIFE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID " IT LOOKS KINDA LIKE A HUMMINGBIRD, MORE THAN A RHINO" YA
KNOW SHE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING THERE. HUMMINGBIRD IN GERMAN IS 'KOLIBRI'...KROTE- KOLIBRI...NOT BAD.
ANYWAY IT STILL NEEDS A LOT OF POLISHING UP AND DETAILING. I'M GOING TO USE THE REGULAR ENGINE, JUST
MAKE A FEW SMALL CHANGES. I ALSO HAVE TO FIX THE DISASTROUSLY LARGE WELD SEAM ON THE TOP...
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GETTING CLOSER TO DONE. JUST SMALL DETAILS, THE HOSES AND THEN IT PAINTING TIME. OVERALL I'M PRETTY
PLEASED. NEXT TO THE KROTE IT'S JUST SLIGHTLY LARGER AND TALLER.
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WELL IT'S DONE EXCEPT FOR PAINTING AND DECALS. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF HOW MANY SMALL DETAILS HAVE BEEN
ADDED/CHANGED. IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO WHAT I HAD IN MIND, I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH IT.
PAINTING HAS BEGUN. IT STILL HAS A WAYS TO GO, MORE FILTERS, A FEW SPOT WASHES, SOME VERY VERY
LIGHT DRYBRUSHING AND A FEW DECALS. I WANT A VERY BEAT UP, WEATHERED LOOK TO THIS ONE.
FINALLY DONE WITH 99% OF THE PAINTING. JUST NEEDS MINOR TOUCH UPS, SOME MIG
PIGMENTS FOR DUSTING, AND THE A BASE. I HAVE SOME IDEAS, BASICALLY DUSTY
CRACKED EARTH WITH SOME OLD RUINED EQUIPMENT HALF BURIED IN THE SAND. I
HAVE SOME INTERESTING PIECES TO USE FOR THE BASE, HOPE IT WORKS OUT.