1/6th imperial troop transport

[Brinn 71]

i also have to worry about the sturdiness of it all because further down the line i'm looking at r/c'ing this beast.....

NICE!

 

[bjones833]

yea that is close to the idea that i had thought of already, though mine was going to just have the whole thing come down. but in order to get the look of the doors with the curved lines all the way around that would be a pretty hard build to try to duplicate 6 times. and i did really think about the "cool" factor vs. the practicality of hinging it. time will tell though so it's not completely out of the realm of possibility.

i also have to worry about the sturdiness of it all because further down the line i'm looking at r/c'ing this beast.....

I love the door idea.... in a masculine sort of way.

It might not be that hard to dupe the doors. If you make a wooden jig then heat styrene and bend around the jig, it would be an easy repro. Use .080 styrene and it would be tough. Panzerwerks makes a good, relatively inexpensive "armored hinge" for the 1:6 WWII market. If you attach them with small bolts instead of CA glue they'll last forever. Finally, you can get 2mm magnets off ebay you could countersink into the body and door, which I think are rated at 4 lbs, so if you do both sides... that 8lbs to open, and a figure only weighs about a pound tops....

 

[fassa_the_hutt]

Hi barryo,any new pics from your 1/6th imperial troop transport ?
I would love to see the progress ,I have been flowing it daily since you started posting them on the site.thank's

 

[barryo]

thanks fassa............not much progress lately, between the crummy weather (crummy for painting) and being busy with family i havent been able to do a whole lot. but i'm hoping to get back to this by the weekend........

 

[galactiboy]

I need this in time for Xmas!!!

 

[barryo]

..............me too.............

 

[fassa_the_hutt]

Looking forward ,thanks'

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

Well here is the box with the measurement Barryo!

An hinge would be cool.. but to make 6 boxes man thats a labour of love!!



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[barryo]

holy smokes.............

looks great mark...............

yea a hinge would be cool but im still going to have to look at the practicality of them.

awesome job my friend..........

 

[FLOSI]

Awesome work, as always, Mark!

Morning Barry.

 

[barryo]

morning flosi....

 

[Brinn 71]

BARRY O! What's up? I'm DIEING to see an update on this beauty!

 

[the dude person]

BARRY O! What's up? I'm DIEING to see an update on this beauty!

.

 

[greasywalrus]

That is pretty sweet! GJ

 

[barryo]

sorry peeps.........have had a lot of other stuff come up & the weather hasn't been good for painting. i will get back on this with a vengeance when i do.

 

[galactiboy]

Man, I hate non-OP bumps for stuff like this

When I saw this thread had some activity I actually went "ooh"; only to then be disappointed and say "awww".

 

[barryo]

Man, I hate non-OP bumps for stuff like this

When I saw this thread had some activity I actually went "ooh"; only to then be disappointed and say "awww".

sorry GB...............

dammit i bumped it again.................

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

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[barryo]

looks sa-weet mark..................

i've been looking for leds a bit but still a ways from that too. going to work on the top details first.................but the side pods are a good inspiration to start again. plus the weather is really nice today.

 

[Brinn 71]