A project just for fun. I had the the Bandai 1/35 M61A5 Semovente Main Battle Tank on the shelf and decided to modify it a little and make a small diorama to go with it.
I moved around kit parts, added left over parts from the spare box, various scratch built and different resin parts to create a heavy infantry support vehichle.
I made a complete interior and engine compartment with a mixture of resin parts and scratch built details. Plenty of space to play around with, the original kit is quite big.
This wouldn’t normally be my cup of tea but this is fantastic. I especially love the interior but the overall finish, and the setting and all the details - well - a true yardstick by any means.
Here are a two work bench pictures of the interior.
For the diorama base I used styrofoam from a box interior that I just cut into shape with a knife and ordinary powder plaster on an mdf board, nothing fancy at all.
Wow, that is one of the best iterations of this model kit that I’ve ever seen! You did an amazingly fantastic job on the conversions, modifications, weathering, camo, and figures. It’s considered priceless!
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You have so many features built into this tank- its fantastic to look at just in itself. I think you have really created a great scene in which to show it all off too. Really great work.
