In 1/25? What will be the dimensions of the diorama?
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You could have some printed…
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Thank you
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Interiors?
Opinions vary by modeler of course.
Typically, I won’t buy a kit with an interior. Interiors have massive negatives to me like increased cost, increased complexity and increased build time with little to no pay off for the typical tank model.
There’s a few exceptions in Wade’s World like the Pz III & Pz IV. A Panther or Tiger with turret removed via a Fries crane would be another exception.
However, I always enjoy looking at other folks interior work.
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I love interiors but after promising I would take a good long time off from AFV interiors after the RFM Panther G, and still with an RFM Panzer Mk IV c/w interior in my small stash, i’ve gone for the new Border Merkava MkIID c/w full interior.
I don’t care, I know the interior is there and I know it will be a pain at times but i’m just going to take my time with it. I may at least open up the engine compartment.
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One thing I would really enjoy seeing are more injection molded, stand alone engine models on stands. MiniArt makes a few. It would be neat to display engines from various vehicles side by side for comparison, or in chronological order showing the evolution of tank engines.
Tank main guns would also make interesting, injection molded, stand alone models, including stands, perhaps will all stands set to display the guns at the same height for easy comparison. To an extent, we can do this now by building anti-tank artillery pieces but tank guns often use different packaging, so to speak.
I would also be more inclined to build a tank interior if provided with a clear upper hull and turret. Some models do this, but the clear parts require gluing, which is a huge mistake. A clear body or turret shell should securely snap into place. It should also be completely free of injection pin marks and other blemishes.
For the last few months, I have considered pursuing these goals for my own collection, which is why I mention them.
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Something I’d like to see is the engine and turret stands themselves - modern ones. I’ve got an Abrams and a Leopard II and eventually a Merkava II with engine packs and turret interiors - I’d love to have maintenance equipment to display them on. Add in some modern toolkits - like the track stretchers and big wrenches and so forth. Plenty of WWII and small generic tools already.
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Too easy. From the Stryker maintenance facility at JBLM. I always take these sorts of photos when I can.
Somewhere I have photos with the turret on the stand.
Appropriate signage is always good too:
The Merkava engine stand shouldn’t be too different from the Hercules one, as the engines are very similar. I have those somerwhere. as well.
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I agree that building engine stands would not be a great hardship. They are mostly beams welded together. However, I would gladly pay a model company to do all that work for me–getting the dimensions right, the bolts, the little tools, whatever, along with the appropriate engine.
The Miniart kit with a M4/M4A1 engine and stand is really neat.
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