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Got some more steady progress on the front of the APC interior.

Greetings! Thanks for all the comments! Been enjoying the new job. Lots more modeling in Inventor, beats doing the same product but slightly different 2D CAD, I was doing before! Still got the t-squares, triangles, and various templates standing by though, in case of computer failure...

A bit of a look inside the walls, about 12mm or so in width. Added some more supports to beef it up. Right side is done, will finish it later after some sleep and free time opens up again. It's been too long since I had a good hobby project!

Also, got my flood damage repaired and a new work space! Won't be remote working anymore though, got a new job position with the company, and it's in office/shop. I have gone from drafter to manufacturing engineering technician (drafter with additional tasks in tool and die). So, well see how...

Number 2 is armored from the ground up! These were put together on vacation (Broken Bow OK, USA; during the time we spent waiting for the total Solar Eclipse). Now, to reverse engineer!

Also, I have another one of these on my workbench from a vacation where I started building one with more lamination. It'll get the Sudsy treatment (i.e. coated with acrylic paint)!

Well, it'll make a fun video when I film it burning. My Vulture model may turn it into target practice! :cool: A neighbor has loaned me a de-humidifier, so we should be drying out soon in spite of the next wave coming here in a few hours. At least this time I will be awake and have a pump in...

Glad you all like it! Thank you very much! I will have to make more... Once the dust settles!

For those who haven't ready Howard Tayler's webcomic "Schlock Mercenary" here is the origin story of the Maxim 32 above from his blog. Seems appropriate. Also, beware, that webcomic is addictive and has a DEEP archive (even though he finished the story).

Maxim 32. Everything is amphibious if you can get back out of the water. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries (Howard Tayler "Schlock Mercenary") Well, had a bit of a flood this morning. 8"/200 ish mm of water hit in overnight. We have a paper Armored vehicle down! Well...

Sharing my secret sauce! Well, not really... I think I actually learned this here. I just happened to film myself and blabber unscripted about it. Here's to all the Zealots who taught me this recipe among many others!

Wow, I have been working on this since November 2023?! Yikes! I know it takes me a while to build... Well, I have had quite a few 3D printed distractions (well, hundreds really). Final paint and assembly complete! That's a build!

Final assembly and painting in progress! After priming in a dark burnt umber (Rustoleum dark brown camo), I dry brushed a layer of raw sienna and highlighted with another lighter drybrush of ivory. Once dry, I used Army Painter Speedpaints for the base color. These are similar to ink washes...

I have now gotten all of the major sub assemblies built and primed! Sepia acrylic ink for the track, rattle can dark brown (burnt umber) camo paint for the rest.

I finally put down my Battletech long enough to knock out this Ma Duece (Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun) looking heavy stubber...

Sadly, when I looked for it, the video was no longer available. The YouTuber was a doll house miniaturist who was making a steampunk machine for one of her dollhouses, and I suspect she might of moved it behind a Member/Patreon paywall since I saw it.

Got some progress during the week! Greebles slowly getting added. Found a new rivet technique recently on YouTube to try, using canopy glue in a Luer lock bottle. It seems to work rather nicely!

There is some progress today on this build! Got the crew all built and painted. They are Mad Robot Miniatures bits (Classic Tanker heads, Crewman torsos, and fatigue arms and legs).

Final painting! Still needs some clear coat to seal it up though. Primer texture isn't too much of an issue on the final product. I do plan on revisiting this model in the future now that Inhave built one, enjoyed the build, and read all of Silveroxide's notes on his design thread for this...

Ran into some issues with the primer... but that texture at this scale may not be a huge issue.