Tamiya 1/48 Crusader

Gadfly · Post by **Gadfly** » November 27th, 2015, 8:04 pm

Hi,

Here is my Tamiya 1/48 Crusader.

Depicting a Crusader 1 of A squadron 6th RTR 7th Armoured Division Operation 'Crusader' Nov-Dec 1941.

I'm currently making a base for it but the main model is complete.

Thanks for looking...

Gadfly

iggie · Post by **iggie** » November 27th, 2015, 8:09 pm

Really smart! I like that a lot

Clashcityrocker · November 28th, 2015, 10:28 am

Very nice. looking forward to seeing it on a base.

Nigel

PTB11 · Post by **PTB11** » November 28th, 2015, 12:45 pm

Exquisite work.

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » November 28th, 2015, 6:03 pm

Top marks GF, that is a superb Crusader, the weathering is spot on IMHO.

November 29th, 2015, 1:40 am

Is that one of their metal(heavy) hull kits ? It sits so nicely on the tracks, unlike a plastic hull. Good job !

Gadfly · Post by **Gadfly** » November 29th, 2015, 4:42 am

Thanks for the kind words and positive feedback.

Yes the hull on this is die cast. The tracks are styrene link and length.

I began a base for it here is an image. Let me know what you think..

Cheers
Gadfly.

iggie · Post by **iggie** » November 29th, 2015, 11:13 am

The base looks excellent!

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » November 29th, 2015, 12:13 pm

Wonderful, that is an excellent display/dio base

Post by **PaulBradley** » November 29th, 2015, 12:42 pm

Very nice!

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » November 30th, 2015, 4:57 am

Nice groundwork, it looks nice.

Nigel

BWP · Post by **BWP** » November 30th, 2015, 7:22 am

jRatz wrote:Is that one of their metal(heavy) hull kits ? It sits so nicely on the tracks, unlike a plastic hull. Good job !

All of the Tamiya 1/48 kits feature styrene tracks, which are always going to be glued to the wheels (I would expect) -- so the metal hulls that Tamiya uses in these kits are completely useless.

It wouldn't be a problem (maybe) if the metal hulls featured exquisite detail -- but in fact, those that I have seen are very plain and simplistic, and (contrary to the claims on the box) detract from the kit's overall accuracy, rather than enhance it. Too bad if you need to add some detail that you can't glue on!

Fortunately, for the older kits, you can often obtain resin replacement hulls which provide the missing detail. Even better, the newer kits have abandoned the use of metal hulls, instead offering metal weights that can be placed inside the hull if (for some bizarre reason) you think the kit needs to be "heavier".

All of that aside ... great work, Gadfly!

Gadfly · Post by **Gadfly** » November 30th, 2015, 7:54 am

Thanks for the kind words.

It's nearing completion I'll post up som further images once it's done.

The metal hull on the Crudader wasn't a problem for me.
Cheers
GF

Przemek · Post by **Przemek** » December 2nd, 2015, 12:57 am

Łooooooołłłłłł..... Very nicely done tank. The way I like, as I like!
Przemek

Marek · Post by **Marek** » December 2nd, 2015, 5:19 pm

That crusader is very stunning! Even more so on the base. Very nicely done!

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