Here is my 1/40-somethingish scale MT-LB, seen here with a T-55 to raise the tone somewhat. And it's not often a T-55 has that effect. And yes, my model is too wide but it does have a vague look of MT-LB to it.
The lower hull MT-LB started off as a block of insulation foam which was then carved roughly to shape.
The upper hull and hatches are made from balsa and the turret came from the spares box.
A first coat of (Dulux!) green paint. The running gear was from the BMP-1 pdf I bought and
featured here previously.
Marks out of 10? Go on, be honest.
Very nice work there Tim. Any movement on a set of rules?
ReplyDeleteConrad Kinch
ReplyDeleteThanks. The rules are coming along nicely and we still intend to have them published in time for the 2015 campaigning season!
8.5 marks for looks and 10 out of 10 for effort.
ReplyDeleteI think. The width looks correct but I am sure they are longer beasties.
A really good carve up!
Paul Foster
ReplyDeleteQuite so - the width to length ratio is out but it'll do to be going on with.
Nice bodge. 'Nuff said, really. Looking forward to more.
ReplyDeleteIf it walks like a duck, talks like a duck then it's a duck unless it is a cow with mad cow disease.
ReplyDeleteIf it is used on the tabletop I would give it a ten.
Archduke Piccolo
ReplyDeleteThere hasn't been much modelling activity of late - this was built last month.
Jim Duncan
ReplyDeleteIt has already been used in a game. As befits a real MT-LB, nobody noticed...
Works for me :)
ReplyDeleteJust finished Phil Barker's Airfix Ancient Wargaming booklet
Shades of ingenuity in creating your own figures from chopped up Airfix poses seems to be alive and well
Geordie
ReplyDeleteAh, the old 'Purple Primer'. Splendid book!
I had to laugh/cry when I saw the "this player is making every mistake in the book" diagram .. that was me!
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done Tim. It's horrible; I'm proud of you :-)
ReplyDeleteGeordie
ReplyDeleteTrust me, we've all been there!
Chris Kemp
ReplyDeleteThere speaks an honest man!
I'd give it a 9 as I didn't realize it was a scratch build in the first couple of figures. I don't know if it was just that I don't know what an MT-LB is, or that my eye may have been drawn to the lighter colored tank but I think it did well to look like a vehicle and not stand out. The only thing keeping it from a 10 in my mind, apart from end effects, is the folded edge on one track. Great job.
ReplyDeleteI also go with a 9. The first image did not look like a scratch build. Also as there will be a lot of smoke around them on the battlefield no one needs to know the difference. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job.