3d printed Land Cruiser

Łukasz Gliński
What an ugly tank! 😛

Robert Podkoński
That's why I like it 😄

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Oh yes 👍

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, WhiteGlint! It's good to have you aboard 🙂

Bruce Huxtable
Brushes next? Have you been testing distressing techniques, Robert? Watching with keen interest, of course 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your interest, Bruce. No, I have not yet tried such techniques - perhaps this will be a good opportunity... 😉

Ben M
A mark viii! Looks great. I want to build the us version of this sometime.

Robert Podkoński
In fact, I would be much more happy to built the tank from "Indiana Jones: the Last Crusade"... But if you don't have what you like, you like what you have 😉

John Hughes
Robert, here's your chance!
https://ebay.co.uk/itm/18429..98:g🤔EsAAOSwVOtewxK8

Robert Podkoński
Thank you, John, much appreciated... if it only was cheaper... much cheaper 😉

John Hughes
Yes, Robert. 1/72 in size, 1/35 in price!

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Two birds with one stone, no?

Robert Podkoński
I wish it was the other way round 😄

John Hughes
Don't we all!

Ben M
Sure is long and skinny. Had to make steering "interesting"

gorby
That looks a very interesting project Robert. I've not seen any F&A Minatures models built before. It looks very nicely printed.

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your interest, Ben and Gorby 🙂 To the best of my knowledge F&A is a new player. There are marks of 'layers' noticeable here and there when you look really close at it, but overall the level of detail is awesome...

Tom B.
Looks like some really nice print-quality! And one doesn´t see a Mk. VIII Liberty that often 👍

Robert Podkoński
IMHO the quality of the print is superb, and the detail is fantastic, Tom. Still, I would prefer few details to be provided separately (like the security(?) rails above the rear fragments of the tracks. These are very fragile and brittle - I managed to break one 😭 - I substituted it with a piece of square polistyrene rod...

Ben M
The rails are for an unditching beam [img1]

Robert Podkoński
I'm afraid in the case of Mark VIII these were not for this purpose, Ben. First of all, the rails are only on the back fragment of the tank (I cannot imagine how such a beam would run through the front superstructure...). Second, notice the fact that the rails in Mark VIII are outside the tracks (please take a closer look at photos #5 and #6 above)

Ben M
Huh! I wonder what they are for then!

John Hughes
Could the rails be to stop the tank throwing a track when turning? The length to width ratio of the vehicle did cause it to twist the tracks when turning.

Robert Podkoński
I think you are right, John.

Simon Nagorsnik
Like it!
Interesting vehicle, good looking paint job and the right measure of weathering!
What do you want more?!😁

Bruce Huxtable
My God, now it has been to the wars! Superb weathering, Robert. It's the total opposite to your pristine aviation models!

Łukasz Gliński
That looks really good 👍

Robert Podkoński
Thank you very much, Mates, you all are too kind to me 🙂

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Very nice weathered look. 👍
All that dirt and chipping, great job.

Robert Podkoński
Thank you, Robin, much appreciated!

Ben M
Looks great!

Robert Podkoński
Thanks, Ben!

Marcin Dudek
Grate work, I like the weathering - not to heavy, looks natural 👍

Robert Podkoński
Dzięki! 😉

Ben M
The weathering is great! I enjoyed this build.

Robert Podkoński
I am happy to hear that, Ben. Thank you! 🙂