The rear stowage racks, side land mine racks and front ditch roller mechanism were all made from brass strips, tube, bar stock etc. The soldiers were bashed together from various resin parts cast from a number of RTV molds I have made. They were fashioned in a variety of poses to show different relationships and functions that might exist among a motorized infantry squad. And for those of you with a keen eye, you might have picked up on most of the small details (guns, canteens, small packs, etc) being 1/18[SUP]th[/SUP] scale from 21[SUP]st[/SUP] Century figures.
A special note about the 50 cal MG shroud. This is made from .040 thick styrene strips held in place around a wood form. Then heated in a microwave for 2 mins and cooled in a freezer for 10 mins. The shape came out perfect and the 2 parts were then glued together for the needed form. The MG ring mounted inside the shroud is a resin casting. The master was fabricated from a brass I-beam used to make an RTV mold. Both brass and styrene strips were used for the mounting brackets holding the ring to the shroud. The pintel bracket which the 50 cal mounts into (and which slides around the ring) was made from bits and pieces of brass tube and styrene.
Total construction time to create and paint the model was about 30 hrs over a period of a month. Hope you enjoyed the pics. PP
Last edited by Panzerpaul; 05-06-2014 at 07:13 PM.