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Post by cowboycentaur on Jan 31, 2024 7:27:45 GMT -9
Just noticed that this is still available ... and on sale! I saw that the other day! I was wondering who's it was.
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 6, 2024 4:31:54 GMT -9
Dakhsa finally started The released Dakhsa body is level across the top, where this one has that little valley. Not having the released version, I don't know if there are other differences. The valley makes for a more interesting design, but complicates the build. tomoko must have decided that the visual interest did not balance well with the added fiddliness
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 19, 2024 14:19:36 GMT -9
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 20, 2024 8:05:50 GMT -9
I don't know if I'm the only one who studies models to find nuances. I think a lot of folks just like the looks of something and crank it out. I also try to guess why authors change things. Tomoko made the body level at the top for the 'released' version to simplify things and allow for a revolving turret ... at least that's my guess. Take a look at the pre-release version The circular turret support is a little obnoxious. If you start mounting it to the valley area, getting it flush with the edge of the turret is difficult. It just gets a mind of its own. If you start by mounting it to the turret base, it is hard to get a flush fit in the valley. The top of the turret is also somewhat complex, but that adds considerably more visual interest than the turret support. I always pre-shape parts. It's easiest to glue two things that fit together. On the upper surface of the turret, I think it will be best to start at the vertical surface at the rear, then the horizontal rear plate, then the top and move forward. On the support, I will put it in the valley. Wish me luck
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 20, 2024 12:20:19 GMT -9
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 20, 2024 13:27:15 GMT -9
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Post by okumarts on Feb 21, 2024 4:58:29 GMT -9
I am so glad that I enlarged this. Parts are still pretty small How much did you enlarge this by?
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 21, 2024 5:50:30 GMT -9
I enlarged the Light Tank Dakhsa by 20%. That's as far as I could go and still have everything fit comfortably on the page. And because I want all of my tomoko stuff to look right next to each other, everything is at 20% enlargement. Part of this is that I am using the sw_bfe_miniatures_update_010_terrain_elements Alpha file as my source. This had been available on the Steel Warriors VK page. As far as his Released files, all I have are his miniatures, not the released models. I am kicking myself for missing them. EDIT -- I believe that when the project started, the scale was 1/72. By the end of the project, everything was closer to RPG scales. If I remember correctly (meaning 'I am probably wrong') Final versions were roughly 25mm.
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