Charles Reading shares with us a scratch built futuristic orb tank in a diorama titled “Tumbleweed Tank”.

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That is brilliant ,I love this sort of thing, well done Charles
Thanks for posting Darren

Really nice build. How did you achieved the casted metal type surface of the tank?

Steampunk at it's best!

Looks the part to me



Nice work !

H.P.

Looked cool to me.

Almost as weird as this. (Image snatched from the WWW, no credit given.)

At least this one made it to the testing ground



H.P.

Makes for a cool model, that's for sure.

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Isavn(Peelou75),

In answer to your question, The finished 'tank' was first sprayed with a light grey automotive primer. When that had sufficently dried I rubbed powered graphite on all surfaces with a small piece of cotton.

Cheers,
C.

I hope you removed the hamster before it was complete! Very convincing job, the masked infantryman is superb.regards, Rog.

I really like this one; I am awed by the concept and excution both. Then I started wondering if Popular Science did a follow-up article about a giant golf club/anti-tumbleweed tank weapon. . .

great job, perfect diorama.

That is too cool

Genius!

Well done!! I love to see imaginative alternate-history designs like this. Sort of a Steampunk esthetic.

Charles, I still enjoy this one the most of all your dio's.

Thanks again for all the comments. Hey Spades, how have you been? It's been a while. I was wondering if any of the old group was still around.

Hi Charles, yeah, its been too long huh ? Im still around, just havent posted as much as I used too. With my son in the Scouts and all the activities we do.

Cant seem to find time for myself, lol. But im still building and joined the local club here in orange county, AMPS. We should get together when your in town.

Lou, I know the feeling. I dropped out for a couple years busy with other things on top of a major creative block! Hopefully back into it now!

Superb job, Charles. Very, very cool.

Chris

WOW REALLY NICE WORK! I have been wanting to see more pictures of this thing for years. I seem to remember a model in FSM or GSM a few years back and was really excited by it, is this the same one?

Cheers

Thank you Alex for the kind words. This model was in FSM in a IPMS Natl's wrap up article.

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.