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Post by mikedski on Sept 20, 2016 1:19:03 GMT
The US Army Ordnance Corps placed a premium on recovering damaged Martian machines. Of course there was the obvious scientific and research value of Martian technology but the metal of one machine could make hundreds of anti-tripod shells for conventional artillery or ten of thousands of coated machine gun bullets. The recovered wiring and magnets could handle the incredible demands of the Tesla's electric artillery and new gauss guns on the drawing boards. There was only one vehicle in mind that could pull, drag, or carry a busted tripod.
I used parts from the Air Fix model shown to create a modified command mark IV chasis to carry a crane as well as pull a trailer that would carry the looted tripod. I used spare AQMF artillery wheels on the trailer.
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Post by morbius on Sept 20, 2016 2:54:32 GMT
That is just awesome!!!
Thanks you for also sharing the details of the kit you used.
Craig
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Post by madmorgan on Sept 20, 2016 10:29:11 GMT
Great job!! and you could use the cab to create a proper 'wrecker' for the Field Engineering Unit. Good show - one thing - what is the Airfix stock number; much easier to find at MI.Toy Soldier with that
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Post by Quendil on Sept 20, 2016 11:08:33 GMT
Wow looks great
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Post by mikedski on Sept 20, 2016 11:44:41 GMT
I plan to place a small winch on the head of the trailer and complete the paint job. If and when Ironclad guys come up with a field engineer work shop unit I would then use that as additional support element for the salvage mission ( need to come up with a scenario)
I still have a few unassembled tripods that I can use for the salvage load.
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Post by loyalist on Sept 20, 2016 17:56:55 GMT
I plan to place a small winch on the head of the trailer and complete the paint job. If and when Ironclad guys come up with a field engineer work shop unit I would then use that as additional support element for the salvage mission ( need to come up with a scenario) I still have a few unassembled tripods that I can use for the salvage load. Would the crane fit on top of a Mk II tank?
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Post by mikedski on Sept 21, 2016 2:56:11 GMT
Great job!! and you could use the cab to create a proper 'wrecker' for the Field Engineering Unit. Good show - one thing - what is the Airfix stock number; much easier to find at MI.Toy Soldier with that
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Post by mikedski on Sept 21, 2016 2:58:08 GMT
I plan to place a small winch on the head of the trailer and complete the paint job. If and when Ironclad guys come up with a field engineer work shop unit I would then use that as additional support element for the salvage mission ( need to come up with a scenario) I still have a few unassembled tripods that I can use for the salvage load. Would the crane fit on top of a Mk II tank? What do ya know.
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Post by loyalist on Sept 21, 2016 7:42:33 GMT
Well there's the MK II Wrecker as described in the rules, with a large crane aboard.
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Post by madmorgan on Sept 21, 2016 9:53:04 GMT
Sweet!! What a great solution for an ongoing problem with a lot of our armies. It is important that the humans have some redress for casualties and the use of ambulance & engineering 'repair' units makes sense. I'll be adding the Airfix 03305 item to my next MI.Toy Soldier order thank you!
So does the above leave you with two trucks?? In other words, are you planning to convert the left over cabs into the two workshop trucks?? "... I shiver with antici....pation! dah dum!" LoL.
I can see this being a great unit add to any USA army as well as the 'updated' version that IG will product some day. So you have an 'early' version of the Field Engineering Unit and IGs later war version. Win Win!
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Post by mikedski on Sept 21, 2016 12:25:02 GMT
The trucks are a bit large at 1/76 and too modern in appearance for my aesthetic feel.
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Post by madmorgan on Sept 21, 2016 16:40:29 GMT
Well we all trust your vision on this - ty again for some great AARs and modeling techniques!
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Post by David N.Tanner 07011959 on Sept 21, 2016 19:00:57 GMT
Great idea and even better execution. Two thumbs up!
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Post by madmorgan on Sept 22, 2016 10:37:41 GMT
I see what you mean by 'modern', but maybe with some tinkering with older items and armor, they could be made into the 'workshop' trucks. Time will tell. I just like to use all of a purchase if possible.
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Post by mikedski on Oct 7, 2016 2:14:54 GMT
Change of plans. Saw this steam crane model and I liked the look. The kit had a brief history and this particular crane appeared in 1909. So it did not take much imagination to see it mounted on a Mark IV chasis.
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