Post by enakan on Sept 9, 2021 14:19:39 GMT
I think I mentioned that I have TONS more Tripods than I do have US Armor.......
So I've been searching, just like Governor Colquitt in Scott Washburn's book "Texas Salient", for weapons systems to help defend the Lone Star State. Went ahead and built some LRSC cars and the Wichita Six Shooter like he describes.
I have the spare rails set aside to make some Coyotes too, when i get back on track for them.
Anyways, I figured with the French assistance the Texicans made some new European friends, and have been shipped some Renault steam tractors, which they have used all available machine shops to make into more steam tanks for their under supplied units.
I started out with this kit, the MAIN reason was that it had TWO tanks in it, for around the same price as other comparable kits which only have one model per box. The model is very basic with very few parts, there are two treads, two body halves, and a three part turret.
I trimmed the mounting pegs on the body parts to make them shorter, as I wanted the treads to fit closer to the body. I did not use the turret at all, since it only has room for the one MG. I can use those for scenery or fortification add on's later.
The first one I did I actually used some rounded sprue plastic which I shaved more round to simulate a 3" or 4" gun barrel. Then used a pin vise to drill out the gun barrel. The coal hatch on the rear of the AQMF steam tanks looks REALLY GOOD for the top hatch of the Armadillo, I had some barrel mounts which I had cut the guns from for other conversions, so I sawed them down for the hatch on top of the hull, then put the steam hatch on top of it.
So I've been searching, just like Governor Colquitt in Scott Washburn's book "Texas Salient", for weapons systems to help defend the Lone Star State. Went ahead and built some LRSC cars and the Wichita Six Shooter like he describes.
I have the spare rails set aside to make some Coyotes too, when i get back on track for them.
Anyways, I figured with the French assistance the Texicans made some new European friends, and have been shipped some Renault steam tractors, which they have used all available machine shops to make into more steam tanks for their under supplied units.
I started out with this kit, the MAIN reason was that it had TWO tanks in it, for around the same price as other comparable kits which only have one model per box. The model is very basic with very few parts, there are two treads, two body halves, and a three part turret.
I trimmed the mounting pegs on the body parts to make them shorter, as I wanted the treads to fit closer to the body. I did not use the turret at all, since it only has room for the one MG. I can use those for scenery or fortification add on's later.
The first one I did I actually used some rounded sprue plastic which I shaved more round to simulate a 3" or 4" gun barrel. Then used a pin vise to drill out the gun barrel. The coal hatch on the rear of the AQMF steam tanks looks REALLY GOOD for the top hatch of the Armadillo, I had some barrel mounts which I had cut the guns from for other conversions, so I sawed them down for the hatch on top of the hull, then put the steam hatch on top of it.
