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Post by ironcladgames on Jan 11, 2017 19:16:08 GMT
Hey Everyone, Today I want to show you the upcoming Holt Tractor WIP! It is being sculpted by Darren Greenaway and can be built as the tractor, or the artillery piece. Let me know what you think! -Joe
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Post by loyalist on Jan 11, 2017 20:21:23 GMT
I think the tractor looks good Joe, but would prefer both versions to have an armored cab. Makes sense to me as even Flivvers have basic cab armor. If I was building it I'd make the cab doors as tall as possible for easier access and make them rectangular. These things would be built as quickly as possible and an oval door and frame would probably take longer to fabricate than a rectangular one.
Have you thought about adding the frame at the front with a single wheel that was a distinctive feature of the real Holt tractor?
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Post by scottwashburn on Jan 11, 2017 20:31:41 GMT
Oh very nice!
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Post by ironcladgames on Jan 11, 2017 21:35:01 GMT
I think the tractor looks good Joe, but would prefer both versions to have an armored cab. Makes sense to me as even Flivvers have basic cab armor. If I was building it I'd make the cab doors as tall as possible for easier access and make them rectangular. These things would be built as quickly as possible and an oval door and frame would probably take longer to fabricate than a rectangular one. Have you thought about adding the frame at the front with a single wheel that was a distinctive feature of the real Holt tractor? I've asked Darren about the wheel, this is as mentioned a WIP.
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Post by loyalist on Jan 11, 2017 22:43:04 GMT
I think the tractor looks good Joe, but would prefer both versions to have an armored cab. Makes sense to me as even Flivvers have basic cab armor. If I was building it I'd make the cab doors as tall as possible for easier access and make them rectangular. These things would be built as quickly as possible and an oval door and frame would probably take longer to fabricate than a rectangular one. Have you thought about adding the frame at the front with a single wheel that was a distinctive feature of the real Holt tractor? I've asked Darren about the wheel, this is as mentioned a WIP. That's why I was making suggestions. :>) I'll need several of the unarmed version when available.
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Post by morbius on Jan 13, 2017 11:26:54 GMT
I would have expected the door to be the same as that used on the back of the Baldwin Mk III. Commonality of parts etc.
Craig
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Post by loyalist on Jan 13, 2017 11:46:44 GMT
I would have expected the door to be the same as that used on the back of the Baldwin Mk III. Commonality of parts etc. Craig Good point Craig. It would be easy to take an impression of the Mk II door with a 2 part silicon mould, then make a pair of resin doors and add them to the cabin. The engine detail is very well done but I wonder if there should be armored shutters over it, at least for the armed version. That would make the model easier to mould too.
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Post by ironcladgames on Jan 13, 2017 16:07:17 GMT
I would have expected the door to be the same as that used on the back of the Baldwin Mk III. Commonality of parts etc. Craig A few still survive in militia and training units, while some have been relegated to static defense roles around America's cities. No commonality of parts due to them being outdated and not made anymore.
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Post by mikedski on Jan 13, 2017 17:06:41 GMT
Seated crewman?
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Post by hardlec on Feb 5, 2017 21:33:35 GMT
It might be a good idea to move the gun and the exhaust tube further apart.
I would like to see an unarmed model with and without an "armored" cab. An open cab will be far more comfortable, but an enclosed cab will protect the crew from gas.
There is already a good number of trailers available. A trailer with tracks might be a good addition. The idea would be an early version of an articulated vehicle.
Several fans have coveted a railroad gun. A holt tractor as the locomotive of a "land train" would seem to make sense. Especially as the Martians have been tearing up the railroad tracks. A trailer with a big gun should be fun.
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Post by ironcladgames on Feb 21, 2017 21:41:57 GMT
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Post by David N.Tanner 07011959 on Feb 22, 2017 1:35:46 GMT
OH, now that I like
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Post by hardlec on Feb 22, 2017 3:25:17 GMT
I really like the armored cab and gun. The wheel in the front might be a good addition to the tankette.
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Post by David N.Tanner 07011959 on Feb 22, 2017 14:37:10 GMT
hardlec is right about putting the wheel on the tankette. Good idea.
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Post by loyalist on Mar 1, 2017 0:44:06 GMT
It's looking more like a real Holt tractor. Well done.
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