Well, I have been absent for a while... so now that I have returned I thought I would share my latest project, even though it is complete.
I picked up a pair of Coelians recently, and decided to do them as Coelian #1 and #2. For a bit of history, the Coelian was a design that put two 37mm flak guns in a powered, enclosed turret mounted on a panther chassis. The vehicle never made it past the wood mock up phase. So for my first Coelian, I wanted to go just past the mock up. I decided on a heavily weathered Panther hull, with a rather fresh turret. Up until the last 24 hours, I wasnt totally sure where the turret was going, until I saw a post here [you guys can guess which one. lol]. The hull has a lot of rust and weathering, and the entire underside and the backs of the wheels, under the fenders, and some other surfaces have dirt and grime. Most of the hulls used for something like the Coelian would have been rinsed off when they were brought into the factory. So most areas would be relatively clean, with other areas retaining the dirt. The turret was only lightly weathered. I gave it the vehicle #1 and for the turret date, well... we'll see who gets it.
Anyway, on with the pics...
I also have a Sturmtiger that will have a similar look once finished.
I picked up a pair of Coelians recently, and decided to do them as Coelian #1 and #2. For a bit of history, the Coelian was a design that put two 37mm flak guns in a powered, enclosed turret mounted on a panther chassis. The vehicle never made it past the wood mock up phase. So for my first Coelian, I wanted to go just past the mock up. I decided on a heavily weathered Panther hull, with a rather fresh turret. Up until the last 24 hours, I wasnt totally sure where the turret was going, until I saw a post here [you guys can guess which one. lol]. The hull has a lot of rust and weathering, and the entire underside and the backs of the wheels, under the fenders, and some other surfaces have dirt and grime. Most of the hulls used for something like the Coelian would have been rinsed off when they were brought into the factory. So most areas would be relatively clean, with other areas retaining the dirt. The turret was only lightly weathered. I gave it the vehicle #1 and for the turret date, well... we'll see who gets it.
Anyway, on with the pics...
I also have a Sturmtiger that will have a similar look once finished.
