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Improved Hydra

Posted by Spurticus Rex on Jan 31, 2010; 8:48pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Improved-Hydra-tp4491012.html

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Been especially busy recently, this is another work in progress.
This is Forgeworlds Hydra Flak tank conversion, one of their earliest conversions.
The detail is a little mushy in places but still very good, its easy to assemble and to improve.
When I looked at the kit I found there were no instructions for the tank chassis, but it went together easily enough.
I looked at the turret, and noticed that there is only a tiny close range radar, fitted in the front.
I thought this was a bit impractical so I added a larger radar on the turret rear.
This makes it similar to the German Gepard flak tank, it has a long range acquisition radar and a finer close range engagement radar for attacking.
The radar was built from the spares box, its built from a pair of etched blanking grills from an SU27 Flanfer, fitted to a piece of churchill tank suspension, with other odd bits for added realism.
I also added some spare barrel boxes onto the sides, just to add detail.
Hope you like the progress so far.
I want to die in my sleep, like my dad.
Not screaming in terror like his passengers