1/6 Scale Aliens APC (scratchbuild)

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Marine Boy

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The Mad Max Interceptor build is winding down now, so i like to start a new project as I'm waiting for paint to dry. I'm not going all in on it just yet, as the size of it means I have to clear the other projects from my shed first. I just wanted to tackle the hardest part first, the front end, because of it's multitude of shapes and angles.

Easiest bit first, the driver's door.

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The turret side went together quite quickly, as the base and sides around the turret are horizontal and vertical. Using these faces as a datum, it was fairly easy to determine the angles of the adjoining panels.

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Before attaching the door panel, i had to make sure the whole assembly was perfectly level, so I taped it to a piece of plywood.

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With both sides held in position, it just needed the 2 panels making to join them together. 4 days work so far.

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I'm going to use a sheet of plywood for the chassis, which should stop any body flex. The body sections will be screwed to that.
 
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