Sledgehammer Project; Pt XXV - Taurox Build

I was able to get some more build time in on the Taurox and the basic build is complete at this point. There are a number of pieces that I will attach after some initial paintwork is completed like the roof over the cab and the rear armor plate with the round door. I probably should have left the suspension off as well and painted that separately, another live and learn moment.

The Bison suspension parts from Blood & Skulls (Machinator248 on ebay)

Completed Taurox subsections, these will remain unattached until after some initial paint work is completed.

Putting the Bison halftracks together.

On the Taurox suspension the angle bracket on the edge needs to be removed

And now just to file it smooth

I may have the resin bar from the Bison parts upside down, but I'm not going to sweat it.

The same plastic surgery needs to take place for the front.

Then just attach the whole sub-assembly to the Taurox chassis.

Ready to roll. The only thing that irritates me about this vehicle is its to short. If the back end was another inch longer the proportions would look better. I'm not going to go to that much work though for what will be a secondary point of interest on the diorama.

The detail on the inside is going to be hard to reach if I glue the cab top and the rear hull plate on.

I'm leaving off the top armor plate for the back for that "topless" halftrack look.

Sledgehammer Project; Preparation Pt XXI - More Acquisitions

Moving along with the Taurox side of the Sledgehammer project the Bison half track set arrived over the weekend. I found these resin cast parts on eBay. The eBay seller name is Machinator248 (also known as Blood & Skulls Industry) and they have a large selection of resin aftermarket detail parts for GW kits. There are a number of different suspension options in their store for the Taurox, two versions for half tracks (Bison and Buffalo), one six wheeled (Longhorn) and one eight wheeled (Wildebeest). I wanted something with at least some track on it so I opted for the half track option.

The parts arrived on Saturday and I am quite pleased with them. The resin is well cast, no bubbles, that I can find, at least on the important surfaces. There is a minor amount of flash that I would expect with any hand poured resin cast and is easily cleaned up. The detail is nice and crisp, naturally there are some mold lines running through that detail, that's just the way things go. If you are looking for some aftermarket parts for your GW kits or anything else for that matter you should take a look at their extensive selection.