Tanks & Trolls

Famo & 88mm Anti-tank gun

Building the famous '88 has been a plan of mine for a while but being the typical tight Yorkshireman I just didnt want to part with the ammounts of cash that the Resin kits are currently going for.

Imagine my joy when I came across this little fella in my local gift shop for around 40 quid! I was doing backflips I can tell you :OP

Ok, so it may not be as detailed as its Verlinden counterpart but its a hell of a lot cheaper and with a little plastic card magic if you squint and look slightly to the left you can hardly tell the difference!

Gun in tow, ready to go give some poor Shermans a world of hurt...	Generous coat of German grey, few spots of rust here and there and it's polished up nicely :O)	Deployed and ready for action, SIR!
Close up of the business end	The bogies now painted, always like how a lick of paint brings all those odds and ends together..magic!	Breach of the '88, as stated, it really isnt as detailed as the Verlinden kit. It is much more robust however (I can be a clumsy oaf) and certainly leaves a few more pennies in the pocket for more projects!
The bucket is for, erm, well, use your imagination!	For an idea of size, thats a 1/16 Tiggy 1 behind, scary uh?	The original gun, meant for desktop display really, all metal VERY heavy, I can vouch for that, I still have the bruise where I dropped it on my foot!
With a little plastic card and a couple of spare afternoons here's what it looks like! Decided to build the transport bogies too as I think it adds a lot of interest to the model, have plans to build the Famo halftrack to display with it so added bonus!	Close up of the bogies. Dug deep into the good old bits box again, they are actually built onto a plastic Cowboys and Indians wagon!	Another shot showing how the gun shield is connected to the main gun
Lick of paint, a little weathering and it looks quite smart! Certainly looks the part next to the other axis armour :O)	Little bit of stowage always finishes these things off in my opinion. The rivets are simply sliced from an appropriately sized round plastic rod and stuck on individually, very easy but effective technique I find	Another nice view, note the filter on the side is actually the original bosch headlamp...waste not want not!
Picked up a cheap 21st century halftrack off ebay to base the Famo on, after assaulting it with the dremel this is what I was left with!	The main structure was built from plastic card and cardboard	Cut the rivets from plastic sprue and glued them on one at a time, fun!
The wheel and dashboard were taken from the original halftrack	Shot showing details on teh front of the Famo