Cardboard TATRA SOT guntruck

[HUNMARINE]

Before I start, let me introduce to you our new custom group:
Syndicate of Hungarian Custom Makers:
final circle version by America Capitan, on Flickr

We are a small Hungarian customizer group specifing on different "1/18th" or "3 and 3/4 inch" figure custom making.
We are trying to use as much creative technique as posssible to solve and aprroach different executions, so our customs
can develop each time when we doing something new. Also we are always opened for new things and ready to help out
fellow collectors and hobby lovers if we can
Here are our facebook link where you can check out our custom works:
https://www.facebook.com/Syndicate-of-Hungarian-Custom-Makers-561039921033668/


If you remember, long time ago I did a cardboard truck from a Shoebox
https://www.fighting118th.com/forum/threads/shoebox-m939-truck.6868/#post-272392


So I get back to the idea, how can I develop the technique and building methods/process...so I choosed a simple model, made by great papercraft designer Rawen at the scale of 1/43: TATRA SOT guntruck.
I"ve built up the original model out of paper..here:
47580439_457467104659471_7580234497069678592_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

47679700_296811024308237_8510385127593869312_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

47681245_345055796044785_8679431235023405056_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

Than I decided to scale it up nearly to 1/18 and make it Joe compatible. Here are the results

n28 by America Capitan, on Flickr

DSCN9180 by America Capitan, on Flickr

DSCN9181 by America Capitan, on Flickr

DSCN9184 by America Capitan, on Flickr

DSCN9185 by America Capitan, on Flickr

DSCN9182 by America Capitan, on Flickr

DSCN9183 by America Capitan, on Flickr

DSCN9186 by America Capitan, on Flickr

 

[HUNMARINE]

And of course some WIP photos as usual

48391074_2320972621471230_7646861972545208320_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

49009421_2112712572124444_8835568221244358656_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

48407864_816478565373587_8786337356182454272_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

48427616_2118903814833233_2044515711203672064_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

49035836_358627484924171_2533759455980421120_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

49135357_2562714623768680_619424753274322944_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

48427739_330527207673483_579422789384011776_n by America Capitan, on Flickr

Thanks for watching!

 

[Videoviper]

Very cool

 

[HUNMARINE]

Very cool

Thank you!

 

[hardcorps]

I saw this on Hisstank. You gotta check out his group's facebook page, pretty nice stuff.

 

[First Aid]

Whoah!! What software did you use to scale up the template? Would like to know

 

[HUNMARINE]

Thanks =)
I had use no special software at all. I scaled up the seat parts first, so the figure can sit on it perfectly. And than part by part I adjusted everything else using my ruler, Paint and Word. Thats it. =)

 

[First Aid]

damn, that must have been hard.

Did you have any reference for the measurements?

 

[HUNMARINE]

Well...yeah ...I know we live in a new technology times, but for me it was easier to use the "given" soft then find a special one.

For reference I used a figure Any new Joe will be good for that. I sit him on a sheet of paper and just draw the seat around. And than I just adjusted the seat pieces first...than the floor...and so on.. every detail piece by piece.