No Love for Southern Cross?

[CoryHolmes]

On 10/14/2024 at 10:04 AM, tekering said:

I've painted my first 1:48 ATAC trooper...

The Hovertank is that big in robot mode?  I always assumed it was roughly 3.5 humans tall.  That looks a bit... bigger than that.

[captain america]

On 10/14/2024 at 1:04 PM, tekering said:

I've painted my first 1:48 ATAC trooper...

*HEAVY BREATHING INTENSIFIES*

[Seto Kaiba]

11 hours ago, CoryHolmes said:

The Hovertank is that big in robot mode?  I always assumed it was roughly 3.5 humans tall.  That looks a bit... bigger than that.

The hover tank is only supposed to be about 6 m tall. So yeah about 3 to 3 and 1/2 people tall. 

Still, look at the detail work there. Tekering is out here putting the official licensees to shame again.

[tekering]

10 hours ago, CoryHolmes said:

That looks a bit... bigger than that.

You are correct.  Moscato knows Tatsunoko stats aren't worth the paper they're printed on, so he's scaled the mecha up a whopping 150% this time... and even then, a 1:48 pilot figure just barely fits between the arms:

"Tanku-Robo" stands 19.7cm tall in robot mode, which works out to a 9.45 meter battloid... much larger than the official 6.2m height.

As a result, the model is roughly equal in height to a Master Grade Gundam kit, making it easy to customize with Bandai parts:

As I've stated in the "Tanku-Robo" thread, I have a lot of niggling issues with this particular kit... but scale is not one of them. 

I couldn't be happier with the size. 

[tekering]

Together at last! 

[Bolt]

That's a beautiful thing there.

[Big s]

Love the group pic at the bottom 

[shazam]

4 hours ago, tekering said:

Together at last! 

Outstanding!🤩

[sh9000]

https://animelosangeles.org/project/tomonori-kogawa-guest-of-honor/

Tomomori Kogawa at Anime Los Angeles.

[505thAirborne]

[Major Tom]

13 hours ago, tekering said:

Together at last! 

Love your works and dedication. Great job Ted!

[captain america]

17 hours ago, tekering said:

Together at last! 

A Southern Cross wet dream come true!! At some point I'll have to update this pic with your lovely Tanku-Robo builds.

[tekering]

2 hours ago, captain america said:

At some point I'll have to update this pic with your lovely Tanku-Robo builds.

Since you like to add digital backgrounds to my pics, Cap', I thought I'd try and save you the work this time:

Maybe one of these images could be used for a future reissue. ☺️

[shazam]

8 hours ago, tekering said:

Since you like to add digital backgrounds to my pics, Cap', I thought I'd try and save you the work this time:

Maybe one of these images could be used for a future reissue. ☺️

Looking good with the background images.

[CoryHolmes]

Oh, that is BEAUTIFUL!  So much so that the swear censors on this site are overloading trying to clean up what I'm saying 😁

 

Amazing work from both the sculptor and the builder!

[Convectuoso]

Back from the dead, Meptoys just posted this:

 

 

[Big s]

3 hours ago, Convectuoso said:

Back from the dead, Meptoys just posted this:

 

 

I thought they disappeared for good