BryanKrueger Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 I was pretty excited when I heard that Hasegawa was going to release a 1/35 Nutcracker(Nutrocker) hover tank from the SF3D/Maschinen Krieger series. I was even more excited when I starting seeing photos of it and the sprues at the trade shows. Needless to say, when the kit arrived, I wasted no time in putting it together. It took me about 10 months between home projects to complete but I am finally posting pictures of the Nutcracker. A brief history - The Nutcracker is from the scifi series SF3D/Maschinen Krieger created by Kow Yokoyama. It is an unmanned automated hover tank designed to fill in a weapon gap while the SDR where fighting the Mercenary Army. If you need a SF3D/MaK refresher course, check this timeline The Nutcraker design originally appeared in 1982 as a 1/20 scale full scratchbuld in Hobby Japan magazine. Nitto released a 1/76 scale version which was OK. There have since been numerous 1/35, 1/48, and even 1/20 scale resin garage kits but this is the first 1/35 injection molded kit of the NR. The kit goes together like a dream with a high part count to keep even tread heads happy. I only replaced a few items with mesh and wire and added some additional details because I was having fun with it. Additional images and Build Diary can be found here: 1/35 Nutcracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptucker Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 From MK.com to viewing your work on Timelines and now lucky enough to see the work on the IPMS forum. Welcome Bryan... I hope that people who frequent this board will appreciate your website and the information you share. Your techniques can be applied to many different genres in the hobby. Fantastic work on the Nutcracker dio (or oversized vignette). Glad to see you here... Best, Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Love it! Makes me want to go get one. Add a H35 turret to it with a 105mm cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Holy cow! That is some terrific modeling and super photography to boot! Inspiring work from start to finish! Thanks for sharing Bryan! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanKrueger Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Mark, Gil, Kevin- Thanks guys. This is my first post here, so thanks for the warm welcome. Kevin - Yeah, part of my motivation is to show that sci-fi models don't have to look all "sci-fi-y" does that makes sense.? By applying "realistic weathering" and placing them in a familiar setting, a sci-fi kit becomes more acceptable to those that wouldn't normally look at these things. My other motivation is that the designs are so cool I plan to keep building them for quite a while. Considering the kit stash, good thing I don't plan on changing genres soon. Your techniques can be applied to many different genres in the hobby. I apply the finishes of many differ genres to my kits, so I guess it all goes round and round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptucker Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 don't have to look all "sci-fi-y" So what you're saying is that you won't be modelling a Fireball suit surrounded by Tribbles? I was so hoping for that... Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanKrueger Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 That's the trouble with Tribbles, you never know where they'll show up. Great snack food though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 High in protein? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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