Skink AA Tank 28mm by deweycat

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

* note - v. 2 loaded on 24April2018. The hull has had some tools added; the gun pack improved and fit into the recesses of the hull make for a good paring. please check pics on this model or on historical photos for correct placement of the barrels. I have retained the option of a turret without the barrels in which 1mm brass or aluminium rod can be used, but with the new weapon pack; I think a printed barrel will work well for most
This is a 28mm (1/56th scale) model of a Canadian WW2 Anti Aircraft tank, the "Skink". The Skink was built on the chassis of a Canadian built Grizzly tank; which is essentially an M4A1. The turret holds four x 20mm Polsten auto cannons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink_anti-aircraft_tank
I based it on the M4A1 from manifold destiny's https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1037138; upscaling it.
I crafted the turret using Tinkercad.
I have included two turret options; one with the cannon barrels and a second without the barrels, as dependent on your choice of settings and filament, thin barrels can be fragile. I use 1mm aluminium tubing or even sometimes just segments of the jumbo paperclips to simulate barrels. In the barrel-less option, I have left recesses in the gun mounts to aid securing the added barrels.