Tank Cutaways (Part 1 - CG Modelled & Rendered)
I have spent nearly 20 years creating art for Military Books. Of course in the old days I drew & painted them over a three week period but now modelling them in 3d has made the process much faster! As always gathering reference has been the hardest part of getting the art work going. Sometimes I have had to 100% build the model from plans!
Italian M14/41 Heavy Tank cutaway, Osprey Publishing. Rare tank to get good reference but I managed to find enough to complete it.
Sherman tank "Beelzebub" complete with snorkelling kit to wade ashore in the pacific theatre and anti stick bomb wire meshing.
Sherman tank converted as a flame thrower, in action in Germany late WW2.
3D Cutaway Art of M5 Priest Self Propelled Artillery Gun, Osprey Publishing.
Sherman tank completed in line for a publisher, used in Sony adverting too!
Char B1 heavy tank - Char de Bataille, a "battle tank" fighting enemy armour, a very expensive and powerful tank the french built in small numbers in the 2nd World war. It was just too complicated to build in any numbers.
The Italian L3 35 light tank or tankette,carried a two-man crew protected by 12 mm of welded armour. Used here in the desert while fighting with Rommel and the Africa Korps.