The 1979 version is a one-piece body. To that is attached the 4 tread units, the 2 main and 6 secondary batteries, and the conning tower. Later versions all have a two-piece body.
Design by Winchell Chung; Martian Metals sculpture by Forrest Brown
Note: This example is missing the 2 main and 6 secondary batteries, and the conning tower is bent and is missing the top.
The underside has "1978" and "MM" etched in to it.
Mr. Rich Brown is the owner of this extremely rare miniature.
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Owner Mr. Roland Boshnack
The mains are from the 2000 SJ Games sculpt and the secondaries are brass rods.
The old girl needs some TLC. Send her to maintenance shed for an overhaul and refit.
ReplyDeleteSadly, no relation to Forrest as far as I know.
ReplyDeleteShe's been through a some tough scrapes and is getting repairs and body work right now. I'll post an after photo once the base coat of paint is on.
Here's mine, after stripping, repairs, and replacement of the guns. The mains are from the 2000 SJ Games sculpt and the secondaries are brass rod.
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I should also note that I have - or can take - pictures of the remaining Martian Metals line. Well, except for the howitzers, which I do not believe were actually released.
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DeleteI appreciate seeing yours Roland. From your photo, I see that I rebuild my damaged tower to be slightly too large. I'll have to correct that. I can't speak for the OP but I'd like to see photos of the other pieces. If you would when you can, please send them to me (or a link to them) at scarickard@aim.com. Thanks
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