Zeus Panzermech Bolt action/Konflikt 47 proxy

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This Is My First Model I Have Made From Scratch, Designed And Built Entirely By Me. I Created It Using Tinkercad, A 3D Modeling Software That Allows For Precise Control Over Every Aspect Of The Design Process. The Main Body Was Inspired By The Iconic Tiger Tank, With Its Sleek And Aggressive Lines Serving As The Perfect Foundation For This Project. As A Proxy To Replace The Zeus Panzermech From Konflikt 47, I Had To Ensure That It Met Certain Standards Of Scale And Accuracy. However, At The Time I Created It, I Didn't Have Access To A Zeus Model To Compare It Against, So Feedback On The Scale Would Be Appreciated. I've Made Some Updates Since Then, Including Correcting Part Of The Main Body, Where Floating Bolts Needed Realignment, And Making The Detail On The Radiation Tanks Bulkier For Improved Printing On FDM. Unfortunately, Tinkercad Crashed While Exporting The Updated File, Losing The Legs And Gun In The Process. I Was Able To Re-Import Them From Older Files, But They're Now Solid Models, Which Means I'd Have To Recreate Them If I Wanted To Make Any Major Adjustments. To Do So Would Require A Complete Overhaul Of The Design, Which Would Result In A Slightly Different Look. UPDATE 04/Feb/20: After Scaling Up The Model Against Other Files Designed To Be Bolt Action Scale, I Found That What I Had Was Quite Small, So I Made Some Adjustments To Get It Right. I Also Decided To Redo The Entire Gun, Making It Bigger And Thicker For Better FDM Printing Results. Since This Model Is A Tank Hunter, A Bigger Gun Makes Sense, And It Looks Awesome Too! I Also Redid The Legs, Giving Them A More Streamlined Look And Allowing Me To Make Adjustments As Needed. UPDATE 04/Feb/20: Noticing That The Body Was Too Low For The Gun To Do A 360 Past The Legs, I Made Some Adjustments To Get It Right. I Also Raised The Underside Slightly To Make It Look Neater Since It's Now Higher. Higher Body Is V2, While The Lower One Remains As An Option For Those Who Prefer It. UPDATE 05/Feb/20: After Getting My First Test Print Done, I Found A Slight Gap In The Front Panel That Needed Fixing. I Printed The Gun Vertically At .1mm Using The Fat Dragon Games Cura Profile For The Ender 3, And The Body At .16mm With Blocking Supports For The Front Of The Feet. Unfortunately, I Lost Some Detail Under The Chassis Due To Drooping And Had To Sand Off Some Support Material. However, I Used Tree Supports, Which Made Removal Super Easy. The Handles On The Bottles On The Back Needed A Bit More Attention, But Overall, It Looks Great! I'm Thinking Of Breaking It Up Into A Multi-Part Kit Once The Scale Is Confirmed, But That's For Later. Some Tiny Detail Was Lost During Printing, So I Plan To Go Back And Make It Chunkier For Better Visibility.