T-34 in Prague

[Bagge]

Ok here are the startup picks with date:

I hope it's ok with you guys, the hull is glued together (leftovers from the cold steel campaign) no details added to it.

And what it will look like when it's done (hopefully, can't find a good reference for the pink colour...)

If it's problems with it let me know then i back out :fencing

//Mats

 

[Sharkmouth]

I hope it's ok with you guys, the hull is glued together (leftovers from the cold steel campaign) no details added to it.

If it's problems with it let me know then i back out

Mats, if you cut it more to match the photo, I am sure no one will have a problem with it. As it is, I don't have any issue. Pay particular attention to the spikes into the ground from the ice cleat holes in the tracks laying flat on the ground.

Regards,

 

[Bagge]

Pay particular attention to the spikes into the ground from the ice cleat holes in the tracks laying flat on the ground.

ofcourse, if it gets windy it could lift off without those spikes! :yipee
I will put effort in it to make it look as close to the pic as possible, including a small piece of grass around it
//Mats

 

[moon puppy]

That's the spirit Mats, I think this will fit fine.

 

[Iron Mike]

:drinks

 

[Bagge]

Made some nice progress last night and today, many small things to fix on the tamiya t-34 hull (holes for the electric motor installation must be filled and then the hole under the fenders)

Detailing the underside.

Found some leftover friul tracks that will fit for this

I also found a pot of tamiya pink paint

//Mats

 

[Iron Mike]

Is that color Pitty Tink?

This will be fun to follow! :drinks

 

[reconron]

:drinks


Greetings,Ron.

 

[Bagge]

Thanks guys for the nice comments, i got some more done yesterday and i must sand off some spackel today, what i need to find is a wheel, the ones in the tamiya kit is not the same as on the pic, so search for one "spider wheel" is on!

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Bagge]

Some more pics of the progress, busy with all those small details that you see on the pics but are missing on the hull.

Started work on the brackets on the lower rear part, must be for towing something, the bolts on 2 of them have been torched off between the brackets, trying to recreate that :hmmm

And in the search for plastic rod of 2mm diameter i found these :cheer:

Here it is in place, just need some more detailing of the welds

//Mats

 

[Iron Mike]

That's looking good, Mats! Did you find your wheel?

 

[Bagge]

No, i don't have one like that, i go to a show next weekend so maybe i can find it there
Or if someone here have a spare laying around i would be happy to take care of it!
//Mats

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Sharkmouth]

No, i don't have one like that, i go to a show next weekend so maybe i can find it there
Or if someone here have a spare laying around i would be happy to take care of it!
//Mats

Mats, I know Edward took the box of T-34 spare parts I had (Tamiya and Zvezda) but I may be able to send you one from another brand... PM AND e-mail me your postal address. I will send you my e-mail address in a PM.

Regards,

 

[SA Dave]

LOOKS AWESOME MATS

 

[Bagge]

Thanks Dave
Saul, if you were here i give you a big hug! that would help me out a lot
//Mats

 

[Bagge]

Spent some time today making things i must change again (next time remember to do a proper study of the object before building.... :smack )

the brackets in the middle must look like this! (didn't find this pic until after i done them :facepalm

But i got something good done to detailed the upper panel, needed some extra boltheads and some had to go away (cut them off and drilled a hole 0,6mm) also the panel over the round hatch had to be done.

Fuel tank cut open one end and thinned it out a little and moved the "fill plug"

Tomorrow making new brackets and see what i can do about that screen on the radiator cover :hmmm

//Mats

 

[Sharkmouth]

Mats, check your PM. I have something else to offer to bring it closer to the real item (a Czech manufactured ARV based on the T-34-85 chassis - telltale signs are the extended exhausts and the pivot hinge brackets above the scalloped armored exhaust covers).

Regards,

 

[moon puppy]