Re: T-72B Revell 1:35 - nearly finished!!

[madairbrush]

Hey guys,

after the long time with the rusted sherman, it`s time for a new project. I started working on a T-72B with armor plates. This time it should not only look like a rustbucket. I will try to make a destroyed and burned out tank.
It will be very interesting, to paint the burned areas of the tank, because I never did this effects before.

Here are the first shoots. Btw. I used only the kit and a T-72 Friul track. The sides are made of aluminium. I would like to use photo-etched parts as well, but I have no idea how to work with it. Maybe someone has some helpful links or videos for me?


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[406 Silverado]

oooh this is gonna be very cool. Might even get T to build his...lol. Looking forward to seeing the paint go on.

[eastrock]

Looks promising ^^

[TRM]

This look sweet!!! Can see the paint going on in my head!!! Pardon me for saying, but you may be a link or 2 long on the left track! Wow, this will weather up nicely!!! Bring it on!!!

LOL...look at the Boss pushing me on mine!! Hey Rob, how bout whipping up a Pz. IV tonight..... Oh well, in all god time my friend!!!

[madairbrush]

@rob: Do you have a link or some pictures of your M1A1 Abrams? On your old site is only part one available. I have never seen your complete Abrams.

TRM: On the most photographys of burned T-72 the tracks hang down a bit. I think because of the broken torsion bar springs. The gray wheels are a little bit smaller, because these are burned wheels without the rubber.

My problem is, I want to use some rust effects, a desert camo and the burned effects. The question is, how combine all in one model.

[406 Silverado]

LOL T. You know I'm itching to do a IV bro. Got one half built and four kits waiting.

Ah the Abrams. I'm afraid I lost most pics to a virus a couple of years ago. I can try to search through all the images I have in PB but that may take a long time, thousands of images on there.

[Deleted]

Nice choice ! This'll be good ... I tag along to see what unfolds

[madairbrush]

@rob: Too bad to hear that. Would be very interesting to see your finished burned Abrams.

This time I will try to make some scratch work to realize some interesting details. So I tried to make one of the storage compartment by myself. On many pictures in the internet you can see these storage compartments are open/ empty.
To show this little detail on the kit model, I made these parts with some aluminium of a can. Not very easy...


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I am not sure, whether I make only this one storage compartment, or if I should do all of them. What do you guys think about it?

[madairbrush]

@dickyf: I think you are right. I will make more of the storages. But it will be hard work indeed

[madairbrush]

Here are some more detail pics...


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[deafpanzer]

Stunning work! You are going to make many guys here happy as they are big fans of Russia/Soviet armor...

[madairbrush]

@carlos: I wanted the tracks in this way, because when a tank is burned, the torsion bar springs break and the tank goes down to the ground. On many pictures the track lays loose on the wheels, or hang down.
Maybe I will cut the wheel suspension away, to bring the tank down on the ground... I don't know. Could be very much work to do that. I wanted to use the sand/brown scheme, but also some rust effects.

[406 Silverado]

More nice detailing. Will have to dig around for those pics, been wanting to see that Abrams again myself...can't remember what it looked like....old age or too many models..lol

[madairbrush]

@rob: What do you think about the height of the tank and the tension of the tracks. Shall I bring the T-72 down on the ground, or leave it in this way.
Would be great to see some pictures of your Abrams. 😁

[madairbrush]

@carlos: No problem my friend.😉

[406 Silverado]

The high looks ok. Could be lower but it's not always the case so your good. I looked for the images but no luck yet.

[robbo]

Very good work, looking forward to seeing how you get on with the paint job

[madairbrush]

@rob: If you can`t find any pictures of the abrams is no problem. I will research the internet, to find some pictures of burned modern tanks like T-72 and Abrams.

I would like to start painting the T-72. But in my opinion it`s too less destruction on it. The turret needs some more damages. Maybe one of you has a helpful idea?

[406 Silverado]

Mathias, check the library here on the forum. T has assembled some awesome links to ref material. There is one where you will find LOTS of modern wrecks. I will try to dig some up as well. check your email in the next day.

[406 Silverado]

Mathias, I found a few pics of the M1 but just the painting and weathering stages. I've gone through hundreds of pics from the past 4 years and have hundreds more to search through. Not 100% sure I have pics of the finished model.









Here is a link to lots of wrecks and many modern vehicles.
www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?126915-Destroyed-tanks
It's a mixed batch of b/w WWII and many modern ones.

[madairbrush]

Rob these pics can help me a lot. Thanks for searching of it. This burning effects look great. To bad, that the thread of the Abrams on your old site is gone.
I checked the link with the pics, great and helpful stuff. Thanks mate.

[madairbrush]

Hi guys,

time for an update of the T-72.

Yesterday I made the first layers of rust. I started with the rust effect colors from AK. I used some pigments, too. Here is the result. More pics with the russian green layer will follow soon.


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[madairbrush]

After some days of chipping I would like to show you the next stage of the T-72.

After the rust layer, I sprayed a russian green layer. Followed by some chipping, I added a flat coat to protect the work. I used the good old hairspray instead of the AK produkts, because you can work a longer time on the model, until the hairspray is ineffectually. I chipped more or less two days on the T-72 until it was satisfying.

The next step was a pin washing and some fading with oil colors. I wanted to try these technique, which I have seen many times in scale modelling magazines. That`s it for today. The next step will be some rust and burned areas.


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[eastrock]

Spot on the weathering, Sir

[madairbrush]

eastrock: I hope, I can do some weathering/ rusting this.
night. But my work bench time is very limited. 😉

[bullardino]

Very nice output, sir

The chipping is spot on, everything looks very well worn and neglected

[406 Silverado]

Very impressive Matt. Now with the lighter sand color on she really looks great. Awesome chipping and rust effects. The next steps, the weathering, will really bring this one to life, can't wait. The fun parts are coming up.

[madairbrush]

Haha Rob, you are so right. But I am not sure how to make the burned areas. Maybe with pigments or with oils?

[armorguy]

Fantastic parade of techniques Matt !!! The last color makes it much more interesting and it will be a great color to go on with the weathering of the beast !

[madairbrush]

Hi folks,

the last days spent with pin washing and rusting of the T-72. I made some burned areas, too. The difficulty point is not to overdo the effect. I hope it`s not to much on the turret and the front fender.
I have done one side of the tank by now. The other side (with wheels) and the top of the tank will follow in the next days...


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