Soviet armor finished at last

[iking.]

nice red armors comrade!
nice to see a fellow russian-themed modeler here!
I love your works!

hats off man!

cheers!
iking

[reserve]

Shellback-Thanks for the tip, I used it straight out of the bottle on the test subject. It did not look too good at first but leveled out quite nicely without filling molded depressions. Lost that bluish haze also, something I was not sure would happen.

Craigcole-Thank you sir, and yes the T-90 by Zvezda was done awhile ago. To save you the pain of wading thru this whole mess you'll find it in morbid detail on pages three and four of this thread.

Iking-Thank you also sir there is something about Soviet vehicles is there not?

Regards,
Mark

[bbd468]

Hey Mark,

Im really lookin' forward to the T-80 man. Im also curious to your results on the floor wax. Hope it works out so we all can grab it up too! ;D

Gary

[eastrock]

Duly noted, Mark thanks for the heads up

[iking.]

Nov 28, 2012 11:24:10 GMT -5 reserve said:

Shellback-Thanks for the tip, I used it straight out of the bottle on the test subject. It did not look too good at first but leveled out quite nicely without filling molded depressions. Lost that bluish haze also, something I was not sure would happen.

Craigcole-Thank you sir, and yes the T-90 by Zvezda was done awhile ago. To save you the pain of wading thru this whole mess you'll find it in morbid detail on pages three and four of this thread.

Iking-Thank you also sir there is something about Soviet vehicles is there not?

Regards,
Mark

yes MArk there is something on them, i dunno but they have more of the brutal, in-your-face appearance! haha keep up the great works man! youd know that the tank is russian just by looking at its aesthetics

cheers!
iking

[reserve]

Afternoon, gents

Gary-The enviro friendly shiny goo worked just fine and it did not even dissolve the model as being a representation of Evil Things That Are Bad For The Environment. Musta got lucky, me.

I did not think I'd live long enough to see it, but the T-80's done. Seems I've been working on it forever altho I guess it's really not been all that long. I must add that the new protective goo sure made pin washing much neater and go alot faster, should have started using this stuff months ago as advised. Enough blathering.



Flat coat is about 30 minutes post application, in the next day it'll loose the sheen visible now.











Kind of wish I'd had other options for the headlight guards, I think they're a bit overscale. Guess I'll have to take up bending and soldering next.

Regards,
Mark

[reserve]

Sure don't look like a rebox, not after looking at the Zvezda and Skif stuff. If I'd had the choice I'd have used this kit rather than play "fun with resin".


Regards,
Mark

[wbill76]

Nice job Mark, looks like the EPA Hero Gloss is worthy!

[reserve]

Nemo-I can say for sure it's not the Dragon/Zvezda whoever, the turret and the fuel tanks are the correct shape, the front mudguard is different, and the plastic is the wrong color. It's not a Skif, either, the gun barrel looks right instead of a stack of washers on a pencil, the kit in the picture looks like a scale model, not a toy. If I were you, I'd go for it as it looks awful nice.

Bill-Thanks, and thanks for planting the Future bug it was you who advised me about it some time ago.

Regards,
Mark

[wbill76]

My pleasure...stuff that's tough enough to stand peope walking on it has to be good for armor finish protection any day!

[bbd468]

Great job Mark! T-80 looks SHAWEEET!!!

Glad to hear the gloss stuff worked out - it have a quik dry time? Ive heard people complain that future stays sticky for some time - ive never had that problem as it dries quite quik for me and i can pinwash pretty soon after glossing. Ill look for the enviro friendly shiny goo next i go shopping.

Gary

[Deleted]

The finished model looks very nice Mark .
I agree there is something about Russian armor , and their aircraft , that is intimidating .Even if it isnt doing anything but sitting there its got that "dont mess with me " look .

[reserve]

Thanks, gents

Gary-The stuff seemed dry to the touch in about 20 minutes or so but I let it cure for 24ish hours as I have learned to listen to Bill.

Short update, almost ready to stick it all together



This really is a sweet natured kit, a fair bit more PE than I am accustom to but so far it's all bent and stuck well. Now I have to find out where the cable goes into the searchlight, next stop Prime Portal.

Regards,
Mark

[eastrock]

nice weathered tracks mark

[deafpanzer]

T-80 really looks GREAT! Glad you got to finish it just in time before Dec 21st. LOL

I never really am into Soviet armors but since joining forums I have learned a great deal and starting to appreciate them but don't expect me to build one of those soon. Looking forward to follow your next build!

[wbill76]

T-80's looking great Mark. Perhaps you can answer something for me that I've always been very curious about...what are the tubular things attached to the rear of the turrets on later model Russian tanks for? Are they counterweights or something else? The one here on the T-80 has that unusual bent extension out the one side that has really got me curious.

[reserve]

Thanks, gents

Nemo's right, they are fording snorkels follow the link and you'll see immediatly what they're for.

Regards,
Mark




>http://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_tank_heavy_armoured_vehicles_u/t-80_t80_main_battle_tank_data_sheet_information_description_pictures_specifications_information.html<

[wbill76]

I knew they had to have some practical purpose...now I know, thanks guys!

[reserve]

Trumpy T-64 in base coat



This one got problematic when attatching the fenders, if I had to do it again I'd not assemble them first. The tracks were just a bit too long and the guide teeth were too wide for the roadwheel slots but a bit of creative effort and lots of superglue cured this. Cursing in Russian may have helped.

The MG mount



Seventeen parts, I think. Tiny little parts. Parts you cannot hold onto with fingers. More cursing in Russian, English too as I ran out of bad words.

Still, a fine effort by Trumpy. Paint should be cured by tomorrow.

Regards,
Mark

[bbd468]

Lookin' great Mark! Man...you dont mess about - do ya! ;D Full steam ahead my man!

Gary

[bullardino]

Wow, great progresses here, Mark.

[wbill76]

I think cussing is a prerequisite for building Soviet armor Mark, but your efforts are paying off!

[wing_nut]

Cussing is broader than that. It covers all modeling.

The production line has not slowed I see. Nice work.

[Deleted]

More green Rusky armor ...............

Looking good man .

[reserve]

Thanks, all

I see I'm not alone in my method of decompression. Harmless, really, and it makes my girl laugh as apparently I come up with some creative ones.

Since this is the last of the series I decided to airbrush a lighter. uneven light coat on instead of drybrushing since they are all green and I have to make them all a bit different



Used acryllic for this for fast drying. Light grey drybrush next



Should be ready for shiny goo later tonite.

Regards,
Mark

[eastrock]

Looks great, Mark your not alone I also cursing in our language when something mess up lol

[wbill76]

I like the variation you've got going here Mark. Going to be fun to see them all lined up in a row!

[Deleted]

Finished already ?

[bullardino]

Nice paintjob, Mark. The drybrush really highlighted all the nice details

[reserve]

Thanks, guys

The end is in sight, the 64 is done







A few more figures and completion of the case then this one'll be history. Will post completed shots, probably be pic heavy

Regards,
Mark