YA-12 - MiniArt 1/35 - One run done

[Teabone]

Apr 19, 2013 14:26:06 GMT -5 bullardino said:

Joe, Phil and Steve thanks, you're making me blush

Bones it's more or less an engine with a wooden cabana over it. It had to be noisy and smelly inside, the engine was very close and had little if no division from the cabin. It wasn't surely meant for driver's comfort.

No those WW2 Soviet soldiers were very tough hombres for sure, comfort was not a consideration but then again even in western armies crybabies would not have fit in.

Bones

[bullardino]

Let's say soviet soldiers were surely more expendable for their generals

[Teabone]

Luigi

It seems that everybody except Uncle Joe were expendable in one way or another.  Really a testimony about serving for your country.

Bones

[bullardino]

Here's the update I posted on the other side:

First run of tracks done:



It's becoming faster do them as I go on. I'm using Doogs' technique of assembling them in 12 tracks runs, then attaching them. This way they are way easier to handle than doing only on long rung.

I'm thinking of doing the second track run to cure my "saudade" for modelling

[deafpanzer]

Track look pretty good!!! Trying to remember... are they from Friuls or you wanted to try different brand?

[bullardino]

I've tried the kit ones, I surrendered, got friuls and here they are

[bullardino]

And here we are, bench queen cleaning spree's going on. This one is finished too.

I finished assembling the tracks, painted them, added to the tractor and finally weathered them.

Then I decided to do some bits of OPR on the body to enhance some details.

Here you are the finished pics:

















As always ACW

[Leon]

Outstanding finish Luigi!!!Looks perfect on the base.

[dupes]

Indeed! That's a hot build.

[bullardino]

Leon and upes, thank you

[bbd468]

Excellent job brother Lui! Dude, that base rocks!!!

[bullardino]

Thanks bro

[deafpanzer]

Love it man... like I said on FB earlier!!! LOL

Have to ask you this... where did you get those cool maps? Perhaps via Google?

[bullardino]

Thanks a lot mate

The maps come from mapww2.narod.ru/, a site a good friend of mine gave me

[wbill76]

Sharp work on this one Lui, nice to see it cross the finish line! Don't think of this as a queen-clearing exercise but rather the culmination of a slow-moving logistics process that's producing an efficient expected result for this year's production total!

[deafpanzer]

Thanks buddy! Site has been bookmarked... you are the best!

[armorguy]

I love this one Luigi !

[bullardino]

Thanks a lot Guy