Trumpeter T-55 - a bit of fun

[paulh.]

Thanks fellas.
Plan for primer on the plates & mesh over the weekend ,and if the weather and rugby permit, a base coat.
The scheme on 513 is what I'm thinking about as a starting point.



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[deafpanzer]

I like your choice!! Go for it!

[Deleted]

nice detailing Paul it's gonna look great with a bit of paint

[paulh.]

Thanks chaps - Base coat of sand has gone on -a bit patchy but that'll add to the overall finish ( I hope)

[Leon]

Paul nice improvement on the armor,looks good .Looking forward to the paint pics.

[Deleted]

Here's a few T72's after being picked apart. Check out the light olive color. My guess was they had been there for quite sometime, photos from late '07.





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[Deleted]

Pictures above (look upwards, lol) T-54/55's, not T-72's

First picture is a T-54, vent on turret roof, sharp edge turret, spiderweb wheels, and the distinctive zig zag weld on the front plate

Second picture (broken barrel) is a T-55

[Deleted]

I'm glad you knew, all these years and I just thought they were targets.



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[wbill76]

Nice Paul! Love the turret plates and that bustle-bedspring is a nice touch as well.

[paulh.]

Thanks Bill.
Just realised that the bade coat should be green so I will revisit that later with VMA Russian green.

[bullardino]

Nice choice Paul. I really love the badass look

[paulh.]

cheers Luigi

[paulh.]

Well tonight the ole AB came out of storage and I got me a-sprayin'.
Not quite the scheme I'd originally planned but its a reasonable starting place. Here's where I've got to so far. Loads more still to do- filters in particular to tone contrasts down etc.






As always ; all comments, suggestions etc., are very graciously welcomed

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[wbill76]

Looking good Paul, nice 'vagabond' look to it!

[bbd468]

Yeah Paul, its got the Battle hardened look to it....I LIKE IT!!

[bullardino]

Again, the badass look is geting even more badass

[paulh.]

jackwagon, Bill, Gary , Luigi -thank you all very much guys.
I was very pleasantly surprised with how things have turned out so far. Tonight's job is filters with the aim of blending the main camouflage colours.

[paulh.]

Thank you kindly Pete.

[paulh.]

As far as the construction was concerned- no real problems that I can remember tbh, outside of the engine grille mesh- horrible nylon stuff. You'd be much better off replacng that with some fine wire mesh.

Dimensionally its a bit off with hull length which causes a slight issue with the final location of the turret in relation to the engine access hatches: but in truth I didn't find out about that until after construction and I can live with the difference.
One word of warning though- if you are thinking about using Trumpys indy-links -the pitch on the sprockets is off in comparison so it'll take a bit of work to get them to sit properly.
HTH
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[Tojo72]

Nice camo Paul,coming along nicely

[deafpanzer]

Freakin' awesome!!! Like Gary said, battle weary!

[paulh.]

Mojo, Andy - thank you both very much.
Last night I did manage to get the first filter layer on ( tan for tritonal cam) and its had an immediate effect softening the contrasts .
I've learned the hard way leave filters at least 24 hours before adding another so things are going to revert to my more usual speed now!
Then plan for the next stage is some sectional filters of differing colours to add additional tonal variations I hope to have an update picky or two later tonight.
So TTFN
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[TRM]

Loving what you have done so far Paul...looking really good there!! Trail and error sometime when it comes to the weathering but it sounds like you have thing in hand!! Looking forward to that update!!

[danb.]

Awesome work Paul the Libyan T55 is a build that is on my list for future build the use of the blingy parts really made the difference buddy looking forward to the finished subject a stunner i reckon

Dan B

[paulh.]

Cheers guys, much appreciated.
A second filter and some sponge applied chipping now in place. Looks a bit harsh in places but again it will get toned down.
Road wheels have had Lifecolor worn-black applied to the rubber elements- not particularly obvious in the pictures- but it is there honest!







next job is to get some more colour on the running gear before going back to weathering the hull and turret.
As always AC&SVGW

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[Deano]

Wow that is cool , great field mods can imagine a militia using this or something like that

[paulh.]

Thank you very much Deano. That's the kinda look I'm after.
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[Deano]

Well you sure got it and in great style !

[paulh.]

Thanks guys!
No immediate plans for crew- but never say never...
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[wbill76]

Really coming alive now Paul, looking good!