Spanish Civil war T-26

[kaktus]

Hi again! New project, new challenges And new subject to me. I have always loved those colourfull civil war tanks and now I decided to build one. Basic kit I'm using is zvezdas new tooled kit. And of course, some aftermarket stuff.



Started building fenders. I must say that those are real pain in the a.... to build. One fender consist 14 parts. I promised myself that I will invest in soldering equipment.





 

[dupes]

That decal sheet is why I have a T-26 in the stash...can't wait to see the markings!

[Deano]

Great start , good job on the PE fenders

[wbill76]

Off to a good start, looking forward to more on this one!

[afvfan]

Interesting subject. Can't wait to see more.

[TRM]

Underway!! Count me in, you are doing great so far!

[kaktus]

Thanks for the interest! I'm currently sick leave due to flu. Today I was feeling better and assembled the second fender. I really, really want soldering gear! Adjustable soldering station costs about 50€. Solder, flux and other stuff is about 30€. Not bad..

[bullardino]

Can't stay away from this build even if I wanted to...

I too want to start soldering PE, gotta get me the gear.

Wonderful start, as per your usual standard

[Tojo72]

Should be a good one

[ceresvesta]

Just nice....Ditto Luigi. Except I got the gear for x-mas, now I need the guts
Very cool I am in.

[wbill76]

Well worth the investment, you won't be sorry especially given how much PE work you tend to do on your projects.

[Deleted]

nice work with the etch top stuff!

[kaktus]

Thank you!

As I said before, I assembled the second fender. I took those shovel pe parts from the spares box.


Also started building turret. Barrel is from RB model and co-axial mg is from old dml t-34 kit. Instructions show that mg but it's not included in kit.

[deafpanzer]

Missed the intro! Am definitely with you as I always liked the colors on tanks used during Spanish Civil War... yours is looking great!

[ceresvesta]

This is plastic cookie dough! MIAMMMMY!

[bullardino]

Magnific job, K

[wbill76]

Turret and fender #2 are looking good. I'm always amazed at how the crews were willing to go into combat in these guys...but then what they were facing in terms of opposing vehicles weren't any tougher/stronger so I suppose it was a relatively even match-up for the time!

[kaktus]

Thanks Bill: That's true. Those things are definetly not the best place to be if something goes wrong.. Same thing with submarines. It's also amazing how little space there is for the crew.