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.

[kaktus]

Whaat, is this really a ten yeat old build?   Anyway, started my summer holiday and thought that maybe I should try to finish some of the shelf queens. This caught my attention and as this is almost ready to paint, it's a perfect victim.

Last details to bogies. Some texture and u-bolt for the leaf springs. 

[Tojo72]

Those are some tiny details

[kaktus]

Everything was basicly done for priming, but my friend pointed out that the model has a wrong type of engine intake to spain. It needs to be open grille type, not that covered like zvezda has. Fortunately I got a spare from hobby boss kit. It was too wide for zvezda rear hull, so I cut one side off and made it narrower. After that I sprayed a black primer coat to it.

[kaktus]

Camo is done. Next step will be the fun part of masking flag colors and aerial recognition colors to turret. Have to think carefully how to do it. Maybe yellow first, then red stripe. Red covers better than yellow.. 

[handiabled]

What a superb camo paint job on this! The bogies look great with the added detail

[stikpusher]

That’s shaping up nicely! Gotta love it when the base paint colors start to go on.

[kaktus]

Thanks! I'm also happy with the camo.

[Mike]

You probably already know this, but I find that yellow goes over a tan base much more reliably.

Amazing camo and build by the way. I'd hate to see any weathering over that paint, but you gotta do what you gotta do lol.

[kaktus]

After ridiculously long masking session, turret is now painted. A little fixing is needed, but overall i'm happy. After that I can clearcoat it and place decals.

[deafpanzer]

Love the colors! It really makes the whole thing pop!

[adt70hk]

That's coming on very nicely.... And don't worry about the timespan.... I've recently finished a kit I started 8 years ago!!

[handiabled]

That is some very very impressive paint work sir!