dawkuk Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Hi. It's my first post here (well, i put one in "Welcome" section"). I'd like to present the build of T-55A. It's Tamiya model in 1/35 scale. I got it as a gift. I prefer WWII models, but i decided to have a go with this one. There we go: Lower hull. And upper hull. A turret. Fuel drum racks assemled. Road wheels. A put-together. Some storage boxes. More work on a turret. Headlights. The grills. They come from Eduard PE set. A/A gun. Grills in place. Barrell. This is ABER. Everthing i build so far in place. Be back for more. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looking good so far. They are nice kits that Tamiya knock out. Keep up the good work , hope to se it inthe RFI section soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire-fox Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Looking good so far, and welcome to britmodeller. What are you taking the pictures with as they look really clear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Nice kit the Tamiya T-55. Yours is coming along well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Looking good so far, and welcome to britmodeller. What are you taking the pictures with as they look really clear? For photos i use Nikon D70 with 24-120 mm F3.5-5,6 lens. I take pictures next to the window using only daylight. Then i process them in Lightroom. I did some presets for the models, so it's just a "click" job. Here's some more pictures with progress... I started with fuel lines. and that's how they look. I also sprayed the primer. It's Surfacer 1200. I did not covered the surface perfectly, but that's ok. And wheels. That is it for now... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Nice work, looking very good, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Looking great mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 Thanks, lads. That means a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruudster Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Very nice clean job. Any hints as to the scheme it will end up being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Thanks, ruudster. I will paint it in Iraqi painting scheme. Yellow (Pactra A118) / Green (Pactra A33). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Nice clean build there, great work on those fuel lines. Painting it in an Iraqi scheme should give you some nice weathing options. Oh yeah, great photography by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 Thanks, Matt. I am also wondering how it will look when it's done. Unfortunately i had a little tendency to overdo weathering. But that was couple years ago. I hope it's gone. For weathering i will be using AK Interactive fluids etc. I've never used this brand before. I honestly can't wait to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 Hello, lads. Little progress: I put a primer on a upper hull. And i put Pacras Flat Black with a tiny drop of grey for preshading. Unfortunately airbrush splashed paint a couple of times, which was not nice. You can see the effects on the front part of the upper hull. This will require a little work with sandpaper. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ayrey Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Looking great so far. The Tamiya T55 is an awesome kit and you are doing a great job with it, brilliant work so far. Can't wait to see your progress with this one. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thank you, Paul. It is a great kit. Not much can go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Those fuel lines are looking sharp. Must get this kit one day. You are doing a fantastic job on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 OK, i started painting. I also painted wheels with a little bit of invention My father works in metal industry and he has access to lathe machine. I asked him to do one thing, which was helpfull. It's a collet. I painted wheels black. Then i put the collet on a wheel. Paint yellow... ...aaaaand voila. Easy as hell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 That's some very impressive work! Great idea for painting the wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 This looking very life like already, and your choice of colour scheme gives plenty of options of weathering/condition. Will it be damaged or an in service example? Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 This looking very life like already, and your choice of colour scheme gives plenty of options of weathering/condition. Will it be damaged or an in service example? Roger It will be weathered a lot, but not damaged. Some more pics: i put the green paint on a tank. that is all. time for dentist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 This is a stunning build. Welcome to Britmodeller I love the look of this tank. I am keen to get started with armour but its all new to me. this kit looks gorgeous. Love the barrel and the photos. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 just arrived.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykay Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Oo goody goody Jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paganpete Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Just caught this build - looking superb, nice work! Clocked your AK kit - is it as good as 'everyone' says it is? Gettin' me popcorn... Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 OK - some progress: i did filtering and wash - the effects are very subtle fuel drums are not glued, they'll be weathered separately form above... then i did some chippings. i tried not to overdo it, but i am not sure some on the rear and on the front. and of course... the turret. i'm thinking about remove those markings. they do not look good. storage boxes and other details and finally... streaking effect it does look nice doesn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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