oz! Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 while i was working on the weathering on my last build and looking at lots of information i noticed something interesting' why is it that most T-34's or models of Russian tanks in general look battered or rusted or dirty or scraped or worn, at some stage they must have been clean and scrape free' right?...........unless the Russian tank factory's had a department that weathered up their tanks before they were sent into the field then they must have been clean, so i stripped my weathered up tamiya T-34 ( which is more a zvesda Marquette tamiya kit ) and gave it a new 3 tone coat with just 1 light overall wash and 1 pin wash followed by a light dusting of tamiya desert yellow and left it at that, rust and damage free then added some extra gear just to fill it out a bit, and i kinda like it looking undamaged, so here's a couple of pic's of the finished tank and i hope you like the clean look................. cheers guys...................oz! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I like that new coat of many colours, From the various films of T-34's in the field I've seen recently they really didn't seem to get that battered and weathered. The tank was the symbol of potential freedom for the Russians and it looks like they were well cared for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 The tank was the symbol of potential freedom for the Russians and it looks like they were well cared for. More likely they were knocked out as quickly as they could get them to the front! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Very very nice indeed! Great camo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 More likely they were knocked out as quickly as they could get them to the front! J. Yeah, there was that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vally G Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 That looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Factory fresh, like it a lot, and nice to see, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz! Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 thanks guys I'm happy you like it' but to be fair to the T-34 during some of the post Normandy battles the allied tanks ( the Sherman in particular ) didn't come off any better than the Russian Armour would. regards oz!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob1974 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 nice camo I'm not a grate fan of Russian armour but that looks fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYELL Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 You have got that spot on mate, colours tones etc. Like the addition of the Panther wheel, this must be your clinging on to german subjects! Over 20k of these built so it may have been out there? Excellent job (as usual) Cheers K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredben Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Brilliant oz! Nice colour and I think you have done a good job, It shows it's not needed to over do the washes and weathering to get a good vehicle done. Yes I like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz! Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 thanks very much for the kind comments jimbob' kayell and fredben, yeah i do love my German stuff so thought why not put a panther wheel on it' when i first saw pic's of t-34's and su-85's running around with panther wheels on them i thought no way!!! but they really did use them. cheers guys......... oz!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpylee Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Nice one Oz, looks good mate Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Great job. First one I can remember seeing in that scheme as well. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz! Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 cheers lee / buzby' glad you like it and thanks for the kind comments. regards oz!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeKay Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Tony, I have to agree with you mate, the rear view is a thing of beauty and really shows tha camo off a treat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Looks great mate, love the cam very different for a T-34 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 very nice work, looks great. very nice job on the cam and finish, great scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chacho72 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Fantastic, good paint , no eccexsive weathering and very nice camouflage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Fabulous. Nice to have a differing perspective from the "norm". Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz! Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 thanks very much for the kind comments guys' its appreciated, its different from the standard Russian camouflage but the t-34 did indeed wear these colors although it looks Rather odd to see. thanks again.............oz!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Impressive looking T-34! Nice to see one not so battered and weary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz! Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 cheers mate' thanks for the kind comment. regards oz!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Outstanding build Oz. I'm all for clean builds. And realistic weathering. Not a great fan of the current fad for extreme chipping, rust and wear down to the metal... I didn't know the Soviets had camo schemes like that. Very German! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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