witjas4 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) Hi, This is a 1:35 model I finished 1 month ago, the SU-85 tank destroyer. This is Tamiya KIT no. 35072. I made it as movable model. Additional parts are the Friulmodel tracks, towing cable, barrel, engine grill, small PE parts. At the bottom I added a short video how does the model ride. Constructive criticism is encouraged. Edited September 28, 2020 by witjas4 added video 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Very well finished, like me a lot Your style is very similar to mine, I have an SU-85M in the stash, and if I decide to do it someday, it may be very similar. Cheer mate 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen8718 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 great finishing and weathering on the SU-85. i looks really good. i have that kit on the way to me soon. i built the Tamiya SU-122 a few weeks ago and it was a lovely kit to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witjas4 Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 On 03/07/2019 at 12:36, FrancisGL said: Very well finished, like me a lot Your style is very similar to mine, I have an SU-85M in the stash, and if I decide to do it someday, it may be very similar. Cheer mate 👍 12 hours ago, stephen8718 said: great finishing and weathering on the SU-85. i looks really good. i have that kit on the way to me soon. i built the Tamiya SU-122 a few weeks ago and it was a lovely kit to build. Thank you for the comments guys. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witjas4 Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, stephen8718 said: great finishing and weathering on the SU-85. i looks really good. i have that kit on the way to me soon. i built the Tamiya SU-122 a few weeks ago and it was a lovely kit to build. I'm looking forward to see your Tamiya SU-122 here. W Edited July 5, 2019 by witjas4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Looks great indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 That really is very impressive weathering! Very well done! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Excellent work, you've captured the look of it very well. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen8718 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Hi WItJS4 here is a link to my Tamiya Su-122 on the forum https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235054348-my-135-tamiya-su-122/&tab=comments#comment-3329315 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 As boys said - very nice weathering. Just remove all that "rust" from tracks. Somehow, I think, your fuel barrels, are fixed wrong way. Filling point should be on the top, not on the side of it. Guess - what should be on LH side, ended up on RH side :-) Zig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 On 12/07/2019 at 10:05, zigster said: Somehow, I think, your fuel barrels, are fixed wrong way. I checked my Tamiya T-34s and they are the same way, witjas4 has fitted the fuel barrels how Tamiya show them fitted. However, when I looked at my Dragon kits they show the filler cap to the top like zigster says. I will have to check to see who is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 When you have fill-in point on the side, you cannot fill your barrel to 100, 90, or whatever % Look at the handles on those barrels, all my photos show, they are (more or less) "horizontal". Just a pointers. It can be painted in pink as far as I care. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 @Retired Bob I always recommend double checking kit instructions against photos of the actual thing. Not everyone is into close reproduction (how about 2%). Its up to vitias4, if he rips out his barrels, and try to re-position them & do something about that rust in tracks. Zig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witjas4 Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 16/07/2019 at 11:19, zigster said: @Retired Bob I always recommend double checking kit instructions against photos of the actual thing. Not everyone is into close reproduction (how about 2%). Its up to vitias4, if he rips out his barrels, and try to re-position them & do something about that rust in tracks. Zig Hi Zigster. Thank you for the comment and for the suggestions. I've leveled some amount of rust (see replaced photo - back side). I'm not planning reposition of barrels rips cause it little hard and not really necessary for me. As previous users said I've done the model exactly by Tamiya instructions and didn't think that it may be wrong Thanks any way. Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchmirth Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 I like the dents welts on the fuel cans, tracks and exhausts look awesome. Very nice overall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witjas4 Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 On 12/12/2021 at 10:10, Muchmirth said: I like the dents welts on the fuel cans, tracks and exhausts look awesome. Very nice overall. Thanks W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Modeller Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Very well done weathering! Some time ago I was tented to get one in 1/16, but give up...already too much stuff to do... Cheers LM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Nicely done! ⚓🙌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f matthews Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 (edited) Very nicely done. What did you use for the engine deck screen? It looks better than most. I built the Tamiya SU-85 at least fifteen years ago and it is still just primered and never painted. The first armour kit I built when I got back to modeling thirty years ago was the SU-122 and I wanted to build their T-34s. At the time, the Tamiya SU-85 was out of production, but I eventually found one. I just finished the Miniart SU-85 last week and it is a wonderful kit, but I was actually surprised when comparing the two how well the old Tamiya kit stacks up. Great job! Edited August 8, 2023 by f matthews 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witjas4 Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) On 08/08/2023 at 19:38, f matthews said: Very nicely done. What did you use for the engine deck screen? It looks better than most. I built the Tamiya SU-85 at least fifteen years ago and it is still just primered and never painted. The first armour kit I built when I got back to modeling thirty years ago was the SU-122 and I wanted to build their T-34s. At the time, the Tamiya SU-85 was out of production, but I eventually found one. I just finished the Miniart SU-85 last week and it is a wonderful kit, but I was actually surprised when comparing the two how well the old Tamiya kit stacks up. Great job! So when you will publish photos of your SU-85 ? This kit I made 4 years ago, so my skills were much lower back then If you're asking about grid, I just cut the simple flour sieve Edited August 10, 2023 by witjas4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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