fatfingers Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 How do chaps, This will be my humble contribution to the proceedings. I've always preferred the look of the T34 with the 'curvier' turret. This was bagged cheap on e bay especially for the GB. Kit dates from around 1975/6 so will be a nice simple build with nothing fancy. Hopefully should be able to make a start over the weekend with this. Stay tuned for further updates! Steve 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Hi Steve. Hope you and yours are well. Good to see you here and I'm looking forward to seeing your build of this old kit in progress. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Aye up Stix. All's good with me and hope the same goes for you too. I've made a start on this and will post the pics up later. Typical older Tamiya kit. What it lacks in detail it makes up in 'bulidability' Regards, Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 As long as it's buildable then adding detail to choice is simples. Good luck with the build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 How do chaps, Well made a start on the kit. It actually dates from 1974 so its almost as old as I am! Sprue shot and the only flash I can see is around the various grab handles. I may replace these with some wire. Made a start with these... And then a short time later ended up with these... Attention was then turned to the lower hull... Good old Tamiya nut and bolt to hold the bracket that holds the metal axle for the front idlers. This kit dates from the days when motorisation was king! Rear plate in place along with drive housings and a couple of other bits and bobs... Swing arms are moulded in place and I need to sort the holes in the hull bottom. Drivers hatch assembled and actually has some quite nice detail on the inner face. Shame it won't be seen! And fitted in place... Various vents and covers added to the rear hull... Started on the spinny shooty bit. This has a fairly decent cast texture on the sides of the turret. And sat on the hull to see how it looks... This is going together a lot faster than i thought it would! Might have to slow down a bit!!! Regards, Steve 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Very clean and fast work. Just a note if doing a WW2 tank you need to remove the two towing eyes from the extreme nose. They were added Post-War for solid towbars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Excellent progress Steve! Looking forward to seeing more. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 On 18/06/2020 at 16:46, SleeperService said: Very clean and fast work. Just a note if doing a WW2 tank you need to remove the two towing eyes from the extreme nose. They were added Post-War for solid towbars. I did not know about that 35 years ago when I built mine, they are some of the few kits that have survived from that era. To detail them further I used to thin then cut out the moulded mesh over the engine and replace it with plastic mesh, just a thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 10:36 AM, Retired Bob said: To detail them further I used to thin then cut out the moulded mesh over the engine and replace it with plastic mesh, just a thought. The 1/48 Tamiya kit allows you to relive that experience all over again. At least it means lots of shavings to make plastic gloop with. Very handy for making copies of fuel caps and such. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Greetings Comrades from the glorious workers paradise of Tank Factory 91 (namely the shed!) Work progresses without delay! @Retired Bob Like your suggestion but I'm far too heavy handed to be cutting away at the grills. I'm highly likely to make a total hash of it! Following the suggestion from Comrade @SleeperService the two front towing eyes were removed from the model and the stubs were sanded smooth. I then started to fill the various holes in the lower hull with random bits of plastic card. The undersides of the upper hull fenders were also filled with strips of plastic card. Fuel tanks and grab rails added to the upper hull sides. And finally a shot of the tank with the wheels and tracks on to see how it all looks. I think that the bulk of the build is now finished and just got some filling to do where I've blanked off the various holes and then it will be off to the Workers Paradise Paint Shop. No 4BO for this, just a nice coat of a suitable green. More to follow soon. прощай товарищ Стив (apparently that's my name in Russian!) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 04/07/2020 at 13:27, SleeperService said: The 1/48 Tamiya kit allows you to relive that experience all over again. No need to use the 1/48 Tamiya kit, the Dragon photo-etch does not fit the cut out engine cover, so I have relived my past T-34 experience and thinned and cut out the moulded mesh from the engine cover and then glued some of the correct mesh in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Hi Steve. Hope you are well. Progress is looking rather good! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Aye up Steve. Tha's mekin a reet grand job o' yon tenk. See, I've been practicing. A couple more Gervase Phinn books and I'll be fluent. I've also been taking lessons from my niece. She lives in Bellerby. Nice work though Steve. Some of these old Tamiya kits are worth putting a bit of effort into as they can turn into nice models. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hi Steve. Just checking if you've had chance to do any more on this since the 5th? Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 7/25/2020 at 12:26 PM, PlaStix said: Hi Steve. Just checking if you've had chance to do any more on this since the 5th? Kind regards, Stix Aye up Stix, No progress at all i'm afraid. My mojo has taken a bit of a kicking since i finished the Tamiya M3 Scout car. Keep sitting at the bench but just don't seem to be able to get going with it. Hopefully this will change soon though... 🙄 Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Hi Steve. Sorry the old mojo has gone missing. Hope you manage to get some back soon. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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