robw_uk Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Time to break out the birthday present. My first Rye Field model, my first T-34 based vehicle.... Build looks fairly straight forward to be honest, just seems to have 900 holes that need opening up before anything.... Edited April 8, 2021 by robw_uk 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 must be lockdown BUT tempted to add an interior... found an example someone else did when converting a t-34 so may be able to fill the big hole and give a couple of seats for driver. Also found a primeportal set of photos that will give some more detail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 so box cracked open and started. As the turret isn't there, and there is a large hole, I decided some sort of basic interior needed to be done. Started with the engine bulkhead. Used primeportal, track-links and a miniart T-34 build to try to work out how it should look 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Looks interesting Rob, good job so far will follow along to see how this develops... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 more progress... no evidence that the floor was like that but decided they would have it raised to allow control cables/rods to run without interfering with the crew... Also started on the front- assume they are some sort of fire extinguisher. Next up, seats and VERY rough control levers.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Lovely work Rob, never really done much scratch building myself, but what you have done is really impressive...👍 Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Nice start Rob this is going to be a stunner when finished! Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 thanks to @edjbartos build of the Egyptian T-34/85 I now have this - left side wall done (needs 2 seats on the left which are the only real part of the actual vehicle I have evidence of but they can wait for the front to be done), went with only 1 fire extinguisher. Right hand side only seems to have a couple of things 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Really nice work there Rob, the interior looks cracking , super job this will really look good when finished. Looking forward to seeing some more... Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaastav Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Great work Rob. Coming along nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Awesome, Rob! Pm me if you have any interest in acquiring all the interior bits from my T-44. I don't know how much would be directly usable for this beast, but other than the bulkheads, the rest is still on the sprues. If you cover shipping, it's yours. May be less to just get a resin interior in the UK. Not sure what shipping to the UK looks like now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 2 hours ago, SoftScience said: Awesome, Rob! Pm me if you have any interest in acquiring all the interior bits from my T-44. I don't know how much would be directly usable for this beast, but other than the bulkheads, the rest is still on the sprues. If you cover shipping, it's yours. May be less to just get a resin interior in the UK. Not sure what shipping to the UK looks like now. thanks for the offer but the front will mostly be hidden behind the chairs which seem simple to make (plus I find it fun sometimes to break out plastic card).... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 seats and controls in (not 100% accurate but fills the space in)... thought I was done but then as there is a machine gun I need to add the spare ammo racks (I assume that is what it is in front of the right hand seat.... unfortunately no gun parts for the interior so will need to make "something" I guess. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Seats and controls look great Rob. It's all coming together nicely now... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Nice work on the drivers compartment Rob Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 23 minutes ago, edjbartos said: Seats and controls look great Rob. It's all coming together nicely now... Seconded. Very precise and neat work. Vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 thanks all... calling the interior done with the final 4 crew seats... not brilliant and will likely fall out when painted but they add a little to the space.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Some nice and very effective scratch work going on here Rob! Great work Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Very nice detailing. Looks great! Vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, vytautas said: Very nice detailing. Looks great! Vytautas Seconded Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Looks good to me Rob, nice job...👍 Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 You have filled up that empty space very well, It looks very good Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 starting on the upper hull... a few fiddly fits but mostly it is just falling in to place 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 That looks really nice Rob, everything is nice and neat, looks great so far... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, edjbartos said: That looks really nice Rob, everything is nice and neat, looks great so far... Seconded. Nice job and interesting vehicle Vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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