Jasper dog Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Two words.... World class! Outstanding Ed, a real treat to study and inspirational too. I think it's all been said before but excellent work. The way it opens up to reveal the interior, brilliant. I've always used AK and Mig etc for chipping but I guess next build will have to be Tamiya then. (Think I must be the only one that doesn't like Tamiya paints, no idea why sure our Greyhound could paint better with them than I do!) Love it, brilliant. Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 25/10/2021 at 16:39, edjbartos said: Hello there folks, here are some pictures of my completed Egyptian T34/85 by Miniart. There are five versions to choose from in this kit and the one that I have chosen to build was the Egyptian Armed Forces. Six-Day War. Sinai. Summer 1967. I chose this particular version as I liked the odd spider wheel, all other versions had solid wheels and this is the only version which has the wonderful DShK gun on the turret. The only additions that I have added to the model were the tow ropes by Eureka XL and metal tracks by MasterClub. This particular model is the interior build, Miniart also do a non interior version. There are quite a lot of pictures to show as this model from Miniart is so well detailed, it's a shame not to show it off. Hope you like it. Here's a quick tour around the tank... A couple of photo's showing the DShK gun... When doing interior builds I do like to show off as much interior as possible when the tank has been built, so to start off I made the top of the turret detachable... This is the underside of the turret... Views showing the inside of the tank with the ammunition boxes on the base and various shells, seats etc The front/glacis plate is removable to show the inside of the front of the tank... Here are a few more views... I have used MasterClub metal tracks here which show great detail, paints for the bodywork were by Tamiya using the hairspray technique and then everything else blended using various oil paints for filters and pin washes... Now onto the rear of the tank. I decided again to show off as much a s possible so have made the engine cover detachable along with the rear plate which swings down to show the transmission... Top view of the engine assembly... This view shows the top of the tank body with all detachable parts removed.. Final view showing the front of the tank... That's it, it's a brilliant model to build, quite intense at times, mainly my own fault in trying to open everything up to show the insides.. Will definitely do more of these marvellous Miniart kits. For anyone who is interested, here is the link to the WIP. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235088277-t-34-85-egyptian-miniart-37071-interior-kit/#comments thanks for looking in, I hope you like it... all the best Ed Hey Ed 100% top work-there's nothing more to say. Gold! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junco Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Outstanding finish, nice and subtle not too heavily weathered considering the conditions these operated in. Neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Jasper dog said: Two words.... World class! Outstanding Ed, a real treat to study and inspirational too. I think it's all been said before but excellent work. The way it opens up to reveal the interior, brilliant. I've always used AK and Mig etc for chipping but I guess next build will have to be Tamiya then. (Think I must be the only one that doesn't like Tamiya paints, no idea why sure our Greyhound could paint better with them than I do!) Love it, brilliant. Darryl Hi Darryl, many thanks for your very kind comments, like you, I always tried to do chipping with Ak, Mig and Vallejo but I had varying success, never really consistent. The Tamiya paints I used are some that I had bought years and years ago, I did several test pieces and they were all consistent. What I particularly liked was that after leaving the hairspray for 30 minutes before starting chipping I could still continue to chip for 1 to 1 1/2 hours later with no problems which meant I could just take my time. Will definitely use this method again in the future... thanks again, all the best Ed Edited October 27, 2021 by edjbartos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 3 hours ago, THEscaleSHOW said: Hey Ed 100% top work-there's nothing more to say. Gold! 2 hours ago, junco said: Outstanding finish, nice and subtle not too heavily weathered considering the conditions these operated in. Neil Hi guys, many thanks to both of you for your very kind comments, it's very much appreciated... thanks for looking in and commenting 👍 Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOxley Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Masterclass work… wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 17 hours ago, TheOxley said: Masterclass work… wow! Thanks for you comments, much appreciated Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Top job mate. I love it. Great result indeed. Cesar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernst Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 This is a gift that keeps on giving, so many outstanding details with such precision. I love it, Cheers, Ernst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Superb build! Looks great! Excellent result, Ed!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Carius said: Top job mate. I love it. Great result indeed. Cesar 17 hours ago, Ernst said: This is a gift that keeps on giving, so many outstanding details with such precision. I love it, Cheers, Ernst. 13 hours ago, IGKent said: Superb build! Looks great! Excellent result, Ed!! Thank you so much guys, your kind comments are really appreciated... Ed Edited October 31, 2021 by edjbartos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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