Bertie McBoatface Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 The Freedom Tank disappears into the night leaving the border guards bemused.... I really don't think that old engine will take them much further. It's a funny looking thing, isn't it? I'm very pleased with the dust. Of course each layer of weathering partly covers up the previous ones. It may have benefitted from revisiting some of them but I'm happy with it as it is. No mudguards so I'm assuming that dust and dew would have splattered up the sides a little. I doubt that it ever went very fast though so I held it down. It's dusty on top because it was in a scrapyard under construction for two anxious years. You can see that it needed the rusty exhaust pipe as a counterpoint to the grey/green scheme. Can anyone tell me what that Russian word means? It was a random decal that I thought looked good there. And one final look at my rusty, oily, dusty and battered front end. No chipping this time. It didn't seem to need it. "Sbohem komunismu! Ahoj kapitalismu!" 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARADER Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Why so many red stars? There are none in the archive photo? Bertie - are you a British communist?😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, MARADER said: Why so many red stars? It looks pretty! 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARADER Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: Can anyone tell me what that Russian word means? It was a random decal that I thought looked good there. Сталин is the man who, along with Hitler, started WWII. On the decal was written "За Сталина!". "A" needs to be removed. In Russian correctly "Сталин" I probably write in English just as funny.😁 Why did the Czechs write in Russian and not in Czech? Congratulations on completing the model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Bravo Bertie, bravo.👏👏👏 An oddball with a great story behind it. Great modelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Well, that out very nicely Bertie. Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Bravo! That looks excellent! And I love the story behind it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuoy Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Lovely model, with some great little details. I especially like how the exhaust turned out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Stef N. said: An oddball with a great story behind it. Are you referring to the model or the modeller? Edited November 19, 2022 by Trevor L 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 13 minutes ago, Trevor L said: Are you referring to the model or the modeller? I couldn't possibly comment.😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 25 minutes ago, Trevor L said: Are you referring to the model or the modeller? 11 minutes ago, Stef N. said: I couldn't possibly comment.😉 Ratbags. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 48 minutes ago, danbuoy said: Lovely model, with some great little details. I especially like how the exhaust turned out. Thanks. Rust is my middle name! 4 hours ago, dnl42 said: Bravo! That looks excellent! And I love the story behind it. Thank you. I kinda drifted off the story a bit but all the best stories change with the telling. 5 hours ago, CliffB said: Well, that out very nicely Bertie. Congratulations! Thanks Cliff 5 hours ago, Stef N. said: Bravo Bertie, bravo.👏👏👏 An oddball with a great story behind it. Great modelling. Thanks Stef. It was a fun build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Stunning build there Bertie. You've used what you called older techniques like washes and dry brushing to good effect, my go to. Well done. Staurt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartH Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Fabulously quirky and finished in a fitting manner which really suits the vehicle 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 That's one mean looking beast Bertie, I like it a lot...👍 Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 The oddest AFV model I've seen for quite some time, but very nicely done. The paintwork and weathering look great. What's next? Something a bit less mainstream? 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 That looks great Bertie, odd little thing that it is. Nice scratch building. You’ve flown through this thing, plenty of time for another! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 10 hours ago, Courageous said: Stunning build there Bertie. You've used what you called older techniques like washes and dry brushing to good effect, my go to. Well done. Staurt One this one I Found that that was all I needed. I achieved my main aim which was to have fun. And I like it enough to keep it in the display cabinet. So I declare a total victory over this kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 10 hours ago, StuartH said: Fabulously quirky and finished in a fitting manner which really suits the vehicle 👍 Fabulously quirky. I like that, thank you! 9 hours ago, edjbartos said: That's one mean looking beast Bertie, I like it a lot...👍 Ed Thanks Ed. I must add a photograph with something to give you scale because it is a tiny kit, especially now that I have thrown away most of it 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, IanC said: The oddest AFV model I've seen for quite some time, but very nicely done. The paintwork and weathering look great. What's next? Something a bit less mainstream? 😄 Thanks Ian. It is a bit of an oddball to be sure! I think it's the most scratch building I have done so far. I'm quite pleased that it came out as straight and level as it did. 9 minutes ago, bigfoot said: That looks great Bertie, odd little thing that it is. Nice scratch building. You’ve flown through this thing, plenty of time for another! Thank you Bigfoot. Yes it did not take long, especially as I was working on my boat model on alternate days. I have already started another. A Rolls-Royce armored car which I am building in a bit of a what if manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 11:29 AM, Bertie McBoatface said: The military wheels and tires are very different to the lorry wheels in the references but hey will have to do. Mucho mud will help me here. Those look very like Opel Blitz wheels which may be easy enough to find. I'm very wary of the 'rubber' tyres after one set too many shrinking&cracking or turning the styrene to goop. However the result is great and why not a bit of artistic license? Sticking to the hardware and just adding cosmetic details seems fair enough to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Excellent Bertie, turned out magnificently! Now't wrong with good old fashioned dry brushing either. Atb Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 hour ago, SleeperService said: Those look very like Opel Blitz wheels which may be easy enough to find. I'm very wary of the 'rubber' tyres after one set too many shrinking&cracking or turning the styrene to goop. However the result is great and why not a bit of artistic license? Sticking to the hardware and just adding cosmetic details seems fair enough to me. Thanks! In Grand Operatic modelling, my personal style, accuracy doesn't matter as long as the end product looks dramatic and interesting and has a decent libretto (story). Also it only needs to last for a season so the Freedom tank will be in the bin long before the tyres revert to crude oil or tree sap or whatever they are made from these days. It's a bit unconventional but it's a hugely enjoyable way of making models. 32 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: Excellent Bertie, turned out magnificently! Now't wrong with good old fashioned dry brushing either. Atb Darryl Thanks Darryl. I like the result too and had a lot of fun. What more can I ask for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKrypton Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 An unusual subject, well done with a good dash of personal flair. End result is unique with an interesting backstory. Had me go off to do a bit of research on the subject too. I quite like it. cheers, Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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