belugawhaleman Posted November 16, 2021 Posted November 16, 2021 Here are some pictures of my work on this big model so far. So far so easy.... Like a scaled up 1/35 model. Fit is good , the plastic is very heavy duty. This model was clearly designed as an RC model at one time. One thing that I look forward with with dread are the tracks; each link has about five sprue attachment points that need to be cut off and sanded.....A daunting task as there are about 180 of them I guess. Yikes! Anyway, it'll be a fun project I think. 13 1
GusMac Posted November 16, 2021 Posted November 16, 2021 Cool, looking forward to this one. It's one of their few 1/16 tanks that actually interest me and it retails more reasonably as well. Looks like some reasonable cast texture on the turret. 7
Peterpools Posted November 16, 2021 Posted November 16, 2021 Super progress and really appreciate the large scale ... looking mighty good Keep 'em comin Peter 6
DocRob Posted November 16, 2021 Posted November 16, 2021 This super huge beast looks mighty good. I take the heavy duty plastic as a good sign, given the size of the tank. A sagging deck wouldn't look too realistic . Cheers Rob 6
Martinnfb Posted November 16, 2021 Posted November 16, 2021 Sweet, if you need any detail shots, we have one in Calgary . Cheers Martin 3
Martinnfb Posted November 17, 2021 Posted November 17, 2021 Looks like ex- East German ( also made in Poland ). 6 1
mark31 Posted November 17, 2021 Posted November 17, 2021 great start i have the same in the stash So will follow this. Mark 5
belugawhaleman Posted November 17, 2021 Author Posted November 17, 2021 I was working on the barrel last night. It's plastic and made up of two halves requiring two long seams to be dealt with including some work with small files. I still need to finish that. Also I'm not sure how I'm going to include the tow cables as I already glued the tow hooks in place. The kit requires trapping the tow cables in the hooks as you glue them in place. I'm thinking of cutting the eyes of the cables with a razor saw and regluing at installation. Anyway, I missed out on some detailing chances as I was installing the various lamps on the tank. I have a resource the shows the wiring For each but I can't see how I could do it now with the lamps installed. Here is a link http://www.primeportal.net/tanks/azrael_raven/t-72_raac_museum/ 4 1
belugawhaleman Posted November 21, 2021 Author Posted November 21, 2021 Finished most of the assembly. The barrel seams have been taken care of and most of the turret done. I painted the NSVT machine gun. 8 1
Peterpools Posted November 22, 2021 Posted November 22, 2021 Nice progress and right with Gaz, looking mighty good. Keep ‘em comin Peter 4
belugawhaleman Posted November 23, 2021 Author Posted November 23, 2021 I've been working on the tracks. I did a short section last night and with all the sanding and fitting needed it took a long time to get it working properly and flexible. The track doesn't fit the sprocket that well but I think it will work out fine. Finishing the tracks will be a big project before some painting begins. 6 1
DocRob Posted November 24, 2021 Posted November 24, 2021 Very nice progress, it must be fun to build such a beast in 1/16 scale, even the tracks doesn't look too scary, except from the necessary cleanup. Cheers Rob 5
Peterpools Posted November 24, 2021 Posted November 24, 2021 Nice progress on the tracks and in this scale, each part just oozes heft, weight and detail.Keep 'em comin Peter 4
belugawhaleman Posted December 6, 2021 Author Posted December 6, 2021 A bit.....A small bit of progress. I was able to finish one side of tracks. As mentioned previously, A lot of sanding and fitting is needed to get these tracks working properly........... It took most of Saturday to complete one side; 95 links in all. I've already separated the rest of the track links from their Sprues and am planning on finishing the other side this week. Meanwhile, I've fitted the track to the model to test things........here's a picture. 6 1
Peterpools Posted December 6, 2021 Posted December 6, 2021 Tracks do fit quite nicely once cleaned up and some TLC applied. Just would be a shame to go through all that work and cover it up with mud and weathering. keep ‘em comin Peter 3
GusMac Posted December 6, 2021 Posted December 6, 2021 Oh, that is so tempting. Must keep the lock on my wallet closed until after Xmas! 4
Martinnfb Posted December 6, 2021 Posted December 6, 2021 This is madness, there is no end to what you can do in this scale. There is still a chance to install some wiring , in matter of fact it makes sense to install the accessory feeds after they are all set in place. http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/azrael_raven/t-72_raac_museum/images/t-72_raac_museum_003_of_151.jpg http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/azrael_raven/t-72_raac_museum/images/t-72_raac_museum_037_of_151.jpg http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/azrael_raven/t-72_raac_museum/images/t-72_raac_museum_067_of_151.jpg http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/azrael_raven/t-72_raac_museum/images/t-72_raac_museum_102_of_151.jpg 2 1
belugawhaleman Posted December 6, 2021 Author Posted December 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: This is madness, there is no end to what you can do in this scale. There is still a chance to install some wiring , in matter of fact it makes sense to install the accessory feeds after they are all set in place. http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/azrael_raven/t-72_raac_museum/images/t-72_raac_museum_003_of_151.jpg http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/azrael_raven/t-72_raac_museum/images/t-72_raac_museum_037_of_151.jpg http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/azrael_raven/t-72_raac_museum/images/t-72_raac_museum_067_of_151.jpg http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/azrael_raven/t-72_raac_museum/images/t-72_raac_museum_102_of_151.jpg I'm adding some wiring to some of the lamps and machine gun trigger using lead wire. 7 1
belugawhaleman Posted December 7, 2021 Author Posted December 7, 2021 33 minutes ago, Martinnfb said: nice ! Thanks I've been using the same reference as the links you provided, unfortunately there are differences to the tank I'm modeling. This trumpeter kit seems to be an early "b" model before the reactive armor was added. The smoke dischargers are located On the left side of the turret and not the front among other things. I can't find any pics that show how the lamp on the commanders hatch is wired and the large infrared lamp Will need to have some hokey molded in wiring removed and some scratch building to correct Before I can wire it up. The headlamp frames/protectors are missing a cylindrical housing on the rear outside leg on each were the wires come out of. Anyway, these big kits really call out for adding extra details but I'm not sure I'm up to it. Well, I'll try my best. Thanks again for your input. 5
harv Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 How the Frick did I miss this ? Oh super cool.....harv😁 3
Peterpools Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 Nice, progress and it’s amazing all the gems discovered combing through research photos. Martin is a treasure house! Keep ‘em comin Peter 3
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