HobbyBoss T-34/85 | No. 82602 | 1:16

[KevinM]

On 12/2/2023 at 4:09 PM, HubertB said:

I have reverted to the old-style manual calipers.

That's all I used in the machine shop 35yrs ago and still today it's the only way.

[KevinM]

On 12/4/2023 at 4:49 AM, FullArmor said:

One done, two to go.

Nice improvements!

[belugawhaleman]

On 11/23/2023 at 10:44 PM, FullArmor said:

I ordered engine cover grille and alu barrel. Barrel is for trumpeter kit and grille is for henglong rc tank...so further modifications expected 😬

Where did you get your barrel from?

[FullArmor]

58 minutes ago, belugawhaleman said:

Where did you get your barrel from?

https://www.axels-modellbau-shop.de/katalog/en/schumo-kits-34850010-aluminum-gun-barrel-for-trumpeter-t-34-85-1-16.html

It was last one. I have not seen it anywhere else.

 

[FullArmor]

1 hour ago, belugawhaleman said:

Where did you get your barrel from?

Fits nicely. No mods needed.

[FullArmor]

Enginetools box was missing L-shape brackets.

[FullArmor]

Bigger toolbox latches and hinges made from spare photoetched sheet left from tamiya kits.

[FullArmor]

Saw made from scrap tincanmetal. Need to fabricate bracket.

[FullArmor]

[FullArmor]

One drawback of alu barrel in 1/16 is that it tends to be noseheavy. So i added some counteweight. Now it  balances nicely.

[Martinnfb]

Nice improvements , joy to follow.

Cheers

Martin

[FullArmor]

Cupola with cast texture and visionslits.

CO-driver gun and some hitmarks(perhaps fired from PAK-36).

[Martinnfb]

a motivation video

 

 

[FullArmor]

26 minutes ago, Martinnfb said:

a motivation video

 

 

Yes. I have watched this 😁. "MINT!"

My favourite youtube channel by far.

[FullArmor]

First time seeing this beast roughly with all the pieces in place. This will be intimidating hulk of iron😁. Tracks will probably enhance this appearance👍

[FullArmor]

Added some weight to this hull. This is 40 mm nut...and still looks too small 😬

[FullArmor]

Handrail fabrication.

[FullArmor]

First try to replicate castseam. Is this too extreme? Should i make this thinner?

Please comment.

[Bomber_County]

52 minutes ago, FullArmor said:

First try to replicate castseam. Is this too extreme? Should i make this thinner?

Please comment.

I reckon that looks pretty good, scale is right………still can’t get over the lack of detail you get at this scale. This going to look amazing when you have added your magic……

[FullArmor]

20 minutes ago, Bomber_County said:

I reckon that looks pretty good, scale is right………still can’t get over the lack of detail you get at this scale. This going to look amazing when you have added your magic……

Thank you for your kind words. I altered castseam slightly. Transition from seam to turret was too prominent. I used blunt needle to form edge even more.

I will post end result tomorrow 🙂

[GusMac]

Looks good to me as well, certainly matches the photo. 👍

[FullArmor]

I made some castseams thinner and added missing weldseam to handles. It is no means perfect but i can live with that.

It is difficult to find good reference images because there were several factories involved of making these beasts. So castseams vary from factory to factory and also when there were made. End of the war turrets were hastily put together and only essential work steps were completed. Also cracks from turret casting were ignored and send to front. There is fine examples of this on MR Hewes youtube video when they aqua blast turret they find massive crack. So massive than you can see daylight through.

[Daniel_Roxy]

Looking awesome so far. Love the headlights and all the smaller details. Will be following along for this one.

[FullArmor]

I thought that the track assembly would be easy...just add 35+35 links with pins.

I was wrong. Tracks are well detailed and correct style, but riddled with pinmarks.

I used mr surfacer 500 to fill up those holes. Then roughen up the surface with wirebrush and brite. Only primerpaint will tell if this succeeded or not.

[FullArmor]

Is this correct track tension and ride height? Please comment.