Grunhertz Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 That's looking just fine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Oгромное спасибо! Three months and counting down... If all goes well ("First Five-year Plan"), it's going to be goodbye good old Germany for good. Anyway, after two years of painstaking preparations we're pretty confident. Same here, I was quite impressed when I got my first Meng kit (a French AMX-30B) five years ago, and right now I'm toying with the idea of ordering their T-90MS boxing. I also love the Leo 2A7, Merkava Mk.3D and Mk.4M w/Trophy APS kits. By the way, the Takom Chieftains, Mk.10/Mk.11, are also fairly impressive kits. It was about time to retire my venerable Tamiya Mk.5 plus the "not so" Accurate Armour Mk.10 conversions. Sometimes, letting go isn't that hard... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thank You gentleman for the support. The progress is slow due the excessive breakdown of this kit. But it will be worth it at the end. Another thing that MENG molded very well is exhaust. The T-90 exhaust looks similar to T-72 (below) , Here is T-90 exhaust with extra protective plate on the top. however T-90A exhaust is a different story. I am saying that , because it is one of the differences between the subtypes . Needless to say that some of the badges of A's were equipped with the older style exhaust as well. Naturally, it makes sense to focus on your reference material. Lots of it available thanks to conflicts in Syria and Ukraine . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Last update of today. Dazzlers are in and they are functional ! A little battery pod and a related hardware was part of the kit. Cute! The basic upper structure is in, detailing and small adjustments will follow. Here you can see he schematics of the electrical installation. Nice touch Meng! And one blurry and underexposed frontal view. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Cool, they didn't include the Lights into their T-90 A kit. Installation of all theese ERA-tiles and this and thats on the turret are really time consuming. When I finished the tracks, the lower hull and the metal barrel I thought the rest would be a piece of cake, but nada, feeled million of tiny parts went into the turret. The right 'eye' of your Sensor System seems to bee a litle 'out of focus'. I know from experience, that it is not to easy to align them properly . Cheers Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thank Rob, it is definitely a time killer. The eyes are loose in their frames, I will glue them solid once i paint the cables etc. Cheers Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 16, 2018 Administrators Share Posted September 16, 2018 Lazy eye? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 They don't have to necessary line-up in parallel . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Some drawings, if anybody 's interested 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Martinnfb Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Just a few pictures ......to stay on topic Photo taken during a routine military expedition in Chukchi Peninsula, Soviet Union. It isn’t sure if the Chukchi Peninsula has more people or white bears. The climate is very severe and sometimes weather can be so fierce in winter that the temperature falls 40 C degrees below zero (-40 Fahrenheit) so that poor white bears and their cubs start starving and freezing. The soldiers, who served on the Army District of Chukchi Peninsula, didn’t turn their backs on the poor and starving animals and started to feed them every now and then. Of course you do not have such big amounts of meat at home to feed several white bears. And soldiers decided to feed the bears up with what they had in abundance – tins, or to be more exact, condensed milk. Soldiers would open such a tin with a tin-opener and then give the can to the bear who licked all the milk from tin and then feed her little bears with it. Those blue and white tins of condensed milk were the winter dessert staple of every Soviet kid. The condensed milk (called in Russian: sgushchennoye moloko) had indeterminately long shelf life and there was always plenty of it. It was a common dessert in the army too. It isn’t surprised to see it given away to bears, because unlike some stuff that was rationed the condensed milk in USSR was available in unlimited amounts. The tracked vehicle you see on the photo is a GT-SM GAZ-34036, fully amphibious. This vehicle was widely employed by the Soviet Military. It was an over-snow vehicle designed for a variety of roles, but primarily as a general cargo/troop carrier and light artillery/heavy mortar tractor. The GT-S is also capable of traversing shallow swamp areas. The layout is conventional, with an engine compartment at the front, a cab behind that, and the cargo/troop section behind the cab. Towing capacity of the GT-S is 2 tons. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 While we're at it... Chukchi jokes. Chukchi: “That was a horrible bird!” Russian: “It was a hang glider!” Chukchi: “I had to shoot it three times to make it release the man from its claws.” 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Some progress from this morning. Slowly but surely. This kit is highly detailed and everything fits fine, I am very happy so far. Very relaxing experience, nice little break from Mig-9 resin extravaganza. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 open hatches and crew survived 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 17, 2018 Administrators Share Posted September 17, 2018 Generally when hit by a TOW or LAW, a well trained crew can get out. They have about 30 seconds until something cooks off. Russians, no problem. Syrian wannabes, not so much. Unfortunately in the land of small arms, tank crews feel invincible and become complacent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 And the earth was without form....and void....and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And then Martin said, Let there be light....and there was light 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 I was steadily plucking away on Frisky. There is a functional torsion bas suspension, you install it loose and then with a help of supplied jig you make sure it is line-up. Once that is achieved , all you need to do is to glue the ends of the torsion bars to the chassis . Little finicky yet brilliant . Next thing was to drill out the holes on the spare track links. You can see that their are the single pin tracks used on T-72s and early T-90. Lastly I sanded the surface of the wheels. There was a pattern on the rubber , that is almost never present on the real thing. It simply wears down. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I was wondering what that clear box was until I read your post. Great idea. I'm trying to figure out if the suspension on a Tiger 1 model I have is correct or collapsed at the moment and a jig like that would have been very helpful. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Martin Amazing work and I never knew you were a follower of the dark side. Keep 'em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted September 27, 2018 Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 Great stuff, Martin! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Thanks guys, no progress yet, only one interesting picture showing some neat details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 3, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 3, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 1:17 PM, Martinnfb said: And the earth was without form....and void....and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And then Martin said, Let there be light....and there was light and it was good.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 yeah I saw that coming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 a breath of fresh air 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 3, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 3, 2018 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uNb54rwDQJM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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