GusMac Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Think that chain may chafe a bit after a while! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Some are really chained to a subject . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 ......... harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Do you guys reckon that around the young lady and the T-34/85 are standing a bunch of chubby, grinning, middle-aged model builders trying to hide their stiffies? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Oh, there was a T34 in that picture, must have slipped my attention , 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 motivation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Sieg oder Bolschewismus! Viele Helden! Horrido! Danke Martinnfb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Oh wow I just had to zoom in... but I still can't see what that arrows pointing at. Also noticed the great free hand numbering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Hi Everyone, Got the Tamiya Turret built and heavily modified it with rougher welds, casting numbers, and roughened the sides with mr. Surfacer. Then primed it black to look for errors. Then added a wash and snow to the running gear. More snow to come. NOw is the hard part... Choosing the patriotic slogan for my tank. I know... I could use some unit marking, or even some numbers copied from a picture. Some of the common names dragged up from Russia's Imperial past: Суваров = Suvarov, a often victorious general Кутузов = Forced a draw on Napoleon at Borodino Александр Невский = Alexander Nevsky fought both Germans and Swedes in the 12th Century ... all appeared on tanks in various forms... There were a lot of 'slogans' that were actually just the names of organizations that donated money for the tank... But not really into those... Родина = Motherland ...shows up often Сталин = Stalin... ughhh Я люблю щенков .... not very warlike, and I haven't seen it on a tank... thought I'd throw it out there with the big backwards R. ...anyway... still debating! Gaz 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Looking tops Gaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Freezing cool stuff, Gaz, I like the dramatic position of the turret, combined with the uphill crawling tank. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Stunning Gaz.........only Russian armour I have done is a JS2..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Thank you, fellas! As a confirmed Panzer lover, I'm pretty amazed at how much fun I'm having with this build. The more I handle this T-34, the more of it's brilliance becomes apparent. Gaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Dramatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Gaz Looking mighty good - terrific progress Keep ‘em comin Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Thank you, Peter! With a small amount of time, I've added more snow detail and got the turret into a pre-weathering condition. The tank was marked with "Suvarov 166" of the 106th Tank Brigade. Some photos: Thanks for looking! Gaz 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Just wow!! Great going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Wow, very dynamic, the snow looks great and very convincing. Is there a difference between the 'a' and the 'o' in Suwarow, because it looks like the same letter 'o' on the picture. I'm barely able to decipher Cyrillic letters, so I'm not an expert, just wondering. By the way, the hand lettering looks khorosho. Cheers Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I can't take my eyes off this, i was just thinking could you possibly add a little snow falling from the front of the tracks... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 19 hours ago, DocRob said: Wow, very dynamic, the snow looks great and very convincing. Is there a difference between the 'a' and the 'o' in Suwarow, because it looks like the same letter 'o' on the picture. I'm barely able to decipher Cyrillic letters, so I'm not an expert, just wondering. By the way, the hand lettering looks khorosho. Cheers Rob Hi Rob, thank you! I worked off a profile I saw online.... and you're the first person to notice. I actually used google translate and I see there should be a difference. but there isn't. I don't have an original photo to work from, unfortunately. I hate the thought of stripping it again. 19 hours ago, coolboxx said: Just wow!! Great going. Thank you! 16 hours ago, coolboxx said: could you possibly add a little snow falling from the front of the tracks... I've been thinking about this and trying to reason out the technique in my head. I know I could use cotton, but it would require a perfect, continuous sprinkle of snow. Otherwise, it'd look like crap. I'll try a few tries. I've seen other modellers use cotton for other effects, too... But when you can tell it's a cotton ball... you know your plans have gone to hell. Cheers! Gaz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 19 hours ago, DocRob said: Wow, very dynamic, the snow looks great and very convincing. Is there a difference between the 'a' and the 'o' in Suwarow, because it looks like the same letter 'o' on the picture. I'm barely able to decipher Cyrillic letters, so I'm not an expert, just wondering. By the way, the hand lettering looks khorosho. Cheers Rob I just went looking for other Russian Suvarov stuff. Here are some posters: Phew! I really didn't want to redo it! Gaz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 That's convincing evidence against my soso argumentation , which was based on the English/German translation of SuvArOv you gave us. Like I said, I'm no expert with Cyrillic letters or Russian language. Good to hear that everything is fine. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Gaz Looking mighty nice .. kust love the whole build Keep ‘em comin Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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