Trumpeter 1/72 scale T-54B medium tank.
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This is a nice solid kit to build. More basic than the Revell kits so slightly easier but of course that means less detail. On the flip side it does give one more incentive to convert/scratchbuild should you wish to do so.
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The stowage is handmade by me. Having made plenty of sandbags out of Miliput, I thought making a couple of stowage pieces from Greenstuff would be fairly easy. Not so, I struggled a bit with the getting the size right in comparison with the machine, and the straps holding the canvas roles on were a bit fiddly to say the least. The problem was partly compounded by the fact I did not really know what I was doing. But trial and error!
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The canvas cover over the gun mantlet is also made of greenstuff. Surprisingly this is not modelled on the tank but is a common site on pretty much all modern Soviet/Russian AFV designs. The Trumpeter vinyl tracks seem to a have reputation of their own. Despite reading they cannot be glued with plastic cement, contrary to the instruction sheet. I did try but no plastic cement will not work. So in the end I used super glue and that did the trick.
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So the Iraqi army has another tank to defend the homeland.
That's it for know more to follow...
This is a nice solid kit to build. More basic than the Revell kits so slightly easier but of course that means less detail. On the flip side it does give one more incentive to convert/scratchbuild should you wish to do so.
The stowage is handmade by me. Having made plenty of sandbags out of Miliput, I thought making a couple of stowage pieces from Greenstuff would be fairly easy. Not so, I struggled a bit with the getting the size right in comparison with the machine, and the straps holding the canvas roles on were a bit fiddly to say the least. The problem was partly compounded by the fact I did not really know what I was doing. But trial and error!
The canvas cover over the gun mantlet is also made of greenstuff. Surprisingly this is not modelled on the tank but is a common site on pretty much all modern Soviet/Russian AFV designs. The Trumpeter vinyl tracks seem to a have reputation of their own. Despite reading they cannot be glued with plastic cement, contrary to the instruction sheet. I did try but no plastic cement will not work. So in the end I used super glue and that did the trick.
So the Iraqi army has another tank to defend the homeland.
That's it for know more to follow...
Splendid piece of modelling, just love the weathering effects and paint chips.
ReplyDeleteThank you, its time consuming but worth.
DeleteThe stowage and mantlet look very professional; you definitely have some nice sculpting skills.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Still a long way to go yet, if you had heard the cursing while I was making the pieces with the putty, professional is not a word you would use!!!:-)
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