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Post by bigh on Mar 11, 2018 19:43:07 GMT
Decided to return to a bit of Braille armour. This is a “basic” kit, no etch, no individual track links. The moulding is a little ropey in places and it’s a bit of guesswork as to where to cut.   Stage 1, the barrel and turret.  Stage 2, more turret.  Stage 3, yet more turret, finally finished, 57 parts to complete this.  Stage 4, start on the deck/hull.  Stage 5, deck.  Stage 6, side skirts.  To this stage, it’s taken me around 14 hours of bench time, over 3 sessions, with a big push today. Next up, the lower hull. |
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Post by Boots on Mar 11, 2018 20:16:23 GMT
Thats a mighty detailed kit there fella and i gotta say it was 14 hrs well spent mate  |
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Post by JEFF on Mar 11, 2018 20:55:13 GMT
I've got this one in the stash, Ade. Looks pretty good so far. Well stuck, Bub.  |
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Post by SteveM on Mar 11, 2018 22:40:38 GMT
That’s a lot of detail , can’t see much wrong with the moulding , where’s the issue buddy? There’s a lot of great camo designs for these too  |
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Post by bigh on Mar 11, 2018 23:47:53 GMT
That’s a lot of detail , can’t see much wrong with the moulding , where’s the issue buddy? There’s a lot of great camo designs for these too You can’t see it because I’ve tidied it up! Lol. There was quite a bit of flash. The light guards were a dog’s breakfast, to the point I contemplated ditching them and seeing if I’d got something suitable in the spares box or stash! As for the camo, I haven’t fully decided yet, but I’m thinking the three colour (yellow/green/black), similar to the one I did on the T-72B2 a while back. |
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Post by bigh on Mar 11, 2018 23:55:33 GMT
Continuing the build.... Step 7, make up the sprockets, idlers, Road wheels and return rollers.  Step 8, fix previous items to lower hull. As the lower hull section is cast metal, the use of CA is needed, so plenty of dry fitting and aligning was done prior to apply said CA!  Step 9, fit the rear hull wall, fuel barrels, tow hooks and log.  Step 10, tracks.  Step 11, test fit hull, deck & turret. Construction complete!   Next up will be primer, then the fun starts! I’m thinking 3 colour camo, using AMMO for Mig, Modern Russian Colours: oil ochre, green khaki and black... but I need to finish my research before final commitment!  |
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Post by SteveM on Mar 12, 2018 7:49:51 GMT
Looks great , DS type tracks too  Might add a T-90 to the build list, what’d you reckon Jeffers fancy building yours? |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 12, 2018 11:58:38 GMT
Well you've made a good Job of it . |
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Post by bigh on Mar 12, 2018 13:34:06 GMT
Paint time! Primed.  First colour, AMMO for Mig-Green Khaki.   Second colour, Matt Black.   Final colour, Yellow Grey.   Next will be picking out details. |
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Post by Boots on Mar 12, 2018 15:24:28 GMT
Looks great fella.............how do you find them AMMO colours to use, do you have to thin or straight from the bottle Ade  |
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Post by bigh on Mar 12, 2018 15:36:27 GMT
Looks great fella.............how do you find them AMMO colours to use, do you have to thin or straight from the bottle Ade They are a little inconsistent for me. If you spray at 25psi they are fine as they are, although they do dry on the needle quite quickly. I tend to thin them with a couple of drops of water/drying retarder mix, then lower the pressure to around 15psi, then they spray fine, although using a 0.15 needle in the airbrush, you still get them drying out on the needle. |
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Post by bigh on Mar 12, 2018 15:37:43 GMT
Painted up the rest of the detail parts that needed colour.   |
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Post by Boots on Mar 12, 2018 16:05:24 GMT
Very nice indeed Ade and thanks for the heads up on the paints  |
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Post by Robbo on Mar 12, 2018 16:07:47 GMT
I've got a set of lifecolour paints for doing three tone Russian colours
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Post by Snipersmudge on Mar 12, 2018 18:30:33 GMT
speed build mate! Looks mighty fine  |
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Post by bigh on Mar 12, 2018 21:40:22 GMT
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Post by Marco on Mar 13, 2018 10:53:25 GMT
You guys that build braile tanks are heroes! Great paint work.. Free hand  |
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Post by JEFF on Mar 13, 2018 11:10:17 GMT
Woop! Well done, Buddy. |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 13, 2018 11:57:53 GMT
You gotta be kiddin' us Ade  , two freakin' days and almost done |
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Post by bigh on Mar 13, 2018 12:06:43 GMT
You gotta be kiddin' us Ade 😮 , two freakin' days and almost done 😁 Not quite two days! I’ve spent about 22 hours on this so far, over 5 separate days spread over two weeks, although I have had a bit of a push on the last few days! I just forgot to post the early progress, so did it all in one go! |
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, two freakin' days and almost done