And I have the spare wheels from another Trumpeter T-55:
.EDIT: This is what I want achieve:
Lots of flash, bad fitting and dimensional and accuracy issues, some of them will be corrected, and some will remain because nobody will notice them, I think. Here is the progress so far:
You can compare my modified Trumpeter turret with an unmodified Trumpeter turret. This is what I've done: I corrected a little the shape (with a lot of sanding, using the Tamiya turret and pics found in the web and some from my personal collection), moved the cannon line a little offset to the right, relocated the loader's periscope and TPN-1, I'll add the gunner's periscope in no time, the little holes are for the turret handles to be made of copper wire, cast texture was added, made out of Tamiya putty, and the most important (and notorious): I corrected the roof plates angle. A friend of mine offered to lend me his Blast Models T-55 update, so I could get some resin copies, but he changed his mind and now he won't lend me the pieces... Well, it doesn't matter anymore, I'll detail a little bit a Tamiya T-55 commander's cupola and get a resin copy, the loader's cupola will be scratchbuild, If I can get the Blast Models copies, that wouldn't be a problem, with the turret roof modification they will fit with no problems. I get some resin copies from Tamiya T-55 pieces and they're ready to be glued in place, but I forgot to fit them for taking the pics. Extensive modifications will be made to the hull, but I'll finish the turret completely before starting with the hull. More updates will come in some time. Best regards.
José
