The Wonderful world of the T54/55/62
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: March 21, 2012
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Posted: Saturday, January 18, 2014 - 03:54 AM UTC
John 
yes mate I can really see that happening:
You're doing a great job there, there aren't many people around who can do multiple builds at the rate you go
Jon nice going
, I just cannot get over that etch work on the turret
Alex K welcome aboard. There is no need for a paper or phone date as proof of start, I trust in everyone's honesty on this.
Nice choice there too, you'll have a tonne of fun with all those little armour blocks
But it'll look cool when done
James Thanks dude.
So you're a speed builder eh
, looking cool and the blog looks fine too
Keep em coming lads
Paul
"Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy & try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. Troop horse artillery may accompany. French cavalry is on your left. Immediate. R Airey."
#226
British Columbia, Canada
Joined: February 20, 2012
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Posted: Saturday, January 18, 2014 - 12:53 PM UTC
Hi all,
This will be my build,
I have already cleaned the infamous flash from half of the road wheels and I don't think I can go with the kit supplied tracks.
I will not be using any aftermarket parts on this other than tracks but that could always change.
Cheers Rob.
Anything without guns is a target!
27 completed campaigns and counting :)
United Kingdom
Joined: December 05, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, January 18, 2014 - 02:18 PM UTC
Haha, yeah I'm a speed builder alright - a speed finisher too; only takes 5 minutes looking at another kit to forget about the one I'm building!
Tamiya should take most of the credit, I'm agreeing with everything I've heard about just how good this kit is, just falls together. Would be even quicker if I wasn't messing around trying to half destroy the old girl!
Thanks mate, glad you like the blog.
James
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, January 18, 2014 - 08:55 PM UTC
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I will not be using any aftermarket parts on this other than tracks but that could always change.
: nice to have you in here my friend. Now lets
just see if you can stick to your statement
. One thing is for sure, those ammo belt links are the wrong scale for this one
Paul
"Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy & try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. Troop horse artillery may accompany. French cavalry is on your left. Immediate. R Airey."
#275
Alberta, Canada
Joined: March 01, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 10:49 AM UTC
Saskatchewan, Canada
Joined: April 23, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 04:16 PM UTC
I've been plugging away. First of all, I guess I'm building the model 1962 kit now. I ended up putting the model 1972 bits back in the box along with the rest of the shared parts between the kits. I have other ideas for the 1972 kit and I found quite a few pics of model 62 ones with the BDD upgrade. The thing that's been slowing me down is adapting the Aires parts, designed for the old Tamiya kit, to fit the Trumpeter one. I also made an insert to go below the engine deck to represent the fan and radiator. Starting to think I should have opted for something closer to out of the box for the campaign! Oh well.
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, January 20, 2014 - 03:19 AM UTC
Hi Cam, there is nothing wrong with a slow going build.
At least that way you notice all the little things that need attending to
She's looking fine, and will look great when finished
Hi Ryan, nice to see you've chosen your build, and nice progress there too. But if you really want to you could do both builds, I would certainly have nothing against such a decision
Paul
"Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy & try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. Troop horse artillery may accompany. French cavalry is on your left. Immediate. R Airey."
Kerry, Ireland
Joined: March 03, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 01:00 AM UTC
A quick update, so I tacked this together to get an idea of the endgame. The engine deck is finished apart from a bit of trimming to fit, as is the front plate. As you can see my cutting and measuring of that was off a bit but nothing a touch of bodging cannot fix. I am currently working on the mantlet, adding Milliput and filing to shape that sort of thing.I have also added the strips to represent the flame cut ends to the casement. Next will be the hatches
regards
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 03:18 AM UTC
Mecanix that is
. Maybe you should give lessons
in Scratch building
Paul
"Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy & try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. Troop horse artillery may accompany. French cavalry is on your left. Immediate. R Airey."
United Kingdom
Joined: December 05, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 09:17 PM UTC
Agreed! Nice work on what's going to be a very interesting build!
James
South Carolina, United States
Joined: September 28, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 05:07 AM UTC
Lisboa, Portugal
Joined: March 04, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 07:49 AM UTC
Thanks for the kind words Paul !
Rob, I got that same old kit, will do some work on it for the next What If Campaign.
Nice scratch work Mecanix !!
Here's my small progress,
and some details on the front
David, I'm building that same kit too.
I will try a different pattern,
But I don't have any slat armour... will you be using for your kit ?
I like these
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United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 02:43 PM UTC
A lot more T-62's than I'd have thought in this thread (assumed the T-55 was the more popular AFV!), I think Trumpeter are probably to blame here by producing a lot of nicely done variants of the vehicle. Kind of want to do one myself now......
More progress on my T-55:
See
HERECheers,
James
Illinois, United States
Joined: November 03, 2013
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 03:02 PM UTC
I'd like to get in on this campaign. I have an old Tamiya T-62A kit and a Chesapeake Model Designs Turret I got for a steal ($12) on ebay.
Thinking almost straight from the box, There are some things I want to change.
Box and date!
Slovakia
Joined: March 26, 2013
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 09:41 PM UTC
Hey guys, guess what I just got in mail!
So, I am officially in
Everything must come to an end. Preferably in humangeous explosion!
South Carolina, United States
Joined: September 28, 2005
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Posted: Friday, January 24, 2014 - 03:51 AM UTC
John that cool i'm going to go with the gray camo and fro the slat i'm going to build it from stock. or i'm going to try too
dave
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: March 21, 2012
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Posted: Friday, January 24, 2014 - 04:00 AM UTC
Hi David, welcome in here, a nice choice and good start
you have made
James,nice progress you have made, the subtle dents look great
.
Cool tip with the liquid glue
Hi Dan, welcome also to you. A nice golden oldie you brought with you too
Hi Jossip, I welcome you in here to. Yet another ERA 62,
I think I'm going to have to rename this campaign to "the Great T62 campaign with special guests the T55"
Keep `em comin` lads.
Paul
"Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy & try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. Troop horse artillery may accompany. French cavalry is on your left. Immediate. R Airey."
Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: August 27, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014 - 03:21 AM UTC
Hi guys
Finally a T-55.. Ehh???....
Tried out some colour modulation on this one.
What do you think?
Happy modeling
Ole
For World Class modeling the Danish Way, look at www.ipms.dk
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014 - 04:23 AM UTC
Hi Ole, I have never used that modulation thing, I think it makes the paint job look "overdone". The color modulation looks ok on the last two pics, plus you still have the weathering to go through yet also.
So after all that she should look good
I have also got some paint onto the lower hull and running gear, I thought it would be easier to get running gear weathering started before the fenders go on. The horrible dark green is a base coat for later.
Paul
"Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy & try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. Troop horse artillery may accompany. French cavalry is on your left. Immediate. R Airey."
Canada
Joined: November 17, 2007
KitMaker: 109 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014 - 07:58 AM UTC
I'd like to join the campaign but I've got a slightly started Tamiya T55 (Some parts off sprues, road wheels assembled). Would that be acceptable?
Canada
Joined: November 17, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014 - 12:34 PM UTC
On the mindset it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission I got some really great progress today. If I'm denied joining the campaign I guess it'll be ready for the local contest
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014 - 11:45 PM UTC
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I'd like to join the campaign but I've got a slightly started Tamiya T55 (Some parts off sprues, road wheels assembled). Would that be acceptable?
Hello Barry,
show me some pics of your started kit and we'll see from there.
The Rules and Regs
1. The base vehicle must be the T54 T55 or T62 chassis
2. No "what ifs"
3. No started kits - (edit)this can be open to discussion,but you must ask 4. Use all materials you wish
5. Any scale
6. min. 3 pics in the thread, and 2 in the gallery
7. Have fun
Paul
"Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy & try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. Troop horse artillery may accompany. French cavalry is on your left. Immediate. R Airey."
United Kingdom
Joined: July 30, 2010
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Posted: Monday, January 27, 2014 - 12:42 AM UTC
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Hi guys
Tried out some colour modulation on this one.
What do you think?
Happy modeling
Ole
I am about to embark on my T-55 Enigma and like you will be trying modulation. I think you have done a fantastic job. Really looking forward to seeing it develop.
United Kingdom
Joined: September 17, 2012
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Posted: Monday, January 27, 2014 - 09:20 AM UTC
There are some lovely builds coming along...
After a month away, I have come back to the T62 M1 with renewed vigour. I decided the fuel drums would have to go. Also it seemed a shame not to use the nice PE mesh over the engine grilles so I pared away the covers and stuck them in place...
Also managed to do the fuel lines. Not sure they are 100 % accurate but they look okay, I think.
Next up is the priming...
Here are some pics....
Canada
Joined: November 17, 2007
KitMaker: 109 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 27, 2014 - 09:48 AM UTC
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I'd like to join the campaign but I've got a slightly started Tamiya T55 (Some parts off sprues, road wheels assembled). Would that be acceptable?
Hello Barry,
show me some pics of your started kit and we'll see from there.
The Rules and Regs
1. The base vehicle must be the T54 T55 or T62 chassis
2. No "what ifs"
3. No started kits - (edit)this can be open to discussion,but you must ask
4. Use all materials you wish
5. Any scale
6. min. 3 pics in the thread, and 2 in the gallery
7. Have fun
Paul
Thanks for the prompt response Paul, I'm sure I snapped a couple photos of my progress a little while back, now I'll have to try and find them.
As I said, if it's too far along I understand too.
