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Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 09:48 AM UTC
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Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 12:12 PM UTC
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Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 12:22 PM UTC
Looks great so far Matt. What kit is it? Can't wait to see more pics....
Rich
Washington, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 01:46 PM UTC
Looks mighty tasty so far. The camo is a nice break from the almost omnipresent shades o' green.
-YL
Seoul, Korea / 대한민국
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Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 01:55 PM UTC
I've always wanted to build one of those modern Russian tanks, but they look so daunting to build. Looks like you did a great job so far.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 02:14 PM UTC
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Looks great so far Matt. What kit is it?
Thanks for the kudos. It's Dragon's old kit.
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Looks mighty tasty so far. The camo is a nice break from the almost omnipresent shades o' green
I was almost tempted to leave it overall yellow/tan, but decided I could have a little fun with the camo pattern.
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I've always wanted to build one of those modern Russian tanks, but they look so daunting to build. Looks like you did a great job so far
I will admit there are a lot of pieces to this thing, but a little patience and some test fitting will result in a nice build. If you think these look daunting, try something Israeli

Lots of goodies to add to those. Again, thanks for the kuds guys. "Q"
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Busan, Korea / 대한민국
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Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 05:12 PM UTC
that paint job is really good ... shame there isnt more modern russian pieces to buy without add ons etc etc etc
where are all the hobby shops in Pusan?
Lima, Peru
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Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 06:08 PM UTC
Looking good so far, I like the colors, specially the sand color, I didn't know about that brand. Keep us posted. Thanks for sharing. Best regards
José
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Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 04:23 AM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 04:42 AM UTC
You've done a good job so far ! I guess this is not an "official" camo scheme but it looks fine, perhaps a bit flashy but I think that the weathering will tone it down.
Keep on posting
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Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 07:50 AM UTC
Matt-- great creativity on your part. The paint job is superb.
Well done
DJ
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Iran / فارسى
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Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 12:05 PM UTC
lol when I read the first time I thought you said it was in 1/2 scale! Well nice build anyways.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 01:08 PM UTC
I hope my T-72 looks half as good as this does!
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Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 08:13 AM UTC
I like it a lot Matt! I have a Dragon T-80 with the ERA and seeing yours makes me want to dig mine out. As far as accuracy goes, I think the fact that it makes more than a reasonable representation is just fine.
I can identify with the finished and perfection thing. I get so hung-up on whether it's absolutely accurate or perfect, I never seem to make it the finish line. I've given up on that and have decided to build for the fun of building.
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Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 09:41 AM UTC
Steve, Thanks for the kudos.
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I can identify with the finished and perfection thing. I get so hung-up on whether it's absolutely accurate or perfect, I never seem to make it the finish line. I've given up on that and have decided to build for the fun of building.
I have a really good friend who suffers from the same affliction. He will be building something, and be neck deep in reference material, cecking this and checking that. He spends the majority of the time checking things rather than building. In the amount of time he's done this, it isn't uncommon for me to have finished several kits while he is still "checking references." And he is a great builder. The things he checks for I would have no clue on a model if they were accurate. To each his own I guess. I just want to keep building and having fun. I have enough research headaches with work..

Thanks again, "Q"
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Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 10:02 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 10:04 AM UTC
look pretty good for me
keep us update
Cheers
seb
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Posted: Friday, September 05, 2008 - 09:59 AM UTC
I really like the subtleness of your chipping effect. Sometimes, I think that gets a little over done. Very realistic in MHO.
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Posted: Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 06:02 AM UTC
Steve,
Thanks for the kudos. I decided to keep it on the light side for weathering. I still need to add some dusting along the lower edge of the skirting, and roadwheels. That should just about do it for me. I agree with you on the
overdone aspect of things. Less is more in my book. Thanks again, "Q"
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