this is my next project on the bench.what a kit!..i just wasn't able to put it down....but damn that PE...CA and pe just dont mix..i had it stuck to everything..!!!

Looks like it's coming good.I poked a few holes in my bedsprings to show damage.

dude you read my mind..ive been looking at some pictures of the t34 bedspring on active duty..the frames are bent stupid..!!holes everywhere...im hovering over it with a screwdriver as we speak!!

Hi looks great so far, I will be following this closely , as Iam about to start it too. Could you post please any dos and donts. Many thanks
Best wishes
Charlie

charlie..
on a whole this kit goes together nicely and thanks to ron goins who did a build log on this it made it a lot easier,..i followed rons advice and had no problems..i spent a good 12 hours on this kit and enjoyed every minute of it!!

Nice work! A little weathering on the bedsprings and they're great. It's nice to see one with the bedsprings on the hull instead of the turret.

Lars

Hi Andy. Are these the bed springs as supplied with the kit? They don´t look half bad.
I had the Aber set to do this myself, when Dragon came out with their kit. I bought the Dragon kit and had considered using the Aber anyway, as it usually better ... but this looks spot on as it is. Agree with the guys ... some damage would look the part.

guys thanks for the kind remarks..
frank yep these are the pe that came with the kit,to be fair the detail on the mesh is outstanding it even looks like the seperate wires cross over...overall im really happy with it..there are a few points like having to cut out the engine cover which was a ball ache,and the engine louvre parts are slightly oversized,oh and not to mention the hole in the mantle is too big for the alu barrel!!!

Andy
PS Lemmy rocks dude

PE sure is annoying with a capital A. It does help to add some nices touches though.

PS- saw Lemy in concert last summer......cool guy

Well its finished guys..what do you think?..ive tried to be a little more restrained with this one when it came to the weathering!!..it's airbrushed with tamyia dark green and i even splashed out on some Mig pigments(wife don't know yet!)..i really enjoyed building this kit..i apolagise for the quality of the photos but i have to use my phone to take them due to my five year old drop kicking the digital camera for a 3 point field goal..!LOL...All feedback is greatly appreciated..

Andy,

Hard to give any feedback, because it does look terrific....BUT you may want to go back over the running gear with a brown oil paint wash...it will take away some of the powdered look.

You may also want to mix a few powders to come up with diffrent shades of earth.

I'm no expert, but here is my test tank I try this out on before commiting to a finished kit.


Ryan

Ryan..thanks for the comments mate..i already stole your idea for testing out stuff on an old kit i have.LOL.what do you reckon for the oil wash, would burnt umber be too dark?

That should work....just do a little at a time, and use very little oil paint untill you get the hang of it. Watch out for tide marks.

You could also "tune" the amount of pigments using Dull Coat sprayed through the airbrush...careful, too much Dull Coat and it will disapear. Testing is the order of the day since your project looks fine as is. I would hate to see you muck it up (I speak from experience)


Ryan

BTW That is excellent rusted steel on the bedsprings! Some dryed, dead leaves would look good placed in strategic places.

It looks great!

Hi Andy looks great what pigments did you use for weathering? I also like the beat up Berlin look of the beadsprings. Great effort.
Best wishes
Charlie

I think it came out great,the beat up screens,and I think the powder look came out good on the tracks and running gear