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t-35 and t-28
MadMax
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Germany
Joined: August 19, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 01:08 AM UTC
Did any1 build on of these two models, if yes how was the quality, and so on
thx
Kencelot
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Joined: December 27, 2001
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 02:27 AM UTC
I personally have not built either kit, but I was able to a find a review of the T35:

ICM's Russian T-35 Heavy Tank
csch
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 02:49 AM UTC
I have the T-28 (ICM) but havenīt built it yet. In the box it looks OK.
JimF
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 03:43 AM UTC
I have built the ICM T-28... fit was pretty good, liked the fact there is an engine and turrent basket, etc. The individual tack pieces fit together fairly well. I haven't run it through the paintshop yet, and I would consider a couple more if I can catch them at a good price.
JimF
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 03:46 AM UTC
Oh, yeah ... there is an awful lot of flash, thick connection points, etc. which made cleanup a bit tedious... makes me appreciate a good Tamiya or Italeria kit all that much more... guess I had just blocked out that part went I was posting my first response... Recommended with reservations would pretty much be how I would sum up.
SS-74
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 04:09 AM UTC
I had done the T35 with eduard PE, Friul, and Judio Barrels, although the fit are not the greaterst. But I enjoy the whole process, it's a fun project.
MadMax
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Germany
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 04:11 AM UTC
How large is the Model and how long was the building time?
avukich
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 01:10 PM UTC
I've built the T-35 and have 1 more in the kit closet as well as 2 T-28s and an IT-28. The T-35 builds up very well for an Eastern European kit and with a little TLC and some AM parts, can be made into a show-stopper. The T-35 is a little over a foot long, about 5 - 6 inches wide, and about 4 inches tall. I am a very slow builder and it took me a total of 5 months, but I did use Eduard PE, Friulmodel tracks, and Jordi Rubio barrels. I also did a bit of scratch-building and made sure to fill in all of the seams on the 4 smaller turrets that aren't on the real thing. Another thing that made the model take longer was that I chose to do mine in winter white wash which required painting it twice with about 3 weeks in between coats. If you want to see how mine turned out go to: http://www.clandavidsonusa.com/wac/modelphotos/russian/t-35/t-35.htm

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