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Posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 11:55 AM UTC
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In my very humble opinion, for the colors of modern russian stuff, using eyes and pics is better than using color charts 
That's how I normally do it Mauro. Just want this one to be as accurrate as possible. I'm spending more time on this one that on any of my past builds.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 01:52 PM UTC
thanks for all of the comments. I know I promised photos of the hull today, but just didn't have the time. I am going to have to tear apart my interior to match it to the photos I have. This will probably be an all day project. I have the outer hull completed and will be posting progress soon.
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 09:49 PM UTC
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Thank you for all of the kind and constructive comments. For this camo pattern, do I need to mix paints to match or does anybody know the exact paints to use? 
What I find interesting in this pic is the paint on the rubber parts of the wheels. Tell me you wouldn't get dinged at a contest with a paint job like that.
Roy
I may do the paint like that and just print the photo as a true to life refferance.
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Posted: Friday, April 29, 2011 - 12:37 AM UTC
I'm going to start the painting today. I'll post some photos as soon as it is light enough outside. BTW, my next model will be this one:
I'll be waiting for the pe to come out and I'll start building.
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Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, April 29, 2011 - 03:51 AM UTC
I'm going to do the UAE version too, it'll be nice to have a modern russian vehicle in that kind of camo.
Good luck with the interior and the painting.
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Posted: Friday, April 29, 2011 - 05:53 AM UTC
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Posted: Friday, April 29, 2011 - 08:39 AM UTC
Coming along very nicely Matt.
You've made me really want to get my hands on one now!
Are you planning a diorama or figures or anything like that?
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Samara, Russia
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Posted: Friday, April 29, 2011 - 06:09 PM UTC
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Posted: Friday, April 29, 2011 - 10:34 PM UTC
Karl, I have a modern tank crew from ICM that I plan to use as part of a vignette.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 12:48 PM UTC
my camera broke, so I'm postponing further work until I buy a new one
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Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 12:54 PM UTC
Karl, I intend to make a little vignette with some ICM figures I got at a good price. I've already finished these and will post photos as soon as I get a new camera.
Igor, thanks for the photos
I'll probably be printing some of my own decals to match an earlier photo. This won't be till I pick up a wax printer. A couple of months away.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 05:51 PM UTC
It looks very good indeed Matt!
I can't wait to see your work finished
congrats
...well in my opinion T-55 isn' t just a tank. Actually it is THE TANK...
#284
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Posted: Monday, May 30, 2011 - 05:42 AM UTC
Matt- Could you perhaps take a couple of close-ups of the kit track links?
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Posted: Monday, May 30, 2011 - 06:29 AM UTC
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Matt- Could you perhaps take a couple of close-ups of the kit track links?
No problem. I put the kit away until I got a new camera. Have one now. I have some of the tracks fully assembled, some halfway, and some loose. I should be able to upload some photos today.
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Posted: Monday, May 30, 2011 - 06:44 AM UTC
if you find any photos from the inside of the hatches please post them.
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Posted: Monday, May 30, 2011 - 05:12 PM UTC
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Posted: Monday, May 30, 2011 - 11:08 PM UTC
Thanks for pointing that out Igor. I've only assembled the teeth on a few links and it should be an easy correction.
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#284
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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 08:43 AM UTC
Thanks for the photos Matt. I was comparing the individual links with the rubber band tracks in Unimodels BMP-3 Export version and they look terrible compared to the Trumpy links.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 09:12 AM UTC
I prefer indi tracks to rubberband ones and think Trumpeter does an excellent job. This is also why I prefer Academy over Tamiya. Promise I'll be getting back to this build as soon as I finish my campaign Sherman.
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2011 - 01:05 PM UTC
This kit along with RB models antenna and barrel, Voyager PE, Miniarm tracks and wheels, and Evolution Miniatures modern russian crew in Chechnya are all on the way!
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