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Tamiya T34 / 43 ChTZ Redux
razorboy
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Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 11:45 AM UTC
Here's some pictures I took today at a higher resolution and in front of a blue screen -









rb
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Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 12:38 AM UTC
that looks great, nice groundwork, Paint on the t-34 is really nice.

A Niggle If I May, The suspension looks highly unrealistic in its current state, the wheel on the ground would be compressed, and the 4 wheels in the air would have dropped considerably, this detracts highly from an otherwise interesting, and well done piece,

Lpj
razorboy
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Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 01:49 AM UTC

Quoted Text

that looks great, nice groundwork, Paint on the t-34 is really nice.

A Niggle If I May, The suspension looks highly unrealistic in its current state, the wheel on the ground would be compressed, and the 4 wheels in the air would have dropped considerably, this detracts highly from an otherwise interesting, and well done piece,

Lpj



....Not as fast as this guy's moving - they haven't even begun to drop yet.
JeepLC
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Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 08:53 AM UTC
great looking build. IMHO a wavy flag on the back would add a ton to it. great either way though!

-mike
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Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 09:20 AM UTC
Thanks JeepLC
razorboy
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Posted: Friday, March 16, 2012 - 09:05 AM UTC
"The suspension looks highly unrealistic in its current state, the wheel on the ground would be compressed, and the 4 wheels in the air would have dropped considerably,"

and I rest my case .............



thenorm
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Posted: Friday, March 16, 2012 - 02:28 PM UTC
Have to say, I really like that, I love the pose it's in, how did you mount it?
razorboy
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Posted: Saturday, March 17, 2012 - 06:10 AM UTC
There is a piece of 1/4' by 7" sprue tree inserted into the lower rear hull and pushed into the Styrofoam base, a 2" long piece of heavy, straightened paper clip sticks up from the ground work at about halfway along the underside of the hull for extra support.
Thanks,
Dave
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 07:12 AM UTC
Very nice work overall. One detail I have noticed: you have made both the driver hatch and his periscope covers closed. So as it stands he is technically blind...
chefchris
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 07:23 AM UTC
You should remove the front towing "eyes" real T-34 skis didnt have them.... The Tamiya kit was modelled after one at APG and they put the towing eyes on it to assist in moving it around.

I like the "flying tank" scene... very nice.

Chris
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 09:44 AM UTC
Ain't removing anything at this point Chris ... O.O.B. Build - Learn to live with it, I did.
Respectfully, rb
lespauljames
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 10:27 AM UTC
I wasn't following it up, its to advanced to change even if you wanted to so why drag the waters? what do i care as long as you are happy with the kit, was just a honest observation.

If you want the unabridged version of my current comment as it stands, seeming you obviously wanted to take the conversation further by posting flawed evidence.
the pictures you posted show articulated suspension, they have
substantial dips in the middle, yours are flat. simple as.
the max speed on average of a t-34 was 28 mph and
here is a video, showing the instant suspension drop of a t-34/85
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9WDAROEzsCY#t=5s
look very carefully.
from a model perspective, excellent, but as you decided to revive the argument those are my points.

Lpj
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 10:36 AM UTC
i think it looks great, keep up the fantastic work.if you're happy with it, that's all that matters

perry
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Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 08:35 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I wasn't following it up, its to advanced to change even if you wanted to so why drag the waters? what do i care as long as you are happy with the kit, was just a honest observation.

If you want the unabridged version of my current comment as it stands, seeming you obviously wanted to take the conversation further by posting flawed evidence.
the pictures you posted show articulated suspension, they have
substantial dips in the middle, yours are flat. simple as.
the max speed on average of a t-34 was 28 mph and
here is a video, showing the instant suspension drop of a t-34/85
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9WDAROEzsCY#t=5s
look very carefully.
from a model perspective, excellent, but as you decided to revive the argument those are my points.

Lpj



Well, when you build yours, you can do it properly.
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