T-34/76 1942 with wooden armor upgrade.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 12:50 PM UTC
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So if all that is correct, witch i'm pretty sure, this tamiya kit is full of discrepancys, i was going with their second half of 1942 build on the plan... this is poop... 
HAAAaaa Well, it looks that this one is going to be a "What if?". Sorry about that guys. Hope you'll still enjoy the build.
Phil
Carry on Bro! Ive not seen another example of this so its up to you to show us the way. I for one am looking forward to your progress! Good luck man!
Gary
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 01:17 PM UTC
Thanks Gary, it is quite a unique! I've got my paint set up ready. I'll lay my primer this week to see if there is any touch up I need to do on the build. I was anxious on de accuracy of this kit, but hey! WOODEN ARMOR That is quite far fetch anyway
Still I will build a t-34 acording to the tools of the trade but it will be a cyber hobby with all the bells and whistles for sure. And I'll get a good book for references.
Phil
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 02:10 PM UTC
Have fun researching which Dragon T 34 is close to perfect . Lots of little mistakes , on almost all kits , ie welds , the way the hull plates interlock ,mismatched turrets and hulls from differnt factorys etc ( threads on Armorama & Missing Lynx ) . Just build and have fun .
And although it is an inacurate kit the Tamiya T 34 1943 model is the most fun build IMO , two styles of fuel tanks ,hand rails and either the original mickey mouse hatches or the raised comander coupola. Add to that 1 or 2 roof periscopes , with or without turet side view slits and pistol ports , I've got 7 variations on my shelves .
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 06:40 PM UTC
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Still I will build a t-34 acording to the tools of the trade but it will be a cyber hobby with all the bells and whistles for sure. And I'll get a good book for references.
Hi Phil. I've sent you a pm.
T-34 is one of the most interesting and beautiful beast ever, but depicting a correct version could be quite complicate. It's like the Sherman tank. Lots of small and larger differences between the different production batches a mistake is allways possible!
I have in my stash the AFV T-34 1942 factory 112 full interior kit. In my opinion is the best choice because it costs a far less than a Dragon kit and provides lots of details. The only problem is that it has vinyl tracks.
Anyway, good job so far, I'll follow for sure. It would be hard finding references which Alex doesn't have but if i find something about this odd wooden T-34, i'll give you
Cheers
...well in my opinion T-55 isn' t just a tank. Actually it is THE TANK...
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 01:50 AM UTC
Thanks again Mauro!
I'll try to get the afv kit soon.
Man! that is sweet intel.
Phil.
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Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 12:16 PM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 02:51 PM UTC
Hi Phil,
Looks good man!
Now that you have the primer on the wood, i can see some really well defined wood grain/texture. Thats gonna look awsome. I like to carefully clean my Models with iso alcohol right before i prime them. works for me 100% of the time. Lets see some PAINT bro!!!
Gary
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 03:57 AM UTC
Here is a preshade that I've overcoated with some rust( tamiya xf-10 + xf-64 + xf-56) I hope it will show a little trough the base coat.
Thanks for watching and comments.
Philippe.
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 04:12 AM UTC
Only catching up with this now Phil- good job so far and I look forward to seeing more paint and weathering on it soon.
Pat
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 04:27 AM UTC
Hi Phil,
Thats a cool preshade job. Looking forward to some paint man!
What type of paint did you use for the preshade?
Gary
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 06:02 AM UTC
The pics are not showing well...but we see both colors trough the base coat...Hmmmm
Nato green for base with a second coat of a thined nato green with yellow green to lighten.
Thanks guys for the good words! Gary the prewash colors are: xf-1 black, xf-69 nato black and a rust color I've explain on top of the last post( to lazy to retype
)
really I'll take better pics these one dosen't show the preshade passing trough.
Phil
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 06:05 AM UTC
preshade not prewash
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 06:40 AM UTC
Hi Phil,
looks good man! I recently saw an original WWII color pic of a knocked out T-34 taken by the German army. I think youve matched what i saw pretty darn close. You get a wash and filter on there it ought to rock IMO.
Gary
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Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 03:04 AM UTC
Here is a small update with the primed and preshaded wooden armor.
Phil.
Any toughts?
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Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 05:28 AM UTC
Added some color to the wood. Tidying things prior to the clear coat. mabe scratch a tarp or two.
Phil.
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Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 06:25 AM UTC
Hi Phil,
I really like the base color you chose for the wood. Its really looking good man. The wood has great texture and grain to it. Looking forward to more updates.
Gary
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Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 11:29 AM UTC
...well in my opinion T-55 isn' t just a tank. Actually it is THE TANK...
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Posted: Monday, April 16, 2012 - 12:21 AM UTC
Thanks Alot guys.
It is always sweet to have the good words from the big guns!
I'm planning to add a little stowage. Here is a start. I'm still trying to find a good visual reference on stowage on t-34 but i'm only half trough the airconnection t-34 mythical weapon.
The plan is to add a couple of crate...any suggestions?
Phil.
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Posted: Monday, April 16, 2012 - 01:13 AM UTC
Crates can be a great I idea. I have also used a few 200 gallon oil drums tied to thre engine deck as I have a few pics of that in use. But I always think that you can pretty much go where you want on the stowage, I even have pics of a polish one with a jeep strapped to the back, whilst being ferried across a river.
paul
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 12:16 AM UTC
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Crates can be a great I idea. I have also used a few 200 gallon oil drums tied to thre engine deck as I have a few pics of that in use. But I always think that you can pretty much go where you want on the stowage, I even have pics of a polish one with a jeep strapped to the back, whilst being ferried across a river.
paul
Thanks Paul. Maybe i could put a bt-1 on top of the engine deck
. Sadly I only have german oil drums...But crates I have and can build. If you have pics, feel free to post them here.
Phil.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 04:37 AM UTC
German oilr drums would be no problem mine are.
paul
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 05:01 AM UTC
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German oilr drums would be no problem mine are.
paul
Hey Phil,
I agree with paul. Both armies werent shy about scavenging from one another.
Gary
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 08:34 AM UTC
Haha you read my mind guys! I was searching for aprobation without asking... I'm kind of shy on assuming historic facts.
Thanks guys. so maybe they will have scrounge a german barrel!
Phil.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 10:03 AM UTC
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 10:32 AM UTC
Hi Phil,
Its all looking very good man! A suggestion if i may. You will need to have a way to tie down the Barrel and crate. I use Cheap kite string and paint it. It looks the proper scale for 1/35. What is the brand of the Fuel barrel. Thats sweet!
Gary
