Okay, I admit it. I have become hopelessly frustrated by the chain and ball for the Merk. I am taking a step back from it right now...

So, I am going to enter another item in this campaign if okay. I will do the Trumpeter Type 79 Chinese 105mm gun tank.

Obligatory pics...




Raw plastic!


Thanks.

Alright, here is my contribution, now that I have more of the parts...





Now to get to it.....

Sgt. Brant I salute this very fine offering Always loved being around those when I was in the army. I should get one...I`ll be monitoring this build for sure and taking notes too

Phil.

Hi all, hangovers gone thank the "hair of the dog".

@Philippe: nice priming looks really smooth, is it rattle can or airbrush?
23$ is alot my friend, I paid that for my Sherman friuls and they are even 2 pieced items.

@ John K: you are a brave man, I don´t know what is worse to build, the ball and chain or that Trumpeter thing

@ Kevin: wow that´s a lot of resin there dude. Cool choice though. We, in our Chieftains used to envy those Leo´s because it was said that the storage bin on the back of the turret doubled up as a bath tub .

Now I´m going to swear (#&5XXX%****&) .
I have just run out of 0.5 mm brass rod. I´m 23 track pins short, and the LHS has Monday afternoons off.





See you all tomorrow

Paul

What!!! Paul, you have to tell me where you buy yours bro Last time I paid twice what you did!!! DARN!

Pretty please do tell me

Nice job btw hope you found wire...

Phil.

2 of the camo colors on...Next, masking and feild grey, then touch up.


base01 par asmodeuss, sur Flickr

Phil.

Hi Phil,
well here you go buddy but I don´t know what the shipping will be from Germany to Canada
http://www.modellbau-koelbel.de/index.php?HHGsid=6f722feef069f4cf32d2fce68bc725b3&SEQ_TOKEN_734ca6b41de38cb2e135889ba486eeb4=563e7589fe8f93f97adee4efbd26e203&module=search_result&keywords=&manufacturers_id=93&kategorie=&massstab=&x=11&y=6


Paul

Well here's my entry for the campaign. I am building the Trumpeter T-62. This will be the 1962 version. All comments welcome!

ok just about ready for paint








tell me what yall think

Lonewolf-----T-62 looks great so far. Nothing says Cold War like a -62!

Philippe----Love how your camo is coming along. That is a cool scheme.

Paul---Chieftain looks kick-ass so far! Those metal tracks are beautiful.

Ronnie---Beautiful build so far.

I got all the scratchbuilding mods done on my Chieftain so I applied the primer coat last night. Just a few divots and cracks to patch over here and there and then it is Berlin Urban Camo time!


Best wishes, Ian

Hi Phil,
well here you go buddy but I don´t know what the shipping will be from Germany to Canada
http://www.modellbau-koelbel.de/index.php?HHGsid=6f722feef069f4cf32d2fce68bc725b3&SEQ_TOKEN_734ca6b41de38cb2e135889ba486eeb4=563e7589fe8f93f97adee4efbd26e203&module=search_result&keywords=&manufacturers_id=93&kategorie=&massstab=&x=11&y=6


Paul[/quote]

Thanks Paul...We`ll see about shipping but i`m sure it aint more than from eastern europe, where I got the last ones.

Phil

Her is the base camo, need another pass and I`m not sure I`ll go hard edge...


camo02 par asmodeuss, sur Flickr


camo01 par asmodeuss, sur Flickr

Thanks.
Phil.

Ho! Btw. Very nice job on the primer Ian! Now lets see some sweet urban door hight camo thing
Phil.

Hi there,
tracks are on, man they are cool if I may say so



It´s now time for some fun with the saw



so that I can get this serious lump of resin in



@ MSCorley : looking good there, that is a wonderfull build
that kit, i know from experience

@Ronnie: you don´t mess about do you, looking very mean
indeed.

@ Ian: thanks mate, nice start to your paint job. How you doing the rest, masking or brush

@Phil: looking great, can´t wait to see the washing and weathering.


Paul

Okay, got the bottom motorization holes filled and starting the suspension. The road wheels are pretty bad on my kit. The seam is 'off' so lots of sanding.

Pics so far.


Have to add two strengthener strips on the bottom near the large oval fill mark. Had to take them off to sand the filler.

Hey Paul! It will be masked with 3M 2090 tape and airbrushed. I have a great reference in the Tankograd book documenting UK Fprces in Berlin. Should start with the camo this weekend. Can't wait!!!!!!

Hi Ian,
Greetings from Trinidad. Great build. I have a few of these(five). I would like to correct them as much as possible and as cheap as possible. Can you give me the drawings of the NBC box and dimensions. I would be eternally grateful. Thanks.

Thanks Paul! I`ll be getting some more color before washes but at least tracks are on...As crappy as they were.
Pics soon.
Phil.

Thanks for the kind words Paul, Philippe and Kurt.


Philippe----Love the colors on your -72 camo. Very nicely done.

Kurt----I can definitely get a schematic for you on the turret rebuild and the other hull details. Unfortunately, I am kind of an unorthodox, fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants model builder so all I have for drawings so far is haphazard sketches on post-it-notes that you probably would not be able to decipher. I will be working on it this weekend and I will get you something usable, plan-wise, for future conversions. The engine deck was probably the easiest part because you can actually use the kit deck but you have to cut the engine grills and re-angle them and regroup them and then reinstall them on the tank.



Best wishes, Ian

Great job on the work so far and if they weren't so expensive I would put friul tracks on all my AFV's. As to my T-62 Build for this campaign, It's a good kit but some of the smaller details suck and I am currently scratchbuilding corrections. I also got a different turret for it because the one in the kit is inaccurate. More pics this weekend.

Tracks are on

lower01 par asmodeuss, sur Flickr

I should get some work done today...I had the birthday party yesterday sooooooo Kinda feeling ozzy today!

Hi Phil,Congrats, how young then? if I may ask.
Looking cool, I take it your going for small dio
with look of those tracks.

And buddy go get an ice cold "hair of the dog", we can´t
have you running round feeling like Mr. Osbourne .
you might start biting of the heads of your figures .
Happy weekend all.

Paul

Hahaha Thanks Paul!
Turned 34 the 21st. Still in my prime modelling years!
I`m not sure with the dio...I already have a dio that I need to finish for th KV-1. But I`ll definitly build a base.


Here is where I am at


fueldrum03 par asmodeuss, sur Flickr


fueldrum02 par asmodeuss, sur Flickr


fueldrum03 par asmodeuss, sur Flickr

Gloss soon.
Phil.

Philippe-----Happy belated birthday. Great progress on the T-72. That scheme is killer. I have been painting and masking the Chieftain all day. What a task!!!! Should have some pics up tomorrow.


Best wishes, Ian

here is mine built up now - really great kit from Trumpeter -



want to dig out my old pics from Moscow when I had a crawl over one of these in Park Pobedi





best
Mark