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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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bt-5 Zvezda build
lespauljames
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Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 10:03 AM UTC
Hey fellas, So i'm going to build this large russian tank with a small review, ( parts and fit )
Here is the box art.



parts are well detailed for the size.









This looks like it will be a fun little build.
Did any Bt-5's sport camo.

and a pic for those of you who are size curious....
lespauljames
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Posted: Friday, July 13, 2012 - 05:37 AM UTC
Well, The plastic is a little hard to work with ABS? the detail is good for a kit this size, and the fit of the 7 parts is good!

lespauljames
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Posted: Friday, July 13, 2012 - 11:29 PM UTC
too small for even the braille fellas here?

Paint's on, detail painting atm, when i find the camera more photos will be popped up.

against a 1/72 mustang.


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lespauljames
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Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 05:05 AM UTC
oil dot ?....


has to be subtle in this scale.




hand painted markings





scale ref once more



pigments and more oils to coem.

wbill76
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Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 10:14 AM UTC
It's a tiny little guy...didn't even know that Zvezda offered stuff in 1/100 scale.
Belt_Fed
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Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 03:17 PM UTC
Where on earth are you gonna put such a huge model?!

Looks good
vonHengest
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Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 03:24 PM UTC
Yes they've come out with a several really small kits that are ideal for wargaming.

James, I'm glad to see a BT-5 in any scale! Nice job making a simple kit look good! Just wish they did a better job with the muffler.
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Posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012 - 12:16 AM UTC
I'm impressed with the end results! 1/100 scale? Are you kidding me? And here I thought 1/72 or HO was too small.

Congratulations on a job well done. I think if you had not announced the scale I would have guessed much larger but it is very impressive looking to say the least!

Thanks for educating me!






~ Jeff
lespauljames
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Posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012 - 03:37 AM UTC
thanks guys, its only a bit of fun, and for the price it wasted three evenings £2.99
I'm quite happy with it, now there are a few pigments on there.
I'm considering basing it. woudn't know what place to put ti though.
any ideas?
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