One side of the treads are on

I'll try to get to the other side in the morning

Hi Sal, did those tracks give you any problems? My panther has the same tracks and they were a pain in the a** to clean up

Yes the tracks were the only pain in the a$$ of the whole kit and that I keep braking off the front MG barrel otherwise it was great here is where I'm at now

The build is complete and I started the weathering

but as you can see i need to touch up the inside and underneath areas


once the touch up is done It will get a dusty wash

Nice work so far Sal !!

Hi,

Ready for "klear".

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T-90 WIP.
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I decided to go ahead and do the Trumpeter BMP-3 with ERA. I've got the kit so I might as well do it instead of ordering something else. I started Monday and wanted to see how it was going before committing to it. Anyway, I'll get the starter and what progress pictures I have up in the next few days.

Sweet work ChiefGunner !!
Really like that painting scheme.

Glad to have you here Alex, looking forward to see that BMP-3, I have a Skif one and always felt like trashing it and getting all the Trumpeter ones ...

Thanks John.

I hope finish this week.

Regards

Nice job there Chief
Ok Guys Im ready to call this 1 finished, took some pictures outside in natural light





This was a fun build 1st time using AM Zimm and pigments Hope you guys like it comments are always welcome

Hi Sal,

I like the Zimm and the different tones of Dark Yellow.
Just 2 small details, on your 2nd photo the track isn't aligned just over the idler wheel.

Also the spare tracks are too high, check these photos







The 2nd row of spare tracks should be the 1st row.

I like the figure and also the look on the wheels with the wash turned out great !

Thanks John, those tracks were the only bad thing about this kit, I tried to push them further down this morning but they are not movi8ng. As for the spares thanks for the heads up I'll keep that in mind for my next Jagdpanther, I have 2 more in the stash

I agree, those tracks are a nightmare...

Looking forward to see those JagdPanthers on the next BigCats Campaign ..

I tried 2 awards, it's suppose to be a shield, but the image is a bit small..



another shield

How's this one?

Cheers Rob.

I like it Rob !

I like it too Rob.

BTW, I will start my BMP in 2 or 3 weeks.

All of you has been done great models so far.

Cheers!

Marco

Hey Rob ribbon looks cool

Starter Pictures.



And the first update. This represents close to two weeks worth of work.

Lower hull and suspension. It was pretty straight-forward.


Next up, pre-painting. I went ahead and picked out the raod-wheels and interior pieces. For the road wheels I was mainly focused on painting the insides black. The interior...well I am really playing it by ear. The kit comes with the makings of a pretty nice interior but there are some oversights and alot of this won't be seen.






Now to start putting the parts together. What is provided went together pretty good.




Closing her up.




Turret. Some nice detail here.


Back to paint. A quick shot of green to the lower hull and roadwheels to set up for the kit's tracks.


That's it for now. The next step are the tracks. I really am not looking forward to that becaue this one has the seperate guide teeth. The exterior details have been left until after the tracks are done to limit knocking pieces off.

All in all, this kit is going together pretty nicely. The interior really has a great deal of promise. Trumpy could have added a few details to make the rear deck hatches easier to leave open or the underise of the commander's hatch. And there seems to be some periscopes missing that would be visible with certain hatches open. And some interior paint call-outs would have been nice as well, especially for us colorblind folks.

The focus of this one is the added armor so that's what I am focusing on. So she'll be all buttoned up.

Thanks guys I'm glad you liked it. I find that it is easy for me to design ribbons as long as I can come up with an idea.

If anyone needs a ribbon don't hesitate to ask.

Cheers Rob.

A quick update,
the running gear is on and it was a nightmare. The wheels
are too loose on the mounting pins and the tracks.. . If anyone else does this kit then avoid the single track links, even though short runs of them look great.





now to dirt the tracks up and dry brush the wheels.




Paul

Hi all,

I finished my T-90.









Regards,

Sal, those old dragon tracks are a pain in the butt , but they don´t look too bad there. The Jagdpanther sure looks good mate, and the Zimm will take everyones attention from the tracks thing anyway

Rob, I also think the shield looks cool

Alex, nice choice and a great progress in the short time frame

ChiefGunner, cool T90 there, I´m going to have to start on mine soon , if I find time between campaigns

here´s another update, dirty running gear and tracks. I´m sorting out the crew now, so this is almost done:-







all pics taken with my new camera , Nikon coolpix 810 it takes very nice foto´s indeed



Paul

Hi people!

@Chief Gunner: Great T90, amazing job. Parabéns pelo trabalho

@Paul: Nice Pershing and nice camera too

@Alex: Man, you are fast! I won't even start mine. Great job so far.

Cheers!

Marco