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T-26 mod. 1939
JCSREDTIDE
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Posted: Sunday, April 06, 2014 - 03:14 AM UTC
Here is my T-26. Kit from Zvezda with Complek Zip Conversion and Suspension. Tracks by Friul.PE from Eduard.
Hope you like it.

















thebear
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Posted: Sunday, April 06, 2014 - 08:18 AM UTC
Hi Jan ... Very nice work ... congrats.
The only thing I might do is add a wash of burnt umber to the chain which looks just a bit too rusted for my taste.. The wash will make it go a darker brown shade . But this is only my opinion and takes nothing away from your kit. I should build some of these early Russian tanks ..They really have a lot character.

Rick
JCSREDTIDE
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Posted: Monday, April 07, 2014 - 07:08 AM UTC
Hi Rick.

I want to have a differenz in the color of the muffler and the cain. So i use white spirit to blend the pigments on the muffler but not on the cain. Its really a littel highlight, on the photos its more than in realety.

Thanks for your comment.
AFVFan
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Posted: Monday, April 07, 2014 - 07:31 AM UTC
Hi Jan, she looks good overall. As Richard mentioned the chain is a little bothersome. The rust tone is a bit too uniform. It should vary a bit to give it more dimension. Here's an example to show what I'm talking about:


The other items that stick out are the road wheels. Don't you think they would look better if they were done similar to your return rollers? Right now they just look too clean.

I love that split muffler. That's a nice touch.
JCSREDTIDE
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Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - 07:05 AM UTC
hi

you are right with the road weels. I will give them a littel more dust.

The Split muffler was not my plan. I clean the Plastik parts by putty, so on the next day the putty break of if they was dry. So i think it will be a nice eyecatscher.
AFVFan
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Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - 09:02 AM UTC

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The Split muffler was not my plan. I clean the Plastik parts by putty, so on the next day the putty break of if they was dry.



Some of the best things are happy accidents!
dsfraser
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Posted: Friday, May 02, 2014 - 01:29 AM UTC
Excellent

Regards
Scott Fraser
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Posted: Saturday, May 03, 2014 - 08:03 AM UTC
Beautiful!
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