Hi all

In last year I started model from DML - T28 Super heavy tank:



With photoechted set from E.T.model:



The real beast:



First of all I collected a running gear. So many many details:





Then I passed to the case, but comparison with photos brought me into despondency. Front part is wrong:











And I started trying it to correct:

















This year I resumed work and continued to remake a details:





Then I begin remake the front parts of hull:



















The mask of the gun is also incorrect. And the resin mask from E.T.model also is no good - they more by the size than it is necessary:







And I started it reducing, cut on four parts, ground off 0,4 mm and stuck together:





To be continued soon

Impressive work so far Dmitry - looking fwd to seeing you tame this beast!

cheers
Brent

Looking good so far...any ideas how your going to tackle the width issues on the kit?

I think that I won't do as it is very difficult. I will leave as gave Dragon.

Follow stage:

Looks good so far. Keep at it.

I remember seeing one of these on display when I was a kid and visited Ft Knox back in early 80's.

I wonder if you compared a couple of surviving examples if you'd find slight variations in the shape anyways as this would have been a huge casting.

I'm just wondering - anyone have comparison pics between actual surviving vehicles to see how much variability there was between vehicles?

> "Then I passed to the case, but comparison with photos brought me into despondency. Front part is wrong:"

I am impressed with what you're doing. I've got this kit (and the detail set by ET), and am just going to build it out of the box. I am enjoying seeing the work that you are doing to improve it. Good luck, and please keep posting.


Dave

WOW !
Most impressive -- but what do you use as a standard ?
Where are the #'s you use as a certainty to correct the kit's deficiency ?

Their two only made. One burned down, the second in the museum.
The only difference which I saw is an existence of antenna inputs.

Thanks, Dave, I'll keep posting. I promise

I use walkaround from Patton museum and archives foto. I do only looking at a photo.

I continue.





















Details still will be adjusted to each other.

Very exciting to watch this come together! Thank you for continuing to update us on your work.


Dave

Thank you, Dave. I continue.
Final adjustment of details of an armor mask:

great progress, I'm tempted to give my T-28 a interior, but i haven't done much about the flawed parts of the kit, I just need to find more reference material for the interior.

So we go further. Armor:











And seams:

Really nice work on the textures and weld.

Nice work, here are some reference shots I took back in 95 my help.



















Ed

Ed, thank you very much. This is good fotos for detail.

I continue.

I'm watching your build hoping to save some pointers for when I tackle the beast.

Tom

I am interested and on-board!





Jeff

Impressive work, Dmitry. May I ask what putty you are using for the weld seems?



Dave

Thanks guys.
For weld I used Tamiya putty:



Next:

Some detailing: