Hi Fellas:

My work in progress with the old dragon version of the T 34/85 model kit # 6203. Plastic is very fragile so from the start I broke a lot of parts. But later on its was all ok. Mine took a weekend to built.



I wanted to show some really sagged tracks, I wanted something out of traditional look.

Here the pictures, almost Out of Box, only a metal barrel was added and handles were replace with plastruct 0.8mm hex rod.

Is the commanders hatch from a different kit or resin?

No its Out of the box, but I must say, there was a lot of sprue from different kits, including t-34/76 parts!

Looks like a different color and thought maybe you had a resin one of some sort.

Hi Pedro,

I hate to say this, but this sag on the tracks is simply way overdone. No real tank would be able to move with it - as the tracks will fall off right during the first turn.

Another thing - the front hooks on the turret should be vertical.

I'd have to agree about the track tension. Never seen a real T-34 with track that loose.

It's also worth noting by anyone building a T-34 that if those two periscope covers and the driver's hatch itself are closed, the driver is completely blind. OK for a static model but I see quite a few apparently moving T-34s in dioramas and they look very strange!

Thanks Phil for the Feedback, I will check on the hooks, they looked weird to me anyway!.

Yeah I really know the tracks are WAY overdone, never seen one like this in a Russian tank. I just wanted to do something different.

Suggestions? probably the only one is to simulate it as a destroyed tank removing some of the tracks as well.

I don't think you have any other option than just redoing the tracks...

Well last night I remove the tracks and using tamiya thin glue I soften the plastic and put it back again to the kit. This was my result.

The next step was a grey primer, then next day a work of light and shadows using Tamiya XF-1 and XF-2. Here the results so far.

ew update.

Now with Black and white acrylic paint I added highlights and details on areas with more visibility, handles, borders, bolts, etc. Here the results so far.

Once I add the base color in thin coats, all this details will show THROUGH the layers .

quick question, how can you bend the plastic tubes? in heated water?

No clue, this ones come like this from the box.

More detail added, this time thinning down acrylics, white, black grey and black. This will also gave you the idea of what you want with the final colors.

Started the base color in a very thinned mix, 4-5 coats. This are the colors used for the initial mix.

After 2 hours I run with a lighter mix, very thinned in 3-4 coats and only in the upper areas.

2 hours later I use raw umber as a filter applied to the whole kit.

the results later today after 12 hours drying.

Looks great, I like it.

Very good looking tank

Update! I worked some mud texture using a product from tamiya, so far so good, here the results.

Now with a Kursk mud color.

Pedro-- wow! Very nicely done
DJ