Trumpeter T-62 Afghanistan
Dublin, Ireland
Joined: November 27, 2004
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 04:43 PM UTC
Pat
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European Union
Joined: January 08, 2007
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 05:10 PM UTC
New Jersey, United States
Joined: October 28, 2006
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 05:24 PM UTC
Great job, the model looks fantastic. I love the groundwork...very realistic. How did you make it?
Chris
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Mk II Male, Takom Conversion
Hobby Boss T-18
Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 05:28 PM UTC
Lovely work. Which kit contains the corrected turret?
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: June 29, 2004
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 05:39 PM UTC
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MPC: 1972 Pontiac GTO
Revell: 1965 Mustang
Verlinden 120mm guard of the marine.
Revell: 2010 Camaro
Monogram: 1931 Rolls Royce
Italeri: LVT2 Amtrac
Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 12:38 AM UTC
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Great job, the model looks fantastic. I love the groundwork...very realistic. How did you make it?
Chris
I Built the slanted sides with plastic card,filled most of inside with building foam and topped it of with plaster mixed with paint. Then I coated it with PVA glue and sieved dried Earth on top.
While it was all still wet I wrapped some cling film over it and pushed the tank down into it to form a track then I took the cling film off and let it dry
Pat
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Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 12:39 AM UTC
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Lovely work. Which kit contains the corrected turret?
Sorry no idea. This is the first T-62 I've built so I'm no expert.
Pat
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Alberta, Canada
Joined: March 01, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 01:50 AM UTC
Nice clean build but like a number of others I love the ground work. I have never got results that good even using the same methods. Well Done
Setubal, Portugal
Joined: July 24, 2010
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 04:27 AM UTC
Great job.
Regards,
Myanmar
Joined: March 05, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 06:55 AM UTC
I like how you achieved the color fades and modulations. I think you forgot to unmask some of the periscopes though
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Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 12:05 PM UTC
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I like how you achieved the color fades and modulations. I think you forgot to unmask some of the periscopes though
I hadn't forgotten, as I said at the top it's still not finished.
Okay actually I had forgotten- thanks for reminding me - I'd feel very stupid if I put that on the table at the Irish IPMS Nationals in two weeks with the periscopes covered up
Pat
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#284
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 03:16 PM UTC
Pat- this is a truly fine beast you've got there. I love the patina on the paintwork- its got that nicely used look going on- the chipped decals really add to that I think- are those painted on or are they dry decals? The weathering too really brings it to life- particularly around the tracks and road wheels- it ties it in really well with the groundwork.
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Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 03:45 PM UTC
Cheers Karl they are the kit decals. The chipping is a result of over enthusiastic weathering.
Pat
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Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 05:47 PM UTC
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Lovely work. Which kit contains the corrected turret?
Sorry no idea. This is the first T-62 I've built so I'm no expert.
Which kit are you building? The hatch appears to be correctly aligned.
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Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 08:17 PM UTC
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Which kit are you building? The hatch appears to be correctly aligned.
It must be a trick of the light
It's this kit:
and I bought it within weeks of it's release.
As far as I know Trumpeter never corrected the turret
Pat
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Minnesota, United States
Joined: March 04, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 05:51 AM UTC
1. Nice work. You have done the T-62 proud.
2. No, the hatch is not corrected. It is a trick of the eye/camera/angle. Sorry to not have better news. There are replacement turrets from SP Designs if it bothers you too deeply.
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Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, September 20, 2015 - 11:48 AM UTC
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1. Nice work. You have done the T-62 proud.
2. No, the hatch is not corrected. It is a trick of the eye/camera/angle. Sorry to not have better news. There are replacement turrets from SP Designs if it bothers you too deeply.
I plan on building an accurate T-62 mod 62. I am aware of several turret options. I was just hoping I might be able to scoop up a spare if it was from a full kit. Didn't want a full kit, minus the correct turret.
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