I've moved this kit more than 4 times, picked it up and fiddled with it a bit off an on, but finally got sick of looking at it there on the shelf taunting me.
Fruil tracks and mg
Model point co-ax mg and antenna
scratched rear hull fuel tank holders, moved the taillights off the fenders and onto the hull sides, added the APU exhaust, wired all the lights, added fender hinges and springs to the front fenders, added sprocket tensioners (lube ports?)and Trumpeter T62 log holder brackets.

More work than the old Tamiya kit really deserves, but I couldn't see to starting on this pile of Trumpeter kits until I put this one to bed.







For kicks I took it to Armorcon this weekend. I am pleased with the results, a pretty respectable 25.5/30 points in the intermediate class for a nice solid silver. And done before the silver anniversary of starting the kit.
Got a decent chuckle when the name of the build was announced.

Beautiful work and congrats on the well deserved medal. I was wondering if you will be posting additional pictures of this build on the website?

Thanks for the kind words. I'm sorry, but there is not much else to post actually. There are a couple of posts over in the Unfinished Buisness campaign, there in the last couple of pages. Not much of a build log really.

That's a wee metal beastie! Well done!

A well deserved award. Congratulations! The weathering is spectacular.

I have not seen tracks on the T-62 hung off of the hand rails--but I am happy to see that you have done so. I am now looking for extra track in my stash box! Thanks for sharing and a well done built.

Excellent piece of work.

David,
Thanks for the kind words. It's been an on again off again labor, glad to have it finished. Now I don't feel so guilty about building the newer Trumpeter T-62 kits.

There are some photos out there, falling mostly in the era before the BBD horseshoe armor package was added.

Here is one with the side dust skirts. Adding those would have added years if not another decade to the build -grin-
Though I did think of removing a fender. Having added the hinge, spring and mount details, I did not relish the thought of thinning the Tamiya fender, wisdom won out and I left it be.



It is a great time to be a modeler, we have all this instant access to photos of everything from anywhere.

Mike

Very nice work, and congrats on a well-deserved gong.
I'm actually plugging along on the same kit, over in the "Whole Hog" campaign. It's fun.
Really.

that weathering job is awesome!!!

Thanks Joe for the kind words.

Short version.
Base coat Tamiya Dr Green, let cure 5 yrs
Burnt Umber oil wash, titanium white and sap green drybrush, let cure 10-12 more years.

-remember back in the day when this was 'the state of the art'?-

The lower hull is a mix of 'earth' and 'dust' pigments held in place with white spirits. Wet the hull sides with thinner, sprinkle on pigments (heavily), hairdryer to dry, brush away to suit, fix remainder in place with more thinner.

Roadwheels, same with some enamel 'oil' from Ammo on a couple of hubs over the pigments to get the leaked grease effect.

Dust the dry upper hull with the same pigments, fix with thinner,dry with hairdrier, stump back into nooks and crannies. Fix again. This gets that thin layer of dust/dirt into the corners.

The turret was sponged with blackgrey Vallejo for chips, then sponged with thinned lighter greens across the crown on the turret and top of the barrel.
Dry with hairdrier.
Dust enamel product stippled over the turret with a sponge. Stippled over with a damp thinner sponge. Makes really nice varied dust effect.

Small amounts of pigment mix, lightened with more dust colors, around turret fittings, thinner, stumped into corners, fixed again.

Enamel engine oil around a couple of the fuel tank fillers, if you add dirt/dust pigment when it is wet, you will get a dirty fuel stain effect.

Tracks are Fruils, darkened with a blacken it bath. dusted heavily with a darker mix of the pigments, fixed with a thinned enamel track wash

Got a decent chuckle when the name of the build was announced. [Quoted]

Our judging team wanted to award an extra point just for humor.
Al

Al,
I was judging at the table behind you guys when you were talking about the kit. It was hard not to eavesdrop, but I managed to stay focussed. -mostly-
I took the kit out for a beer afterwards.

Mike

I took the kit out for a beer afterwards. [Quoted]

It earned one! Al

Thanks for the photo!