Thanks for the feedback folks! Really appreciate it.
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It looks nice over-all. These old Tamiya T-34's are a bit loose front to back. I always got rid of the hold caps at the front, glued the rear in place, then glued the front.
Yes those old tracks are STIFF! Nothing you can do about it, except replace them.
By Berlin this would be an old tank, the SU-85M would be more common
ditto on the tracks. I'm used to melting the pin heads together but this one just had so much excess rubber. Plus, the thing slightly misaligned while cooling so the two ends look disconnected for one side of the track. Ah well. This kind of tamiya tracks are fine for stuff with side-skirts because I can hide it.
I'll try seeing if the model fits better without the polycaps after christmas. I might just glue it down as per your suggestion.
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Hi,
the model looks nice, but some sag on the tracks would be good.
Besides the mud has gone in some areas of the tracks and wheels that should be cleaned by the reciprocal contact when the tank moves.
Thanks for the feedback! Try as I might, superglue doesn't stick well to the tracks... Unless I ram a rod on the side hull to hold them in place, I can't get them to stick to a position with sag sadly.
Ditto on the mud. I'm cleaning off some more in places where the tracks and wheels meet. I still want them tinted a bit with the color of mud, however. I did rub the steel wheels with steel pigment at the edges, it isn't reflected well in the camera.
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IMHO I think it is an appropiate amount of dirt,for me over weathering involves too much rust and damage,but as for dirt,I mean look at equipment at a local construction site for examples.
Just a couple of things to tighten up,the side of the tool box towards the front looks a little clean,as does the front hatch and some of those wheel centers.But really,a nice job !!
Thanks mate for the tips! The toolbox actually broke off while I was weathering. I ended up not weathering it the same level as the rest of the vehicle. I'll rectify that later. The wheel hubs were vinyl. I'm having a hard time getting pigments to stick on it - even with pigment binder. I'll work on it some more later.
