Ilya Yut shares some pictures of his Miniart T-55 as used by AMISOM in Somalia.
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AMISOM T-55ColinEdm
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Friday, March 01, 2019 - 10:47 AM UTC
Posted: Friday, March 01, 2019 - 11:14 AM UTC
Fantastic finish! Very impressive weathering and I love the addition of the patio chairs!
KoSprueOne
Myanmar
Joined: March 05, 2004
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Joined: March 05, 2004
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Posted: Friday, March 01, 2019 - 01:57 PM UTC
Very nice weathering effects and details
flugwuzzi
Lower Austria, Austria
Joined: November 02, 2007
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Joined: November 02, 2007
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Posted: Friday, March 01, 2019 - 10:30 PM UTC
Great weathering effects!
Mens magazine on the enginde deck seems to be wrong ... cover should be with an african woman ;-)
cheers
Mens magazine on the enginde deck seems to be wrong ... cover should be with an african woman ;-)
cheers
Tedders
England - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: March 03, 2019
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Posted: Saturday, March 02, 2019 - 08:32 PM UTC
Superb build and weathering. Love the rust and grime, it looks very realistic. My only comment would be suggest that it could be dustier to blend with diorama base. Still think it’s great though.
ilyayut
Ashdod, Israel
Joined: February 27, 2019
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Posted: Saturday, March 02, 2019 - 09:01 PM UTC
Thank you for the comments. I'm really glad you liked it.
Maybe next time I will find another more African magazine cover)
Maybe next time I will find another more African magazine cover)
dpeterso
California, United States
Joined: January 15, 2012
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Joined: January 15, 2012
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Posted: Sunday, March 03, 2019 - 08:14 AM UTC
That rust technique looks great.
SmallSoldier
Alberta, Canada
Joined: December 20, 2007
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Posted: Monday, March 04, 2019 - 07:02 PM UTC
Everything about this is awesome. Some fine weathering you've achieved there.
orangelion03
California, United States
Joined: March 09, 2013
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Posted: Monday, March 11, 2019 - 05:46 AM UTC
Stunning work. Three dimensional artistry.
Our British friends have a saying: Gobsmacked!
Our British friends have a saying: Gobsmacked!
ilyayut
Ashdod, Israel
Joined: February 27, 2019
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Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 11:17 PM UTC
Thank you, guys!