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TK-3 Vignette
waterboy
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Illinois, United States
Joined: July 03, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 04:33 AM UTC
Hi guys, I've been taking it easy over the holidays, but its time to get back to work. Here's a small vignette of a Polish Tk-3 made by RPM that I just finished. This version was armed with a 20mm cannon that made it on even terms with the German MK II. Unfortunately the Polish had made only about 20 of these before the German invasion.









Let me know what you think
TheMadMax
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Germany
Joined: January 16, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 04:49 AM UTC
looks great, just the pose of the figure is looking strange. i like the way you ve done the water.
tango20
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Joined: August 01, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 04:56 AM UTC
Hi mate
I love the work ,the ground work is great not over ,unusual tank great weathering and the water effect,one thing a black dot at the end of the barrel of the 20mm or a little drill out great little dio.
Cheers Chris
Alpenflage
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Joined: May 21, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 01:38 PM UTC
Neat little Vignette, Don. Groundwork looks really good, and I like how you balanced out the scene.

Vehicle looks good, and I like the camo scheme and how you weathered it. I do see a small seamline on the front of the hull, near the gun mantle, but I think it could easily be fixed.

Figure looks rigid in the tankette, like he's on parade. I'm sure WWII Polish tanker figures in ideal poses are hard to find.

Overall nice work, and its always cool seeing something from the Polish Campaign of 1939.

Cheers !!

Alpen
TsunamiBomb
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Arizona, United States
Joined: September 21, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 01:44 PM UTC
The groundwork and the tank look excellent. I am a bit scetchy with the figure though. May I ask who made it? You painted the figure well, for the mold only being exceptional. I do agree also, he is in a weird upright pose that a soldier wouldnt usually be in. Especially after a long day of hard fighting. Other than that, it looks very good. Keep up the good work!
waterboy
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 02:46 PM UTC
Thanks for the kind words guys. I agree about the figure but it was the only 1939 Polish tankette commander I had
Tiger101
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Joined: March 02, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 03:03 PM UTC
Don Nice job with the TK. I have always loved the look of the whole family of TK tanketts. Did the tracks give you any problems?
I have 2 of them on the shelf waiting to go but the tracks scare me LOL.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 06:55 PM UTC
Very nice job, on a rather rough kit.
Nice little display also.
waterboy
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Illinois, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 09:57 PM UTC
Thanks again guys. Scott the tracks are a major pain in the you no what Link and length type, small attached to huge sprues and very fragile. Luckily I had several of these old kits around because it took a few extra links out of another kit to replace the ones I destroyed. The rest of the kit is fairly easy. The tracks take up 60%-70% of building time.
jackhammer81
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Joined: August 12, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 11:09 PM UTC
Don, very nice scene you have here. I like seeing some RPM tanks being built and used( I have the T60 for future use) I allso think did excellent work on the ground work. My only complaint is cant seeing the figure. More pics please. Cheers Kevin
HILBERT
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Joined: August 07, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 11:16 PM UTC
Nice dio,

I like that animal (I don't know the englisch word for it )
I agree with tango20, you must drill out the barrel..


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Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 11:21 PM UTC
Ola Don

Nice little vignette you got here mate.
Well enough is said about the tanker. I like the weathering on the tank and the groundwork looks ok too. The water is a nice touch. I also like the wooden fence and the chicken they all add to the scene and do not look out of place.
My Only suggestion is adding some moss on one side of the pole that holds the Krakow sign and add two rusty nail holes to the sign itself.

Further a wonderfull piece

Major_Goose
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Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 12:19 AM UTC
well most has been said already . U r look is very nice and i like the setup of the scene most of all . Ur work is neat and well done Bravo
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