Hello fellow modelers & greetings from Athens Greece!
This is my very first submission on this great site. My usual subject of interest is WW2 a/c , but nothing better than a 1/72 armor kit for a break!
The Dragon kit is fantastic & already reviewed here thoroughly.
So here I go with the build....
All basic construction completed before painting. Managed to brake the PE engine vent grilles, thank Dragon for the injected replacement part!.
A few minor fir problems, still nothing that a little dissolved putty couldn't remedy. The tracks in weldable styrene are a very welcome change.



The kit was given an overall coat of Humbrol's "Forest green" (not sure how accurate this may be, since the instructions refer to it generically as "green").
Tracks were given a coat of 27003 "Steel" & were polished with a soft cloth.




Time for weathering! Started with a liberal wash with Raw Umber artist's oil, followed by a "mud" session using a mix of white glue, baking soda & Raw Umber tube water color.






After this was dry, several dry-brushed coats of oils & pastels gave the finished dirty look.
Finally, a small diorama was made using automotive body filler for the bumps on the terain, foliage & baking soda fixed with white glue for grass & dirt path, topped with a beaten-up fence made of balsa strips.
Painting of the base, incorporated all techniques mentioned above in order to achieve a similarity between the main subject & surroundings.







Hope you enjoy it!

Thats really nice...could you explain the weathering with the white glue never heard or seen that?

Hi there!
Well the point is to make acumulated mud on fenders, undersurfaces, tracks etc. as 3dimentional as possible. The mix of baking soda, white glue & watercolor is as close to real mud as can be. Plus, when dry is as hard as concrete, meaning it can withstand the abuse of the modeler's hands during final construction. There is no specific formula for the mixture, it can be as thick or in any colour you like!
Applied easily with a brush & there is plenty of time for corrections. Can be washed out completely with water.
Greetings from Athens

Good work Eugene,some figures would be very nice to the dio.Great work on the weathering,but perhaps could be more effective on the top of the turret,some steel color,and paint scratch?
Pedro

Greetings to you my good friend, Eugene:

Wow dude, how nice to see your great pix and read the
SBS text as well. I didn't know the trick about the baking
soda and Elmos or white or PA glue. Kewl, to quote
Eric Cartman in Colorado. Not to be kornfused with the
Colorado figure company, mkay? :-) :-)

Just lovely work, Eugene. While in Council Bluffs, Iowa
for an IPMS OmaCon contest on Saturday, 18 March
I bought the Preiser 1:72nd Russian tank infantry set of
12 leeetle figs. Dude, these leeetle critters are just the
bomb. I can't believe the detail. Will have a couple on
my Roosky truck in 1:72nd. So I suggest you give them
a go. The detail is so good and it isn't that soft plastic
so you can play Doctor with these. . . . 'er as in Doctor
Fronken Stein and off mit his haid, or arm or arm pit
. . . er' what ever! You geet the idea, mkay? :-)

Durn burn it Eugene:

I forgot to add the Preiser set numba' . . . It is numba':

72525

but numba' ONE in yer model buildin' heart, mate!

Signed, your friend Mess Piggy (++)

Hi Evgenios,

I really like this diorama, it frames the model perfectly and shows it at its best. Good work.

Did you spray the base coat on or did you brush paint it on.

All in all, a great looking scene.

Mark

That's Hot

Fantastic job on such a small piece of armor. Congrats Kevin

Yep, lovely work. That's a fine looking T-34

This looks very nice. I've purchased all the Dragon T-34 kits, but have yet to get to building any one of them. So many projects, so little time.

Great work Eugene

I had to scroll back to check that you said it was 1/72 and not 1/35, the level of detail you have achieved is amazing


Ian

Hi there Mark! Base coat on tank was airbrushed & base brush pained.
Regards

Many thanks for your kind comments, It's a real priviledge being a member of this great comunity!
Will use your priceless advise to improve my skills as I am an original a/c builder who starts to feel great inclination towards small scale armor !
If only I had more time.........
Best regards from Athens!

If you liked the tiny stuff, a larger scale will be even better...

Maybe Tamiya's 1/48 range huh?

That would be agood choice. Those 1:48 scale models are great fun!

That looks very nice What did you use for the terrain?

Hi there! Take a look at the first post on this topic.
Cheers!