Drew, this is going to be so stunning ! I can't wait to see the final result ! G.

a good idea would be to complete it as a destroyed T 34 to show all the interior details, which otherwise will be unvisible
just an idea
stunning work anyway
petros

This project has been split in two, with the turret going to a new t-34 with an empty engine bay https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/166177#1396140 while the rest is going to be re tuned for a wide open engine bay, its going to be a lot of work re doing the suspension towers, creating all the fuel cells, proper walls in lower hull at turret, etc....etc! but i will someday finish this thing!

(to any Moderators... This is my old identity on here...unfortunatly. i went through a divorce and forgot my password and the password to the email on this account....hope this isnt confusing!)

Drew ,amazing work!
And in this blind scale...i d'ont find the word,but i think is... Brilliant!
All the best!
Dani

I have finally re-starting this project (along with the other T-34 projects) After doing the empty engine bay in the other T-34/85 I really wanted to go back and dust this first attempt off and sort of redesign the direction of the project to expose more of the inner workings ie, I started off by redoing the suspension towers using a cheat, I found an Evergreen I-beam that is roughly the right dimensions and shaved it down to fit....




I've decided to open up the engine deck on this vehicle which means needed reworking of inner details! Here's a shot of the lower hull components including upper hull with all engine deck/covers removed, and there is the resin V-2 resin engine and transmission from Kora..


I had to shave down the scratch radiators to fit between the engine and the suspension towers!



And here are some last shots with the lower and upper hull together...



and with turret in place..



Next up on this will be the fuel and oil cells/tanks as well as....well ill start on with that first!

Hello Andrew

This is modelling on the highest level. I´m very very impressed.
Awsome model you build.

Cheers Daniel

Thanks Daniel... this is a fun project and I am really enjoying the challenges!

Up next i got started on the fuel tanks tucked between the suspension boxes, with two done up on the outer sides of each radiator in the engine bay including all the top details of each tank created with Evergreen plastic !




more to come soon!

dR3W

Insane !

It's incredible work so far. If you can pull off a great paintjob to, you'll surely be pushing the boundaries of Braille scale modeling !
:-)

Cheers
Rob

Thanks Rob, ya I want the paint job to match the detail and it's going to be an interesting challenge to paint it all right!! Any pointers would be much appreciated... I am trying to keep certain sections separate as components for easier coloration! It is almost to the painting point & I just have a few(?) more details to add! More soon, for sure!
dR3W

Well i finally got to some more details on This build including the wiring up of the V-2 engine's distributer/spark wires as i finally lost the photo-etched wires from the Kora kit. Got to love having a pin-vise and a small menagerie of bits for these operations.
the wires are small gage steel which required some tricky bending but was fun to pull off! and next up is the addition of an engine deck... Its a Brass offering from
OKB Grigorov,



more to come soon!

This is an awesome guide of how to build do-it-youself a T34 interior .
Thanks Drew.
Excellent work, the Grigorov part sits like home there.

P.A.

Nice work Drew it's looking sweet. That PE Deck is something. It's going to be great seeing this all painted up.

Hi Drew

This build is an absolute corker. Not many would attempt to do in Braille what you are doing, and you're not just "doing it", you're doing it superbly !

cheers
Neil.

Andrew,

WOW! This is just INCREDIBLE work!

This build absolutely blew my mind! Amazing work!

Maybe I can do something half as detailed on my 1/35 T34... maaaybe

Thanks for all the comments this has been a lot of fun to build and to share!

Well... in a surge of building, i was able to finally finish the engine compartment, including the rear fuel cells (made out of balsa), exhaust plumbing, and all the control rods for the transmission/clutches including most of the trans's bolt details...



Now on to the turret internals, and tie down heck with making 6 tiny U's for the turret rear and 6 for side without fender etc... etc...

I like your idea of doing one T34 with the engine and one without - They should make for a stunning display when you are done. Excellent work!

Wow. Amazing detail work Drew. Just goes to show what can be done in Braille scale when one has the skills! Looking forward to seing it finished.
Cheers,
Tim

Thanks everyone... and here 'she' is, finally finished!

I was able to get the rear engine plate reproduced in Evergreen and spare kit parts and some drilling out of all the retention bolts... also i was able to use some of Dragon's fine engine grill PE to detail the removed engine deck parts laying beside vehicle... looks real sharp,... i think! Lastly I really love getting to finally paint up a project and this was a treat and challenge. I used Tamiya XF-58 Olive Green and mixed in a little XF-67 Nato Green to green up the olive a dash, then added some Tamiya Buff for the highlighted panels etc... all blown through an Iwata Eclipse.

Then after the paint set overnitght I started to do the weathering. First up was the wear on the paint, using a small brush (000) and Testors' Rubber enamel it created a great tone for wear down to the metal as well as marking were the right side fender used to be.


Next up was pin washing certain areas of the tank with Windsor Newton oils, using Lamp black for the engine deck and fenders and a few details of the turret let dry and then went back with burnt sienna to the turret fenders and a dash of both on the road wheels.

I tried using Testor's wet look lacquer to help set my decal insignias, spraying the turret high gloss and placing the markings and then trying to cover the scary gloss coat with Tamiya's flat base seamed to work after a couple of coats.(((( the outeline of the decal didnt totally go away so any pointers to decal setting would be greatly apreciated)))


Lastly I used various MIG pigments including Allied Green Fade, Industrial City Dust, and Dark Mud applied both wet but mostly dry

The base was a fun project as well over a couple of nights... products used were a small block of balsa to start and then built up the terrain with Magic Sculpt and Balsa foam. I used a thin piece of spru wrapper wet and the model to place the track indentation of the T-34 int the AB resin so it looks like it had actual weight. After the MS dried i rattle canned the whole base Grimey black and then airbrushed it Desert tan and buff, I then dug up some Custom Dioramics rubble and sifted all the small stuff out to create the gravelly terrain. I also used some shrubbery from the LMTS!
Thanks for checkin' it out!

Hi Drew

beautiful work

it takes great skills to do what you did with this, and focus and discipline (two important traits that often go uncredited)

thanks for posting this work,

cheers
Neil

Thanks a lot Neil, ya, its really nice to be finally done. I really love the challenge of creating parts and this was an absolute blast and it fueled the fires for the other T-34 projects .... now it's decompression time.... on to a couple simple (?) builds until the next big lightbulb shows up again although i already got t-55s and more T-34 variants swimming around in the idea pool... ha!!
Drew

Hi Drew.
Looks fantastic! Congrats on a great build and dio.
Have enjoyed watching your work.Certainly taught me a thing or two!
Cheers,
Tim