Holy cow, route62, that looks freaking amazing!!  The weathering is incredible! 

 That T-34 looks fantastic. Great work and with a little snow on it it'll only get better. It's begging to be in a diorama!!

I added a little snow to the T-34 this evening and I am calling it done.  The Alanger kit was meh at best but any kit can be turned around.  Added resin fuel tanks and aftermarket tracks.  A little scratch build like grab handles and added some PE mesh from my spares.  The tow cables are picture hanging wire.

For weathering I did hairspray chipping, washes, filter, oil paint stains and shading, baking soda snow and pastel powders.  No name brand weathering products were used.  All was done with common arts supplies.

This is my first group build and I had fun with it.  Kept me on pace.  I have a couple other projects on my bench but if I can squeeze another Russian armor piece before november I will post.

Route62: That looks fantastic!!! If mine comes out 10% as well as yours I'll be thrilled!

Route, that is a fantastic looking T-34.  I will post the first picture in the completed kit section.  Let me know if there is another picture you would like posted there.

Thanks for being part of the GB.  I enjoyed watching this come together.  If you can find the time, we would love to see another build from you.

Thank you.  I have a BTR and tank destroyer kit in my stash.  Once I get a handle on these other two projects I think I will try one of those.

Well, I finally got under way with the Su-122, and I’m a little disappointed.  I’ve built a lot of Tamiya models over the years, and this is the first one I’ve bought that came out of the box with damaged/broken parts.  If you’ll notice, on the upper hull the right side rear fender is broken nearly all the way off.  Harder to notice is the damage to the front of the lower hull, where the rightside extension that holds the drive sprocket is bent/stressed so that it doesn’t align properly.  This may be able to be fixed when gluing it together, but I fear it may have weakened the plastic (you can see where the stress has discolored the plastic from green to white), hopefully not to the point where it might break.  Most unusual for Tamiya kits...

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Hopefully you'll be able to overcome the damage. Look forward to seeing it! 

Hey AA, hopefully when you assemble her the added parts will reinforce each other there. If you're still not happy I've cemented stuff like cut-up credit cards in to stiffen the thing up.

Funny to see damage like that. I bought a Tamiya Royal Tiger back, gee fifteen-twenty years ago with a broken turret roof. Looked like someone had tried to crush it. I repaired the damage as best I could but it's still visible if you know where to look.

R62, I am truly loving that T-34 of yours. I built an early version of the Maquette T-34, and know how much of a bear those can be to build. But man you made that look awesome!

This past Friday nite at IPMS was a build nite, so I pulled out my BTR and got to work.

I had about four steps on the upper hull completed before I sidelined it years ago. Perhaps 15%-20% done so far

So on Friday, I added the suspension to the lower hull, and the detail parts onto the rear hull

the front axles are movable to simulate steering

Very cool! The BTR 70 is such an APC icon. It's doing business all over the world. Looking forward to seeing your build Stik.

Thanks Griffin, this should be a fun build. Now that the suspension is built, the worst is behind now... I think

I've been admiring that T-34 too, Route62. There's a lot to learn simply from looking at it.

Cheers

Tony

SP: Nice work there on the suspension. Bet those things have a hell of a ride. 

Route62: This is a winter battle-weary masterpiece! Very inspiring work and painting/weathering!!!

What is the slogan on the turret?

Zvezda1980

Route62: This is a winter battle-weary masterpiece! Very inspiring work and painting/weathering!!!

What is the slogan on the turret?

 

Not sure what it says.  It was the decal included with the kit.  The instructions with the kit were in russian so no help there either.  Thanks all for the compliments on the build.  This build has got me wanting to do more armor since I usually am a plane guy.

We beat United, we beat United!

Hey LA, welcome! 

I've got a few of those Alan kits and they're rougher than a barbed-wire bathtub. Looking forward to seeing what you do with her.

Hey lostagain, glad to have you aboard the GB.  Front page is updated.  Looking forward to seeing that kit come together.

Thanks for the congrats.  It really was a dream season. 

Congrats to Chelsea for the FA cup, and a huge THANK YOU for beating Man U!

Route62: I like what you did with the T34. It turned out quite nice.

Stik: Nice start to the BTR, looking forward to the finished kit.

Lostagain: I also have that ALAN Su76 in my stash. Picked it up for a song years ago and 

                am looking forward to seeing what you do with it. T35 has broken my fear of

                indy links.

DMan: Congrats to you!!! ....But Go Spurs!

LA, I built that Su-76 a couple years ago. Make sure that you thin down the road wheels so that they fit between the track guide teeth. I did not know that until I was about to install the tracks... I had to thin the inner surfaces after the weeks were glued in place. Much easier to do beforehand... have fun!

Stik, guess what?

The wheels STILL don't fit into the track links. Great tip thanks mate!

Anytime Lost! It’s no Tamiya kit, but it can look real good when done up right.

Comrades, I got jealous of your excellent work and I wish to participate with this Tamiya 1/48 T-34/76

route62

Not sure what it says.  It was the decal included with the kit.  The instructions with the kit were in russian so no help there either. 

I looked it up (google tr.)  and the slogan is 'Dmitry Donskoy', name of a medieval prince of Moscow who beat the Mongol Horde [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Donskoy].

Cool. 

Welcome to the GB, Zvezda.  I will be interested in this build.  I want to get at least one 1/48 armor kit, and want to see how they come together.  Front page updated.

That box art makes me want to run out and buy one of those 1/48 T34. Tamiya is smart! 

Man City, those Tamiya 1/48 kits are sweet. I’ve built one and have a few more in the stash. Great stuff!