minimortar

Everything about this diorama is just down-right gorgeous! Paint, weathering, figures, 'forestry', water... everything... WOW! Proves that this old Tamiya kit despite its flaws can still build up to a work of art with a little AM and TLC.

OUTSTANDING!

Hey, thanks very much for your kinds words. But, I have to ask, the old Tamiya kit? Are you maybe thinking their T-62? This Tamiya T-55 is actually the most accurate, and certainly the easiest to put together, out of all of the other T-55 kits available. Definitely oversimplified in many places, but the overal turret shape, engine deck, and all major proportions are spot on. Its the finer details that are really the only thing that is left for improvement on this kit.

wing_nut

Just had to come back for another look. 

 

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LOL, EXCELLENT pic, if I do say so myself.

And thanks to all of you guys for comments. I love my soviet armour, and I'll definitely after this thread try for even greater, cleaner results.

           ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!!! The tank/dio is incredible! Sloppy? NO WAY. I've said it to Steve and I'll say it to you: what you do inspires me(us). By imparting your knowledge and ideas, you help me (us) to improve my   skills. Now, enough butt kissing.......  Thanks a lot!!

Scott  

                        Zokissma, I have not seen a much better looking T-55 recently,actually not at all. Thanks for sharing this here.

                                                         Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

Looks fantastic to me! Great work on the vehicle, figures, and the dio.

Just had to come back for another look. 

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Excellent build, the dio itself is fantastic and the the tank is perfect.

Everything about this diorama is just down-right gorgeous! Paint, weathering, figures, 'forestry', water... everything... WOW! Proves that this old Tamiya kit despite its flaws can still build up to a work of art with a little AM and TLC.

OUTSTANDING!

'Awesome... totally awesome!' ~ The great Jeff Spicolli

I think we build the same way, toil for months on construction only to see the paint executed in mere days.

I would not say this finish was rushed, more applied when you were on a roll! Once paint hits plastic its hard to stop along the way for WIP's, the momentum gained towards the finish line has one thinking about the next set at night while doing such in the morning.

The stream scene is perfect and will not go unnoticed on a contest table.

Tanks for posting the pictures!

Jason

Nice work on this one Zoran, the dio setting is a nice touch as well as you don't often see Cold War Soviet gear shown in one unless it's a wreck!

Thanks for the kind comments guys.

I wish my lazy painting looked that good...

Great job like everyone else said.

TD4438

I wish my finished models were this terrible!

This was a pleasure to view!

I too hope my best paint job is as good as your (supposed) worst. LOL.

Awesome, Job!

i agree with the consensus...very nicely done!

Looks like a great job to me!

Thanks very much for the kind comments guys, they definitely are an encouragement.

Eric, I think I agree with you on the spare track links; after taking the pictures, no matter the lighting conditions I went with, they just jump out and scream, even more so than the completely rusted exhaust; will have to see if I can remedy this.

Disastermaster, yes, I have to say that this is in fact the most extensive detailing project I've undertaken. I used to scoff at the 'research' aspect of modeling. lol, call it a lack of maturity on my part. For this T-55, I had a whole binder full of pictures and other references, and the more of the tiny details I could add, the more satisfaction I got out of it. I think a whole new world of modeling has opened up for me after this!

Holy cow! That's freaking beautiful!

The tank itself was superb in the first few pics, and then you have a diorama built up that looks twice as cool!

Love your weathering, and the groundwork is just excellent.

TOP NOTCH STUFF. 'nuff said.

Ouch!!!  Another painful episode forcing me to realize how primitive my efforts remain!!!

Wonderful result!  This would be a fine example for anyone building this kit!

  Absolutely beautiful.......... a genuine work of art in my book!

That dio in EVERY aspect is just first rate.

Maybe I missed something you built before but I think this is the most extensive piece of work I've ever seen you do.

I wish my finished models were this terrible!

This was a pleasure to view!

I wish my finished models were this terrible!

This was a pleasure to view!

Apart form what Eric already mentioned re. the spare track, it is a thing of beauty.  Great job on a great kit of a great vehicle on a great base.  Can you see where I'm going with this

I think you're being way to hard on yourself Zoran. That's a beautiful build. The only thing that stands out are the super rusted spare links. They (to me) just seem overdone compared to the rest of the build. The tank is perfect overall.

The base with the leaves floating on the water is excellent. 

Awesome Awesome Awesome!  I really love the water effect. I wish I was even decent at building dio's. Thanks for sharing

Very nice job! The weathering looks very good as do your figures. I really like how you put it into a diorama of an approaching river crossing too.......well done!

Nate