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                        Robertomoe's 1st truly finished tank (pictures!)

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Robertomoe's 1st truly finished tank (pictures!)
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 4:45 PM








                        This is the Soviet BT-5 fast tank built out of the box from the Italeri kit. I lost the front hatch so I cut out a peice of cardboard and painted it just as a substitute. The last picture came out weird but it shows the highlighting better than normal exposure photos.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 4:55 PM
                        looking good and great "repair job"!!!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:09 PM
                        Nice! Approve [^]
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:14 PM
                        I built this kit a number of years ago Roberto .... and it's a bit of a bear to build.

                        You've done alright with it.

                        Good work on the tracks, subtle weathering and the details stand out nicely.

                        Small critique ... you have a bad joint right on the nose that could use a little filling. Or some well placed mud to cover it up.

                        Good improvising on the hatch !!!

                        Thanks for sharing with us and I hope this won't be the last tank we see come from your workbench.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:29 PM
                        Looks good
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:31 PM
                        that is a truly excellent tank.
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:58 PM
                        I like the BT series, nice job on it Roberto. Have you built any of Eastern Expresses BT-7?

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, February 8, 2004 6:06 PM
                        Looks good Roberto. The subtle weathering is just cool. Neat trick on the replacement of the hatch, too.

                        Nice job overall.

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                        CTrill09
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Fort Bragg
                        Posted by CTrill09 on Sunday, February 8, 2004 6:19 PM
                        you did a really good job, way to go
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                        r13b20
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                          April 2014
                        Posted by r13b20 on Sunday, February 8, 2004 6:30 PM
                        Great job! But what is the scale?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 6:41 PM
                        Blush [:I] Wow. Thanks for the feedback. Yah this kit is a monstrosity. So much guesswork on the fitting. No, tigerman, I haven't built any Eastern Express kits but the Italeri kit is really a zvezda model (if that comes close to Eastern Express.) Unfortunately, Zvezda had to make sure everybody knew....they put they're logo right on the bottom of the hull, but it was easily butchered off.

                        13b20: It is a 1/35th scale tank. But it's so small it can fit in between a panther's tracks.

                        P.S. I didnt use my airbrush for anything. EVERYTHING was HAND PAINTED
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Sunday, February 8, 2004 7:38 PM
                        Nice job, Roberto. Hand painted?? Wow! Very impressive. I hand painted just the tension spring on my Firefly last night and they aren't as smooth and even as yours. Terrific job! I really like the way you did screen and shovel, too. Congrats on your first build for the dark side!!

                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Sunday, February 8, 2004 7:48 PM
                        Great looking tank, Robertomoe

                        You did a bang up job on the painting and subtle weathering...way to go!

                        Regards, Dan

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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Sunday, February 8, 2004 7:53 PM
                        Very nice Roberto! Thanks for sharing.
                        mark956
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                        renarts
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Sunny Florida
                        Posted by renarts on Sunday, February 8, 2004 9:06 PM
                        Nice build!

                        Mike
                        Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 9:18 PM
                        Looks better than mine, be proud. I will have three finished hopefully by the end of the week. Hope they turn out just as good as yours. Keep it up, looking forward to more.
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, February 8, 2004 9:24 PM
                        Great job. Would not even known that hatch was cardboard had you not mentioned it. Look forward to yur next one.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, February 9, 2004 6:37 AM
                        Great job, Roberto!
                        I think it captures the clunky, slap-dash look of the original vehicle perfectly.
                        ~Brian
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                        erush
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Monday, February 9, 2004 6:46 AM
                        Nice job Roberto! Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff.

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 9, 2004 9:12 AM
                        Neat little tank... I wouldn't want to fight in one though....NO WAY!

                        Good Job on the kit. I like the engine screen a lot... Keep up the great work, I'll be looking for more pics in the future of your work...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 9, 2004 9:16 AM
                        Nice job on a less than perfect kit.

                        A+
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 9, 2004 9:17 AM
                        I love it, it looks real, which is our goal isn't it. I esspecially like the weathering and the tracks!!! Nice job it is truely a fine model!!!!
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Monday, February 9, 2004 9:21 AM
                        hey, that's a nice looking BT there. handpainted you say, great job!!!!

                        I find myself enjoying hand painting a lot more than airbrushing. It also adds another element to it - trying to get it to look as good as an airbrushed model.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 9, 2004 7:38 PM
                        I am glad everyone liked it. I was slightly surprised with your reactions. THANK YOU ALL.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:35 AM
                        Looks awesome bud!!!

                        Keep up the good work!!!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 1:43 PM
                        Hey!

                        Very nice job! That's a pretty finicky little kit to make, mine had a lot of fit problems, you did a fine job.

                        Ron
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 2:34 PM
                        Yah, the left plate on which the red light sits had to be shaved at least one millimeter to get it to fit without pushing the fender out. The kit has few locating tabs so everything was really guesswork.
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