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Tamiya SU-100 finished!

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Tamiya SU-100 finished!
Posted by VTmodeldude28 on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:46 PM
The one good thing about winter sick season is staying home from work and hitting the model desk. This was my first serious attempt at a tank, and I was very pleased with the results. I think I overdid the weathering but I wasn't expecting something perfect on my first go. This kit shows its age, but it has very few parts and was a perfect introduction to some of these techniques. The weathering set that comes with it wildly exceeded my expectations.







I'll get a better photo setup at some point.

On the bench:

1. Eduard 1/48 Mig-21 MF

2. Tamiya 1/35 M41 Walker Bulldog

3. Tamiya 1/35 T-72 M1

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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Thursday, April 11, 2013 9:49 AM

very nice. i think it's just fine;  like the shading without it being overdone. i also like how you didn't paint the road wheels. thinking like a tank crew with limited paint rather than a model builder. i built one as an egyptian SU-100. the post is in armor. agreed it's an old kit. i think the only "big" change wes cutting off the solids handles and replacing with wire.

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Posted by VTmodeldude28 on Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:08 AM

Thanks yeah I didn't go too nuts with the wheels. Just a little drybrushing and the weathering kit. My sense is the wheels weren't always painted with the whitewash? Is this true or was it rare?

On the bench:

1. Eduard 1/48 Mig-21 MF

2. Tamiya 1/35 M41 Walker Bulldog

3. Tamiya 1/35 T-72 M1

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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:37 AM

Nice model! One thing that leaps out at me is that unless the crew recently replaced the spare track links they'd probably been doused with whitewash too.

You might want to put some sag in the tracks- you can glue them to the tops of the road wheels or insert a piece of wire running out of the hull to hold them down.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:55 AM

Not overdone at all, in fact this would rate as a rather 'clean' or 'fresh' whitewash scheme. Beer Nice work on it. Have to remember that the whitewash was a temporary job and done with water-soluble materials. Sometimes you see whitewash on the wheels but not often because of that fact...all depends on the circumstances and how prominent/fresh the whitewash was. The tracks/wheels would create friction, causing snow to melt, which would in turn wear the whitewash pretty quickly vs. the rest of the vehicle for instance.

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Posted by VTmodeldude28 on Thursday, April 11, 2013 1:15 PM
Thanks all. From my references I didn't see a lot of track sag on te T-34 chassis, but after another look I think you're right. Agreed on the whitewash wbill, it didn't make sense to me that the wash would stay on the wheels long. Let's call this a "spring tank" meaning the snow melted and there was more mud than anything on the Eastern Front!

Regardless all comments are welcome. Now, to keep chipping away at my Panther Ausf. G....

On the bench:

1. Eduard 1/48 Mig-21 MF

2. Tamiya 1/35 M41 Walker Bulldog

3. Tamiya 1/35 T-72 M1

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  • From: Parker City, IN.
Posted by Rambo on Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:32 PM

Looks great. I don't know much of anything about Russian armor I didn't even know that the Russians whitewashed them but yours turned out looking great

Clint

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  • From: San Francisco Bay Area
Posted by bufflehead on Saturday, April 13, 2013 12:34 AM

I like it!! Yes  Nice whitewash finish on that Su-100!!  Have to agree with Gamera in that the tracks on a T-34 usually sag enough to touch the roadwheels.  Not a biggie, but noticeable to most WWII armor fans.  One other thing:   Isn't there supposed to be exhaust tubes poking out of the back, underneath the armored covers?  Just wondering.....I could be wrong as I've never built an SU-100.  Otherwise great job!

Ernest

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Posted by the doog on Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:21 PM

Wow, I think it looks great, seriously, and not "too weathered" at all. In fact, if you're going to leave the spare tracks devoid of whitewash like that, I'd dust 'em with a little bit of rust pigments.

All in all, it looks great!

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