Hello!

That tank looks really good! I thought - maybe add some soot from unburned fuel at th exhaust stacks? That tank's engine must have done some real turning to put that mud on like this, why not show it at the exhausts? Good luck with your project and have a nice day

Paweł

GMorrison

It looks great. Maybe just an unditching log.

RBaer

Thanks, Cliff!  I may yet add some localized, darker washes on the accumulated clods on back, to try and make the stuff on the bottom look almost wet. Not sure yet.....

Pawel, exhaust soot is definitely in the plan, thanks.

I took a look at the model last night, and I can't really figure out how to get a log on either side without having to re-do the mud at the back, so it may not get the log.

Karl, good thought. I do believe one or the other is in order.

Time to noodle.

It is a queen allright :)

A muddy queen and the mud should be wet.

Dry it shakes/flakes off.

Almost want some green grass in there.

Zack

"Apprentice rivet counter"

That is funny 

Do we all have to grow up like that 

Zack 

"Grow up"? Me, never......  there was a big "discussion" on another armor site about those that seek ultra-realism (river counters) vs. those that are happy just build and paint a model and the relative merits or validity of each. It got rather heated at times, and the "apprentice rivet counter" was my attempt at humor.

I may take some of the mud out of the road wheels, or make it look wet, haven't decided yet. I suppose it will depend on what kind of base I put it on.

Well, I added some exhaust stains, played around with the accumulated chunks of mud, sod, earth, or whatever I end up trying to make it look like, and did a little more with washes. Also added were a couple of lengths of spare track. I have one of Tamiya's old figgies together for the loader's hatch, waiting on paint. Where I am after  last night:

What's that cylinder on the right side? It looks dented. Did you do that? If so, that's amazing!

That's a fuel container. Later T-34's had three, some SUs had four, but initially there was only the one on the right side.

It comes looking beat up in the kit, all I did was score around the retainer straps to highlight them. It's a pretty good part, especially considering the age of the kit.

She is lookin' really good- almost there now!