This group sure got quiet all of a sudden...
Ok, I'm in.
After days (weeks, months, who's counting?) of opening the box, staring, closing the box, researching, reading how to's, looking in the box again, and just general procrastination...
I finally started my first tank. We'll see how this goes. And Richard, I'm doing the same Tamiya T-34 that I signed up for in round 1 and never did.
Not much to show yet, just minor subassemblies so far.
I have however already raised many questions, most of which I'm sure are just jitters than regular tank modelers get used to. Wheels on first, then paint, or paint, then put wheels on. I've heard pros and cons to both. Also, the kit supplies two types of wheels, and says they are interchangeable but gives no guidance. There is not enough of one kind to make them uniform, so I assume there should be some of each on the tank? I'm not overlly concerned about accuracy, but I do want it to "look right." Should the wheels be glued on? I don't think they are, but I'm not sure and again, the instructions don't say one way or another.
On a historical note, do you think tank Soviet tank crews might have had personal Soviet flags that they carried with them to display patriotism, the way some Americans did (do.) If so, would it have been the typical Soviet national flag? Maybe it's a stretch, but I'm thinking about the famous "Red Flag over the Reich" photo from the end of the war, and wondering if similar scenes may haveoccured elsewhere.
Anyway, thanks for reading my blabber and thanks in advance for any answers you guys give.