T55AM in progress

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 2:17 PM

Really nice work. Excellent progress photos. I would like to keep track of a model I build someday like you have.

Thanks for sharing

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wbill76

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 2:09 PM

Very nice work Rodolfo from start to finish. Can't wait to see this one in a diorama setting. It's already come to life, the dio will just add that much more to it. Thumbs Up [tup]

BP Models

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 11:09 PM

Finally here is my T55 finished!. I applied additional brown-red (pigments) for eliminate some of rust and adding the town cables. Represent a tank abandoned in the border with Tchad after of manny battles. Sure, soon I will ad in a Diorama. I hope you like it.

Best regards,
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Saturday, July 17, 2004 2:54 AM

Hello friends:

Thanks for your comments!,

Larry, regarding your questions:

1.- the big slots will stay there because not was part of the modifications. Sometimes the gunner changed the position the machine gun in the another slot

2.- This armor force participated in combats in the border with Egypt and the Invasion to Chad in 1980

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In the next two pics, I applied weathering with oils (dark-yellow) and turpentine spirit and I applied powders pigments same color too.

Next 4 pics:

I realized an experiment and I obtain a good result.

1.- Over the wash and pigments previous, I applied washes of sienna mixed with shadow over pigments
2.- Rust pigment
3.- Sienna pigment
4.- rust (40%) & sienna (60%) mixed

With this was possible to mix both applications

I am working in another details, I need to give more earth in some zones

Regards,
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 8, 2004 9:32 AM

Actually, the words on the turret really say "my other car is a mule cart." Laugh [(-D]

Looks great. Doing sloppily-painted marks is always a challenge, because then people just think you did a bad job of painting on neat markings. It's a dilemma. The Hitlerjugend vehicles for Normandy are a perfect example. I've noted that it looks a lot more realistic once the weathering is done.

rtvmodeler, what's going to happen with the big slots on the front of the turret?

By the way, a very interesting subject. That's the great thing about the T-55. It was everywhere (and to some extent, still is).

What's the combat record of your T-55 unit? Did it fight in Chad?

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M1abramsRules

Member since
June 2003

Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, July 8, 2004 12:52 AM

still doing a reat job!! keep the pics coming.

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Thursday, July 8, 2004 12:41 AM

Thanks friends!!.

Here more pics: Version: Armour of a Libyan Battalion, 1981 - the name of the turret is "Salah-al-Din" (Hero and leader of the Century XII) - Front: plate enrollment says Army and number of the armour - Note: the borders of the marks must be irregular

Regards,
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 8:30 AM

Oh no, a Libyan T-55 is coming! Tongue [:P]

That looks great so far. The detail work really makes the kit come alive.

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Build22

Member since
May 2003
From: Upstate NY

Posted by Build22 on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 6:23 AM

Excellent, RTV Thumbs Up [tup]

Very nice - thanx for the pics

Great Job

Jim [IMG]

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 2:37 AM

Hello friends:

Thanks!!!, I encounter a difference in the wheels, this kit it have 10 rivets instead 6, regarding the 10 rivets probably were fabricated in Poland or Czechoslovakia - (in that epoch -80's- were fabricated in these Countries too)

Here more pics, I used copper to make the tow cables because of the kit are very bad

Regards,
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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M1abramsRules

Member since
June 2003

Posted by M1abramsRules on Monday, July 5, 2004 2:00 PM

WOW!! you are doing a great job so far!!!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 5, 2004 3:02 AM

....Nice.... very nice .Look forward to pics of the finished product Rodolfo.

Attention to detail is awsome . I read a kit report on this T55 a while ago,"they" said the wheels were incorrect? I am no T55 x-pert, Blindfold [X-)]

however it might be worth checking out

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 10:40 PM

Coming along very nicely Rodolfo

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yw18mc

Member since
April 2004
From: sunny imperial beach

Posted by yw18mc on Sunday, July 4, 2004 2:57 PM

Hola Rodolfo, your T55 is "MUY LIMPIO", very clean. it sure looks like a labor of love. excuse my spanish. my wife is spanish, but she doesn't speak it very well. my daughter speaks it all the time but she doesn't live with me THANK GOD. keep posting the pic's this is a beautiful project. semper fi, mike

mike

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 1:19 PM

what a project ! i have to wonder if this much effort was put into building the real thing. i'm not sure how much research you want to do on t-55's, but it might interest you to know that military modelling( the british one ) did aseries on the t-54 & t-55 back in the 80's that was quite excellent.

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Sunday, July 4, 2004 1:11 AM

I am thinking to make a Diorama, regarding to the figures, maybe I will need to make some conversions (the kit not have).

The version of this T55AM will be from Libya. About the tank, Blush [:I]

I will remove some parts of the turret because the Libyan version Angry [:(!]

does not have them. ( Big Smile [:D]

No problem)

Regards,
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Saturday, July 3, 2004 6:29 PM

:D Hello friends:

gderue, tanks for yoyr nice comments!.

I used copper to make the tow cables because of the kit are very bad

Here other pics of the T55 I finished!. Regarding the tow cables I will glue them after the paint

I will add 4 rivets to the tracks support above on the fender

Regards,
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 8:24 AM

Are you known for your clean work on models. This looks fantastic.

G

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Sunday, June 27, 2004 2:28 AM

:D Hello:

Thanks Larry, I am enjoying the kit too. Here more pics!

Ready the Turret inside (base).

Regards,
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 12:04 AM

Great stuff as usual. I have a funny feeling that the finished product is going to blow me away.

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Saturday, June 26, 2004 7:11 PM

Hello friends:

Thanks agaiin for your kind comments!. Regarding to some questions, I have not constructed kit Tamiya yet, the Syrian T-72 is an excellent version, I hope to see your work soon!.

Here some pics:

Ready the oil cans, I perforated the rear hull for post supports of copper and added chains of accurate armor and I used copper and pieces of golden leaf as support and keys

First pics at: http://rtv-mm.com/MyProjects/T55A/t55-01.htm

Regards,
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 1:48 PM

Hey Rodolfo, have you built the Tamiya T-55 as well? Just curious to see if you could give us a comparison.

Inspired by your build, I'm thinking about building a Syrian T-72 for the Bekaa Valley fighting in 1982 sometime over the next few months, with the replacement turret from Blast, just to see how Blast's stuff is. Thanks for the inspiration!

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Saturday, June 26, 2004 9:51 AM

Progressing nicely Rodolfo !!!!

Please keep us posted with your progress.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Saturday, June 26, 2004 3:39 AM

Hello friends:

Thanks again for your comments!. So far, the kit is good, the only difference is that the plastic is some soft, but all ok!. SKIF is from Ukraine and this is my first work with it

Regards,
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:05 AM

Very nice progress. I"m considering purchasing the SKIF artillery complex, but I don't know anything about them, and I've never built a single kit by them. Kinda pricey too, as I can't find it anywhere but online.

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, June 24, 2004 4:57 AM

Nice work, Rodolfo.
I know from experience that SKIF kits aren't the easiest to work with, but you're doing a great job with this one!

~Brian

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:23 AM

Hello friends:

Ready the Hull, here some pics!

All work at: http://rtv-mm.com/MyProjects/T55A/t55-01.htm

Regards
Rodolfo

Current Project:

Figures from Dragon, "German 6th Army, Stalingrad 1942-1943", 1/35

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rtvmodeler

Member since
May 2003
From: Mexico

Posted by rtvmodeler on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 6:05 PM

Hello friends:

Thanks for your kind comments!, regarding some questions:

* Improvements: I added details with styrene and light golden metal leaf and adjust over the engine
* About the SKIF model: includes interiors and some photoetched
* Time in to build?, I don't know too.

Ok, here more pics:

* Detail of the support of the boxes (another side).