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Living in Transylvania, Romania, its been about 20 years since I built a model kit, but, I got interested in a magazine buy it by a part a week 1:16 model of a T. 34-85, the kit was mainly metal, screw together but, I decided not to start the build until I had all the pieces which took over the best part of two years.
I also decided not to build it by going the step by step magazine way as in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, etc.. etc.. but broke it down to lower hull, engine compartment, drivers station, then upper hull exterior, ammo storage, then onto wheels (I changed the magazine kit wheels for WW2 era version, despite the magazine implication, their kit was for a post-war version and I omitted the front hull splash board brackets, side fuel pump box as well.)
Decided to do a late Winter - early Spring 1945 period version, not modeled on any particular pictures of actual vehicle, I also decided to try my hand at weathering, and some scratch building.
This is still a work in progress, with some more weathering and side boxes to be finished, and engine hatch interiors to be painted.
The main hull components, turret, gun barrel and wheel bogies(?) swing arms are metal, a lot of the smaller detail add on's such as fuel drums, tracks, wheels, turret hatches, and ammo, ammo drums, mg's are plastic.
Not sure where it was made, but the hull pieces, turret are very close in manufacture to some of the 1/16 RC types out of China.
I think you might call me an old school modeler, as I try to use what's to hand, some of the model paint, putty and glue was in my old model box for well over the last 20 years. As well as scratch building a few bits here and there.
Its not fully fixed together as I wanted to access the inside, so, the turret roof can be removed, and the upper hull can be dismounted, held in place at the rear with two steel nails.
I also wish to thank my brother Anthony for his helpful advice, tips and help.
More pictures will be added as it gets completed.
The kit weighs over 7 Kilo.
I also decided not to build it by going the step by step magazine way as in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, etc.. etc.. but broke it down to lower hull, engine compartment, drivers station, then upper hull exterior, ammo storage, then onto wheels (I changed the magazine kit wheels for WW2 era version, despite the magazine implication, their kit was for a post-war version and I omitted the front hull splash board brackets, side fuel pump box as well.)
Decided to do a late Winter - early Spring 1945 period version, not modeled on any particular pictures of actual vehicle, I also decided to try my hand at weathering, and some scratch building.
This is still a work in progress, with some more weathering and side boxes to be finished, and engine hatch interiors to be painted.
The main hull components, turret, gun barrel and wheel bogies(?) swing arms are metal, a lot of the smaller detail add on's such as fuel drums, tracks, wheels, turret hatches, and ammo, ammo drums, mg's are plastic.
Not sure where it was made, but the hull pieces, turret are very close in manufacture to some of the 1/16 RC types out of China.
I think you might call me an old school modeler, as I try to use what's to hand, some of the model paint, putty and glue was in my old model box for well over the last 20 years. As well as scratch building a few bits here and there.
Its not fully fixed together as I wanted to access the inside, so, the turret roof can be removed, and the upper hull can be dismounted, held in place at the rear with two steel nails.
I also wish to thank my brother Anthony for his helpful advice, tips and help.
More pictures will be added as it gets completed.
The kit weighs over 7 Kilo.
