Tamiya T-55

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:18 pm

Great progress stik - Love the modification work on that AK.

Post by **Stikpusher** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:35 pm

Thank you Stuart. All the little details are starting to come together now.

BlackSheep214 · Post by **BlackSheep214** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:27 pm

Looking good, Stik!

I hate doing figures. I never can do them to look right and they come out sloppy. That's why I never paint my pilot figures nor tank figures.

Post by **Stikpusher** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:55 pm

BlackSheep214 wrote:Looking good, Stik! I hate doing figures. I never can do them to look right and they come out sloppy. That's why I never paint my pilot figures nor tank figures.

Thanks. Mine have come a long way, but I still have a long way to go...

Post by **Stikpusher** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:22 pm

Ok, here are my final updates for the month. I started working on the base. Just a wood plaque from Hobby Lobby with Tamiya paving stone on top. The little sidewalk corner is some sheet plastic with a different Tamiya cobblestone and square strip styrene for the curb edge. I still need to paint that, but not time left for that.

And a test fit of the tank on the base

I'll be back on this to finish it up in mid November when I return home from vacation....

Post by **Stikpusher** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:39 pm

Ok, I had a little more time, so one final progress update:

stowage added to the turret rear

and the curb stones painted and the sidewalk glued in place, and a better test shot of the tank on the base...

No more bench time left this month...

Post by **speedgraflex** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:54 pm

Your work looks great on the base! Now I don’t know if it’s going to happen when you return but I had the thought that you could pulverize clear plastic bits of sprues and dust the surface of the entire street with broken glass, but what do I know, I better stick to learning how to paint aircraft camo! Enjoy your vacation, my friend. This project will be ready when you return.

How cool would it be to show a version of this, though? A businessman holding a briefcase in a tank diorama!

Post by **Stikpusher** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:19 pm

Bruce, you gave me some ideas to dress up the base a bit... thank you...

Post by **speedgraflex** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:39 pm

Of course! I definitely see a potential use for the pavement as a place for a standing figure... and potential historical context...

Post by **speedgraflex** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:57 pm

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