Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:40 pm
Looking really sharp John!
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Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 3:45 am
Looks great. The decals look flawless
Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:06 am
That looks really nice John!
Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:09 pm
Thanks, guys. Got to get back to this one, its close to the finish.
Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:07 pm
Finally got this one to the finish line. The canopy is a major focus on this one, and of course it is less perfect than I would like when I look at the pictures but it looks fine on the shelf. I will do better next time...I WILL do better next time. 
The landing gear is very accurate, lots of pieces and nice fits, but care and patience is required. Minicraft says to paint the tubes fort the exhaust a dark metallic color, but that would not be right for the T-34, as those are not exhaust pipes, the exhaust pipes stop further up inside the tubes which are stainless steel. These tubes in conjunction with the exhaust gases draw air out of the cowling as part of engine cooling and are called augmentor tubes. They also enhance the noise factor markedly, and are not found on Bonanzas which have cowl flaps to control engine cooling.
I found that Minicraft's estimate for nose weight was on the high side, instead of 1 ounce I think .6 ounces is plenty. As you can see in the first photo there is .5 ounces on the nose gear after I added .8 or .9 ounces.
The landing gear is very accurate, lots of pieces and nice fits, but care and patience is required. Minicraft says to paint the tubes fort the exhaust a dark metallic color, but that would not be right for the T-34, as those are not exhaust pipes, the exhaust pipes stop further up inside the tubes which are stainless steel. These tubes in conjunction with the exhaust gases draw air out of the cowling as part of engine cooling and are called augmentor tubes. They also enhance the noise factor markedly, and are not found on Bonanzas which have cowl flaps to control engine cooling.
I found that Minicraft's estimate for nose weight was on the high side, instead of 1 ounce I think .6 ounces is plenty. As you can see in the first photo there is .5 ounces on the nose gear after I added .8 or .9 ounces.
Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:12 pm
She turned out great John. I thought it was a nice little kit and a great addition to my growing trainer wing. Well done.
Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:10 pm
Beautiful finish John! 
Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:25 am
This looks great. I'll bet even in 48th its not that big. I've got the Hasegawa 72nd and its tiny
Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:30 am
Wow, that looks good!
Re: Minicraft 1/48 T-34A
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 2:39 pm
Brilliant work John! What an awesome little plane!