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Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:21 am
by mustang1989
Good progress on this track there Carlos. Jeez.............those individual track links. OMG!!!! :headslap:

Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:48 am
by Stikpusher
mustang1989 wrote:Good progress on this track there Carlos. Jeez.............those individual track links. OMG!!!! :headslap:
Thanks... and yes they are a minor PITA... :hmm:

Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:38 pm
by Stuart
:shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:

Awesome Stik!

Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:44 pm
by Stikpusher
I was able to paint up the opposite side today before work. I'll try to get that side glued on after I get home so I can paint the outer surface tomorrow... and maybe add more of the last few little bits to the upper hull.

Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:21 am
by Stikpusher
Today's update...

tracks on both sides... yay!

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and the outer surfaces painted... wait for it... Humbrol "Track Colour"... I'm serious, that is the color name... a nice dirty grayish brown...

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now all I need to do is dry brush on some steel onto the outer surface and then I can glue the upper hull in place... I also added some more detail parts to the turret and upper hull...

Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:28 am
by speedgraflex
Wow, seriously wow, Carlos! Great progress. The view of the first completed track on the previous page is stunning. I mean, that track looks incredible. I was trying to do a crash course in Tamiya T-55 builds to gain better context of your work here, than I just threw that out because your work is the best context ever.

:shoutout:

Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:46 am
by Stikpusher
You're far too kind Bruce. I'm just doing good old fashioned model building here, nothing fancy. No modulation, no hairspray, no interactive, no chipping... etc. etc. etc....

Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 10:54 am
by BlackSheep214
Very nice Stik!! Track color huh? It is a new color Humbrol came out with?

Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:14 pm
by Stikpusher
Track color is an old color of Humbrol's that the discontinued many years ago. But recently they brought it back. Now if they do the same for French Artillery Olive and Brown Bess I'll be very happy!

Re: Tamiya T-55

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:36 pm
by Stikpusher
Testors square bottle Steel dry brushed onto the tracks...

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upper hull glued in place...

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and more small bits glued in place today...

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Tomorrow I can start the plumbing of the fender fuel cells , and possibly get the last bits glued on...