1/35 T-18 construction
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23 April 2019, 14:17
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More progress, spent about 15 minutes wrestling with it but in the end sort of got the photo etch grille on the back. It's not perfect, but it's the best I could do.
23 April 2019, 16:13
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HAT ON TANK!! AND TAIL!
That's almost all the building done, just needs the tracks and the glorious soviet shovel.
23 April 2019, 17:05
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Cool subject, those early soviet tanks always look a bit steampunk-like. Looks like a pretty clean build.
23 April 2019, 20:14
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looking good, hope that the location of the tracks will be ok with the sprue gates still there on the wheels...
24 April 2019, 10:01
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Gosh I hate independent link tracks, I hope I can get these off again for painting...
24 April 2019, 10:11
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With the smaller tracks, i tend to assemble them like this before painting: [img1]
24 April 2019, 10:34
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I glue them into a long strip, then wrap it around the running gear before the glue sets fully, leaving one end (and usually the drive wheel or idler wheel) unglued so I can get them off again afterwards.
24 April 2019, 10:43
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Been trying to paint it, but running into problems with paint and airbrush, so stripped that down to try and clean it.
24 April 2019, 13:47
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Good news, the 3B paint worked! So it's now all painted up and ready for weathering. ^~^
24 April 2019, 17:04
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And that's the weathering done! Tomorrow will just be the last steps of clear coats and some red star decals for the turret. ^-^
24 April 2019, 17:56
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Been thinking of having a go at airbrushing the red stars onto the turret, instead of using the decals. What do people think?
24 April 2019, 21:17
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Ok! I'll have a go at making a stencil, and hopefully get it finished today. ^-^
25 April 2019, 07:07
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You are working hard, love the blending of the dark green and red/iron colour. Did you prime it before painting?
25 April 2019, 07:40
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I did prime it yes, used 4B0 primer best I could, although that paint was dying so didn't go the best, but it worked out ok.
Also, spraying the star worked! I got exactly the effect I was hoping for! ^~^
25 April 2019, 08:49
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Just needs the matt varnish to protect the paint and it will be done. 🙂
25 April 2019, 09:08
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The star shape looks a bit diferente and bigger, but Well done.
Much better to stencil it, instead of aplying decals 👍
25 April 2019, 11:28
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I was trying to go for an older Red Star, the larger version you see closer to the civil war era, and I wanted it to look a bit more worn and hand painted.
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25 April 2019, 11:59
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Construction of Hobbyboss' 1/35 T-18 Mod. 1927.