Yugoslavian T-34/85

Here's a look at the kit in its unpainted state. You can see the armor and cast texture I added to the turret with diluted Tamiya putty and liquid cement. All the dark green plastic came from Tamiya's old T-34/76 kit (I know I know, not the best replacement parts but I was working with what I had on hand). I replaced the grab handles with wire and added the anti-splash board with some styrene that I textured to look like wood. The rubber skirts are rubberized sheets of rubber. The tarps are sculpted from Green Stuff while the .50 cal and Grease Gun come from an ancient Tamiya weapons set.  

A close look at the tarp and the flag on the roof. Not an amazing sculpting job on my part, but I'm still happy with how it turned out.  

Here's the base coat of rust for the hairspray chipping to follow. I sprayed a mix of Tamiya Flat Yellow and NATO Brown over a coat of Tamiya fine surface primer. This was my first attempt at hairspray chipping 

And here's the tank all painted and weathered up. Super happy with the overall look. 

And here's the tarp and flag painted. Not an incredible job on my behalf, but its passable (and it covers the missing vision port on the cupola!) I love the chipping on the turret roof and hatch and the rust effects in that area.  

Side view. I went with a pretty dusty/dry clay look for the mud effects, using Mr. Weathering Paste Mud White. An awesome product if you can get your hands on it. 

Here's a look at the other side of the turret. You can see some of the extreme chipping and dust I added to the fenders here.  

I love the look of these mud spills down the side of the chassis. Lacking any real weathering products aside from the Mr. Weathering Paste, I used some Revell enamel paints to approximate that darker shade of mud. 

Rear shot. Note the fuel stains on the oil drums. I used generic black and brown oil paint which I blended with enamel thinner to get the look of the fuel spills. 

Here's a good look at the dust weathering I added to the suspension, tracks, and side skirts. 

Probably the best area to observe the oil weathering I added to the tank is on the front plate. The