Prague Spring T-55
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Test fit of Trumpeter hatch to backdate turret
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Test fit of Trumpeter hatch for backdate- note gap around edge
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Modified Trumpeter AA gun ring to fit into losses hatc
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Trumpeter gun ring insert installed
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Gap removed with Trumpeter hatch and gun ring insert
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Trumpeter tracks in place
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Trumpeter tracks in place
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Trumpeter tracks installed
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Rear Detail parts added
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Front detail parts added
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Backdate of glacis plate- fill holes for mine rake/dozer blade mounts
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Tracks painted
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Tracks painted
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Upper hull glued in place
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Fender fuel tanks and plumbing added
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Fender fuel tanks and plumbing added
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Glacis plate details added
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Fuel drums mounts modified for snorkel reposition
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Repositioned snorkel tube
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Repositioned snorkel tube
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Base coat of Mission Models Soviet Armor Faded Green
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Operation Danube ID stripes added
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Unditching log, & tow cables added
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Tow cables and spare track links added
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Trumpeter figures in turret, kit figure in drivers hatch test fit
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Starting paint work on the figures
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Engine deck after oil paint wash
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Turret after oil paint wash
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Glacis after oil paint wash
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Comentários
9 9 September 2017, 00:58
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Great build, nice little improvements! Would be cool if you commented what and why you did in your building steps. Now give it a good wash!
30 September 2017, 09:54
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Thank you Alexander. I'll see if I can go back and comment on my mods to the kit...
and washes are coming.
5 October 2017, 03:26
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Thanks again Bob. I do enjoy building the Soviet "boogeyman" subjects.
15 July 2020, 02:16
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Thanks Joshua. I used mainly brass and copper wire for the fuel tank plumbing, along with a small section of aluminum rod for the thicker area between the two rear fuel tanks.
18 December 2020, 15:47
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I think that it's K&B products. I want to say that the brass is .010" size, but it may be .020". The aluminum rod is a bit bigger gauge size. I buy the stuff at whatever shops carry it. Train hobby shops, RC shops, Hobby Lobby, and the old school neighborhood hardware store (not Home Depot or Lowe's).
The copper wire I strip and salvage from electronics and appliances that go kaput and are being tossed into the garbage.
18 December 2020, 18:09