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A small update to the 1:16 scale T34 from Trumpeter. Still lot to do, but it is coming along. I have been trying weather the hull and tracks. What is not so clear is the mud on the tracks and road wheels. The effect is better than the pictures show. C&C welcome.

Matt

All that mud on it really looks great!


It looks like it was in the field for a while and needs to be taken to the wash rack....

Looks pretty cool to me, of course I don't know anything about mideling. That's something I'd really like to try.

8-)

Very nice work, esp. the interior.  :o

Not what I was expecting when I opened the thread, but great none the less!  :)

 Nothing short of excellent Matt!  After completion you should enter that in a show.

Holy Crap!!!    Nice work!!!

Thanks guys, nice to be able to show what I have done and get some good feed back. My wife just mutters something about taking the dog for a walk, playing with the children and where will I put it when it is finished all with a role of the eyes ( )

Matt

Very nice, you should paint some Russian words on the sides of the turret, like this...
http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/AAFTankMuseum/SovietT34_85MediumTank/T34_85MediumTankAPG.jpg

Gotta say you are doing a masterful job with the painting mate, looks superb

Very nice! Are you going to put this into a scene?

Very nice! Are you going to put this into a scene?

Not sure, still umming and arring about it. Problem being, it is 1:16 in scale and any diorama will end up being rather large.

Matt

Very nice! Are you going to put this into a scene?

Not sure, still umming and arring about it. Problem being, it is 1:16 in scale and any diorama will end up being rather large.

Matt

You can do a lot even with 3CM's on all sides, just rotate the tank under 15/30 degree and then add some charter to the scene.

Matt, you mentioned about adding mud. I can't really tell what method you used, but recently my brain finally snapped to life and reminded me that many modelers use wetted tissue for such effects.

Matt, you mentioned about adding mud. I can't really tell what method you used, but recently my brain finally snapped to life and reminded me that many modelers use wetted tissue for such effects.

I use wet tissue for other stuff (to come) such as tarpaulins and fabric. It makes it lay better. The mud was plastic putty that is thinned down a little. There is no real standard way of doing this and each modeler has different ideas. Mine generally come from looking at what I have in my model bit and bobs box and Googling the problem/idea. From that I come up with an answer.

Matt