TimW Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 With Kontakt-1 ERA! This is way out of my normal lane, but I decided what the hey. Individual tracks...all 95 of them (per side). This will be a Cold War vehicle, from 15th Guards Tank Division, Soviet Central Group of Forces (in Czechoslovakia. More to come. I have been enjoying this project. BiggTim, Sasha As, LSP_K2 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 That dude is big! I desperately want to build some 1/16 armor, but I have no room for built kits as it is! LSP_K2, Martinnfb and TimW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Nice, I have one as well. Was going to do it as a Russian machine in the 1st Chechen war. Martinnfb and TimW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 More progress. Rockie Yarwood and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josebagasteiz Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Is the interior of this tank reproduced?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 hour ago, josebagasteiz said: Is the interior of this tank reproduced?? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Love the finish on the tracks! How’d you do it? Looks awesome- cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 I didn't even know this big ol' kit existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 To confirm, no interior--I kludged up some optics so that it won't look so empty in the turret (I have two 1/16 figures from MAIM to crew this beast). https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-figures-maim-maim16035-1:16-soviet-t-72-tank-commander-vol-1-pointing-for-trumpeter-kit-00924 They have two versions of the TC--one pointing, one not. A loader and a driver bust but I decided not to include him since he'd be getting whacked by the gun tube al the time. So the tracks-- First I simply sprayed them black with some rattle can Rustoleum black paint. Then I "misted" them with Rustoleum light brown and some maroon color from Tamiya (both rattle cans). Once everything dried, I zapped it with Matte Coat. Then a wash of Burnt Sienna oil paint (thank you, Bob Ross). Once that dried, I did another wash with some Lifecolor light brown (almost yellowish). Then some dry-brushing with Vallejo Khaki and some metal wear and tear on the track teeth with some of my dwindling supply of Model Master metalizer paints (I think Steel was the color). More matt coat once it was all dry. I still have to do some touch ups and I also have some AK Dried Mud splatter effects I'll be adding shortly. I'd never done treads this way before--usually I'd airbrush or brush paint, but there were so damn many of them (190 individual track links...192 if you count the two spares on the aft end of the tank. But it worked out much better than I thought it would. Cheers, Tim W. John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 More pics... CODY, Alain Gadbois, TankBuster and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 And calling it done--it was a mostly fun build. Nothing too complex, although there were some Trumpeter "WTFs" with some of the assemblies (especially getting the upper hull attached to the lower hull. Had a lot of fun painting and weathering and the "MAIM" crew figures were also nice to work with, though I wouldn't have minded some goggles for the intrepid TC and his loader. Was going to include the driver, but he'd keep getting whacked on the head by the main gun, so I buttoned him up. Enjoy! Rockie Yarwood, Alain Gadbois and Memphis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 15th Guards Tank Division, Soviet Central Group of Forces, Somewhere in Czechosolovakia in the mid 80s. Memphis, Rockie Yarwood and albymoore 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Congratulations! This is great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Memphis said: Congratulations! This is great work! Many thanks! I've only built a couple of 1/16 armor subjects--they can be a lot of fun! Cheers, Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Nicely done Tim. I had to double check the scale. 1:16th. Wow, what a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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