Soviet patrol after the storm

[airmancurran1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqjTx8QRULE

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Thank you for the photo edits, Mr. Chef. I like both the color and the black-and-white, for in both the mud, snow, and worn whitewash you have created stand out and say "It's April in Russia" and it has been a long, dangerous winter.

1. Which do you like better: the color or the Silvertone. Does "noir" create a film noir effect?
2. Wasn't "Silvertone" the name of some old movie and or newsreel company?
3. Where did you get the ammunition crate with the "rope" handle?
4. Humble suggestion: the 'rope' holding on the log looks quite like real rope. The 'rope' on the front of T-34(85) 3A looks like packaging cord.

[MrChef]

Thank you for the photo edits, Mr. Chef. I like both the color and the black-and-white, for in both the mud, snow, and worn whitewash you have created stand out and say "It's April in Russia" and it has been a long, dangerous winter.

Thank you Herr Dr. I'm glad I caught a moment before it all melted. Just wish I was able to play and shoot pics before the rains came but all good.

1. Which do you like better: the color or the Silvertone. Does "noir" create a film noir effect?
2. Wasn't "Silvertone" the name of some old movie and or newsreel company?
3. Where did you get the ammunition crate with the "rope" handle?
4. Humble suggestion: the 'rope' holding on the log looks quite like real rope. The 'rope' on the front of T-34(85) 3A looks like packaging cord.

1. I like color better in some pics just because it shows all the different detail effects clearer. You see Noir it doesn't really look much different from monochrome. I thought it might play a mellow jazz riff on my phone to accompany the pic but nahhhh I hoped it would be a bit grainier but it's not.

2. My wheels are turning but I don't exactly remember and when I googled it,it only showed musical instruments like guitars. Are you thinking of cinemascope? Maybe you're thinking of an old defunct company back when the talkies came around.

3. The crate is Valuegear= https://valuegeardetails.com/index.html
I've got a bunch of his stuff. I bought it direct before Andy's Hobby and Forgebear started carrying it.

4. Guilty as charged. It's actually butchers twine from the kitchen. It's not quite as offensive in the color pics but yeah I haven't found a better substitute. Or I guess I really don't "need" anything there now that you mentioned it. I modeled the thick rope after seeing something similar on another Russian tank in a period pic one time or other.

I do personally like the "silvertone" of the 3 options though. Kinda looks more period.

[HERMAN BIX]

For rope, try embroidery thread.
Its thinner and less fuzzy.
I got that tip from an old member here, Frankie

[Son of a gun-ner]

I'm lucky in that I have some old waxed sail thread should I need it.
Measures 0.030" or 0.76mm, that translates to 12.2mm or just a tad under half inch in 1/16th.
It's quite stiff, therefore it can be "positioned" giving that more favourable scale look.
My apologies for the picture quality.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Hmm... "embroidery thread"..."waxed sail thread" (for waxed sails? ) I am taking notes. Oh, yes, Andy's Hobby Headquarters: I seem always to have something on order there, e.g. the 1/16 M8 Greyhound. And, of course, Forgebear Dave, sadly quite far from my home...sigh.

[cmryanuk]

Wow, amazing. The only giveaway they're models is the string that doesn't hang like rope. And I'm being pedantic here. Very well made and photographed.

[cmryanuk]

Also note the weld lines of the real T34-85

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[tankme]

Russian castings were known to be pretty rough. You do have to take into consideration that some museum pieces have more roughness than a factory fresh tank as they have been outside in the elements for a long time before the restoration occurred. Almost looks to me if a crack in the side of the turret forward of the "12" was tidied up and welded.

[MrChef]

Wow, amazing. The only giveaway they're models is the string that doesn't hang like rope. And I'm being pedantic here. Very well made and photographed.

Thank you very much. I appreciate the comment and support. I have burned the offending string since it was first mentioned.