Re: T-90 as a fictional IDF instruction tank
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 9:42 pm
Well, finally some time to -at last- finish the 'fake Tiran-9'
I added the second figure, a .30 browning and the ubiquitous small mortar that the IDF is so fond of for its tanks on the turret.
On the technical side I added the aluminium smoker from that polish guy. Ordered 2 straight from him. A lot cheaper than via the usual tank sellers, and in-house in three days! Works like a charm. Not too much, not too little smoke.
The rest is standard Heng Long RX18 4th-gen. The Leopard sound seems appropriate. I really like it. In due time it'll get an IBU or a Clark, though.
The figures are painted to the best of my ability, but helàs, the old eyes aren't as good as they once were, and the hands not as steady. Even a lighted magnifying glass doesn't help here anymore.
First paint application, with some detailing and weathering of the chair
Another view
And finished. Now in the daylight. I'm kind of chuffed how it actually looks. Exactly as I had in mind. The metal front idler is a very recent addition, had no time to paint it yet.
Closer look of the turret with some extra detailing. Rifles and backpack came frome some toy-soldier set on Amazon, freedom force, or something. Cheap, and came with many good, scale-looking accessories. Only needed a bit of paint and dry-brushing. Slings are painted aluminium strips from some drink bottle's closing seal.
One shot from the 'biz-end'
Close-up of the figures. As I said. Not my best work, but it is what it is.
Overview
Thanx for looking!
( PS, my excuses for the odd, square cutout of the pictures. They were shot in wide-angle, but Photobucked decided to crop them. Grmbll. )
Ps Ps
And nòw I notice I forgot to pop-in the small hubcaps to cover the philips heads... tsch..
I added the second figure, a .30 browning and the ubiquitous small mortar that the IDF is so fond of for its tanks on the turret.
On the technical side I added the aluminium smoker from that polish guy. Ordered 2 straight from him. A lot cheaper than via the usual tank sellers, and in-house in three days! Works like a charm. Not too much, not too little smoke.
The rest is standard Heng Long RX18 4th-gen. The Leopard sound seems appropriate. I really like it. In due time it'll get an IBU or a Clark, though.
The figures are painted to the best of my ability, but helàs, the old eyes aren't as good as they once were, and the hands not as steady. Even a lighted magnifying glass doesn't help here anymore.
First paint application, with some detailing and weathering of the chair
Another view
And finished. Now in the daylight. I'm kind of chuffed how it actually looks. Exactly as I had in mind. The metal front idler is a very recent addition, had no time to paint it yet.
Closer look of the turret with some extra detailing. Rifles and backpack came frome some toy-soldier set on Amazon, freedom force, or something. Cheap, and came with many good, scale-looking accessories. Only needed a bit of paint and dry-brushing. Slings are painted aluminium strips from some drink bottle's closing seal.
One shot from the 'biz-end'
Close-up of the figures. As I said. Not my best work, but it is what it is.
Overview
Thanx for looking!
( PS, my excuses for the odd, square cutout of the pictures. They were shot in wide-angle, but Photobucked decided to crop them. Grmbll. )
Ps Ps
And nòw I notice I forgot to pop-in the small hubcaps to cover the philips heads... tsch..
