Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
- HERMAN BIX
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Re: Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
What a riot mate
Sure seems like a near vertical learning curve that we can all glean lessons from.
I'm about a year from one of these myself, so I need to be paying attention.
Sure seems like a near vertical learning curve that we can all glean lessons from.
I'm about a year from one of these myself, so I need to be paying attention.
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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Re: Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
"Don't do what Dan did" are words to live by, Herman.
I received the metal headlight and driver's hatch this afternoon, they're crisp pewter(?) castings of the Trumpeter parts so they slot right in. The driver's hatch took a bit of careful cleanup because of all the moving parts, and I took the opportunity to detail it with bits salvaged from the plastic kit. I also reused the original headlight lens, since it's a bit more correctly scaled.
I received the metal headlight and driver's hatch this afternoon, they're crisp pewter(?) castings of the Trumpeter parts so they slot right in. The driver's hatch took a bit of careful cleanup because of all the moving parts, and I took the opportunity to detail it with bits salvaged from the plastic kit. I also reused the original headlight lens, since it's a bit more correctly scaled.
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Re: Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
It took a lot longer to get to this stage than I was planning, but I haven't been well enough to get much done these last few weeks. Little bits and pieces here and there with a decent amount of time to wrap stuff up over the long weekend, and here we are.
- Heng Long turret traverse, servo main gun elevation and recoil, servo MG traverse.
- LED main gun, coax MG and hull MG muzzle flashes.
- LED head light and tail light. Piranha battle unit.
- Heng Long turret traverse, servo main gun elevation and recoil, servo MG traverse.
- LED main gun, coax MG and hull MG muzzle flashes.
- LED head light and tail light. Piranha battle unit.
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Re: Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
And some photos taken in natural light during the day today:
These are the questions that keep me awake at night.
These are the questions that keep me awake at night.
Re: Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
Awesome looking T-34
Great work!!!!
Barry
Great work!!!!
Barry
"Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail."
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Re: Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
Good morning!
Better than Factory Fresh. No pics of real tanks up here now. *chuckles*
regards,
Painless
Better than Factory Fresh. No pics of real tanks up here now. *chuckles*
regards,
Painless
...Here for the Dawn...
Re: Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
Looks great! Love a 76mm T34.
Re: Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
Fantastic job.
The track look nicely weathered as well.
The track look nicely weathered as well.
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Re: Trumpeter/Taigen hybrid T-34/76 (obr. 1942 model)
Nice work Dan. Good to see a T34/76, such a workhorse, historically well-recorded, and yet such a major project to achieve it.