discussion T-34/85 mod,Soviet,1.35,

[monica]

ta Barry glad your liking this so,

 

[Guest]

Yet again you're racing along Monica! Oh to have some of your enthusiasm for making kits... maybe you've got my mojo?


Looks good though & you're right, that shading will blend together further down the line.

 

[Guest]

Looking good Monica. Totally agree with you regarding the start light and weather down. If you intend weathering to any degree, it's no good starting with the finished colour on armour especially. This is one gorgeous tank.

 

[Guest]

This is a really great base for further weathering.


Plenty of shade and highlight's to start with like this T34 are always's important to me.


Great work.

 

[monica]

ta all so glad that your liking it so far,

Yet again you're racing along Monica! Oh to have some of your enthusiasm for making kits... maybe you've got my mojo?
Looks good though & you're right, that shading will blend together further down the line.

I tend to find Patrick,if I,m on a good run stick with it so to say,as I,know at some point the nagging will start


so as I have some time for me make the most of it,


I find it easy to do the pre-shading so I get an idea of were to go,and what I wont to do,

Looking good Monica. Totally agree with you regarding the start light and weather down. If you intend weathering to any degree, it's no good starting with the finished colour on armour especially. This is one gorgeous tank.

ta Graham,I find even giving it a couple of washer in a dark green will bring that lite shade up a could of shades so by being the color it is


it should change to look and tones of the whole thing and not be over dark,

This is a really great base for further weathering.
Plenty of shade and highlight's to start with like this T34 are always's important to me.


Great work.

do total agree Ralph,this was number one on my hit list,for Russian,armour,its a nice looking tank,


just some think gabs me with it,and I tend to find the paint work on them was by far not the best


paint in the world,and adds a little life to it by having thhe tones that show the harshness of the weather


and battle field,

 

[aaron]

Awesome fading Monica, looks like it's going to be a sweet build.

 

[monica]

much appreciated,Aaron glad your liking it so far,

 

[Steve Brodie]

Awesome, love the WW2 Russian tanks, always look like hulking chunks of metal where as German stuff - always look very well defined, sharp edges and dare i say boring (running for the shelter)

 

[monica]

ta Steve,glad you like it so far,there a like that,build to do one thing only,and did it well,

 

[monica]

well got some time today,but not without can you do this or that,drop me off pick me up,


but with all that I did manage to get the tracks done,a few little grrr spots,but I can live with that,


so have both hulls joined and will let sit for a day or so them get the decals on,


started the figures as well,real wont more done today but some is better than none

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[Guest]

Some thing done is always better than nothing.


Looking real good though.

 

[monica]

ta Ralph,yes your right,i,m happy with them,as there individual link tracks,so some times link mishaps happen,

 

[monica]

have not forgotten about this one,


have been waiting on the figures to go with it,when I did see this set of figures ,just real like them,


that the whole reason I did get the T34 to go with them,


as there is a mix of uniform,and I think nice poses,


so I have been waiting on these to show up,got them together,and base coated this morning,


as yesterday was track day,


as I do have my figures,I can work on the base so I can match in the weathering of the T34 to match,


well that is my plan,

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[Guest]

Looking good Monica, as Barry has already stated, really like the shading on this one


Are you adding any figures to her in a dio scene ?

 

[PhilJ]

Top quality work so far Moni, the paintwork and shading is beautiful. Looking forward to your finished figures.


Phil

 

[Guest]

Nice set of figure's Monica.

 

[monica]

thank you all for the nice comments ,for this one,


I do enjoy being able to paint and add the fading as well,


yes tommy the set of 12 figures,as I do real like the looks of them,


but dont,think the colors of the box art are right,so off to see what color the


elite wear,

 

[monica]

well had this miniart building hanging about forever, so why not use it,


and what a better place,


so after getting it together,and place one corner did look blank,and needed some think in it,


so why not make one building into two,


plus it was to high to fit in the shelf,


so thats were I,m at so far,not much me time for the next four days so get as much as I can done,


with the 2 or 3 hrs before I have to go each day,


which makes figure painting hard as you need time ,with them,

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[Guest]

That's a good idea splitting the building.

 

[monica]

ta Ralph,glad that you do like the idea to do it,as the top


part has broken off,