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Re: Tamiya T-62

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Nice paint rack :D

Judging from personal experience, you'll need a bigger one soon :lol:

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Re: Tamiya T-62

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I'm quite pleased with it Phillipp, hopefully it'll be adequate for some time yet as I'm trying to keep my paint collection managable.😄
Work has again been slow on the kit with being side tracked and correcting the mistakes I can't live with.
Added some PE and a bit of welding, replaced the grille bars added the open hatch detail and tried another method on the periscope glass using holographic wrapping:
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I've somehow lost the two rear tow hooks and am scratching my head as to what I should do. Any suggestions?
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Re: Tamiya T-62

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I still haven't found a solution to the missing hooks but I pimped up some of the PE I got, the catches for the front guards now look spring loaded with split rings and an angled pin and the two cable clamps should (hopefully) look threaded when painted:
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Re: Tamiya T-62

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Talking of PE.......
Whilst building up my soldering skills I quickly realised that a reliable system of clamping is needed, pegs are too powerful and the tips too deep for small parts, croc clips are too aggressive and act like heat sinks so I came up with these:
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I also came across a tip when using cyano glue to use a candle as a palette for when you are spot gluing, it 'appears' to stay in a liquid state for longer and is definitely easier to clear out once it sets.
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..........nothing for it but to make my own tow hooks I guess:
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Re: Tamiya T-62

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Your additions and modifications are top notch. You're turning this old dog into a show stopper. ;)
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Re: Tamiya T-62

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Thank you Olivier for you encouragement.
I'm not sure about a show stopper, there are other modellers who have done that (like Road to Beirut) https://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/ ... beirut.htm and I've added a few errors trying to correct the others. I could do so much more but choose not to out of my eagerness to get cracking on the paint. It would be kind of pointless in a way as there are now better alternatives straight out of the box which are better detailed, more accurate, quicker and actually cheaper to build but it's a terrific learning experience for me.
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Re: Tamiya T-62

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.....a bit of wear to the track flaps.
I've tried to create how rubber flaps would wear and be hastily repaired in a rocky desert environment:
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Amazing what a difference a light coat of primer makes.
It brings it all together:
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Re: Tamiya T-62

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Base coat airbrushed, Tamiya acrylic XF-61 thinned with Mr color Leveling.
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Q:
My plan is to use VMS medium chipping fluid (because that's what I have)with a 2 colour Syrian army scheme from the 6day war and weather it as appropriate, which tended to be fairly beaten up and untidy due to poor maintenance, so my question is:
What is the order of chipping for a 2 colour scheme?
1. Do I lay down the chipping fluid over the base green, apply the base desert colour, chip away, varnish, apply chipping fluid, lay the second colour and chip again?
2. Do I lay the chipping fluid over the base green, apply both desert colours and chip away then varnish?
...or....
3. Some other way?
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