Tamiya T34/76 1942 Russian Tank Production Model

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:23 pm

I'm a bit late starting but just got this today and will be doing a build on this - watch this space

Jim

Post by **Paul** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:32 pm

Bagpiper wrote:I'm a bit late starting but just got this today and will be doing a build on this - watch this space

Jim

Hell yeah jim, lets see some pics

Post by **gosselin2112** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:02 pm

Its a tank!

Looking forward to seeing you build this sucker up

Now back to the workbench of too many models

Russ

Post by **Lee** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:22 pm

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:14 am

Lee wrote:

Hahaha... you've been dying to get a chance to use this haven't you Lee?????

And here we go with the initial box art and the sprues in their bags as an opener. Had a lot of problem with Lightroom today so had to reboot and all is well.
I am working on the wheels and every single one has mold lines running up and down the middle. I am going with the rubber wheels as opposed to the steel wheels. As this is going to be my first ever plastic model that I will finish, it is going to be an out the box build. I also have no idea how long this will take but an hour a night is what I'm planning on spending and that should be good.

Cheers
Jim

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:16 am

More photographs of the sprue in the bags

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:18 am

Some nice looking parts in these bags. Already started on the wheels

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:20 am

Main part of the tank with the instruction book and decals
So here we go then. Next photographs will be close ups of work underway together with any issues or problems I'm having. Might be looking to you guys for help along the way. And it will be appreciated too.

Cheers and catch up with you all later

Jim

Post by **Lee** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:29 am

That's better, and yes I have been

Post by **schweinhund227** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:43 am

My God Jim! This kit is Older than you!

But it will be a good ice breaker

Good Luck with it! Have fun! It's the main goal!

Norm.

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:09 am

schweinhund227 wrote:My God Jim! This kit is Older than you!

But it will be a good ice breaker

Good Luck with it! Have fun! It's the main goal!

Norm.

It was cheapish without getting carried away. Lol I saw some beauties a lot more expensive, but this is a good start I think. I don't have a stash built up yet either. Trust me Norm. I'm probably going to be pinging you for advice on this build.

Al the best

Jim

Post by **Paul** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:49 am

Looks great jim.

Post by **Bagpiper** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:13 am

schweinhund227 wrote:My God Jim! This kit is Older than you!

But it will be a good ice breaker

Good Luck with it! Have fun! It's the main goal!

Norm.

Indeed it is Norm. I still have the original instructions on parchment

Now have some respect for your elders and go get me a coffee

Cheers

Jim

Post by **PhildaFish** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:06 am

I shall be watching this build with great interest!

Post by **Bagpiper** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:04 am

PhildaFish wrote:I shall be watching this build with great interest!

Thanks. I am working on the wheels at the moment. Lot of mold lines but nothing too bad that some scraping and sanding cant fix. Got some pictures (before Lee throws up that confounded smilie of his)

and will put those up in a few day. Sadly run out of time tonight. I am in two bands and they eat up a lot of time each week which takes time away from the GB build.

Cheers

Jim

Post by **BrummieModeller** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:37 am

Looks like this will be a great build

look forward to see more of the build as you progress

Website · Post by **Gav0909** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:31 pm

Pfft bands, my mate is in two bands now as well. So between that, the fact he now has a gf he lives with and the fact he is in Fife and I am not means I rarely get to see him. Bloody music lol.

Looking forward to seeing the first bits of production of this mate.

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:39 am

Not much of an update - but an update all the same. Now these pictures make the parts look really really bad but they are just fine and ready for the undercoat. Took a bit longer than I thought to get the seam lines out and the dust - but we're there. As I mentioned before I am going for the rubber wheels on this, out of the box, build.

Cheers
Jim

Post by **PhildaFish** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:52 pm

Looking wheelie good mate...

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 3:07 pm

PhildaFish wrote:Looking wheelie good mate...

OMG we've got a comedian in the house..

Cheers
Jim

Post by **Paul** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:08 pm

Bagpiper wrote:
PhildaFish wrote:Looking wheelie good mate...
OMG we've got a comedian in the house..

Cheers
Jim

Have we? Let me know when he starts being funny then

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:18 am

Some more progression. I found that there are a lot of small gaps that I will need to fill. Not a bad fit but it was impossible to get it to fit the way I wanted. The wheels are all just dry fitted at the moment to see how she's looking. I still need to get rid of a lot of flash all around the model - But it is not too bad, just a slight edge that a wee scrape will remove. The third picture down shows the gaps on the front I will need to fill.

Cheers
Jim

Post by **schweinhund227** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:39 pm

Nice progress so far... She will look good in the end ! no worries !

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:57 pm

schweinhund227 wrote:Nice progress so far... She will look good in the end ! no worries !

I hope so Norm. This is actually a fun build. Nothing too difficult for my first tank and the plastic is fitting together fairly well. Either way it's coming together nicely.

Cheers
Jim

Post by **Paul** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:18 pm

Great job jim

Post by **UKscalemodeller** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:35 am

Your first tank you say. Fun you say.

I was convinced to try the 'Fun' of armour for the first time recently too.

and actually the sense of zen achieved was actually rather pleasant.

Lokking forward to the rest of your build.

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:50 am

Working on the turret today. Not much done but enjoying the build regardless. Not had too many problems so far

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:52 am

Some more trimming going on here - nothing too exciting

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:55 am

As I mention below, I am not too happy with the fit around the turret and the welding - got some work ahead of me to fix that.

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:57 am

Two more photographs of the weld line and the turret connection.

Post by **Coen** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:51 pm

Go Jim Go Go Jim Go!!!!

Post by **Bagpiper** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:49 pm

Coen wrote:Go Jim Go Go Jim Go!!!!

I'm going, I'm going, I'm going!!! Sheesh! Talk about pushy..

Post by **Lee** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:39 pm

A fair pace there Jim boy

Post by **5Craven** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:46 pm

Typical paper modeller he just can't resist using scissors!

Post by **Bagpiper** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:09 am

5Craven wrote:Typical paper modeller he just can't resist using scissors!

I think I've said my piece.

Cheers
Jim

Post by **hansolo** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:22 pm

Hi Jim,

Looking forward to the rest of your progress.
I just bought the exact same kit on ebay a couple of days ago.
I guess I'll be entering with with another kit then

Maybe with the one Lee gave me for designing the ISM logo.
Hope it arrives soon...

cheers

Post by **Paul** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:26 pm

hansolo wrote:Hi Jim,

Looking forward to the rest of your progress.
I just bought the exact same kit on ebay a couple of days ago.
I guess I'll be entering with with another kit then

Maybe with the one Lee gave me for designing the ISM logo.
Hope it arrives soon...

cheers

Hey Han I posted it off to you yesterday

I think it's said it would take 8-11 days

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:01 am

hansolo wrote:Hi Jim,

Looking forward to the rest of your progress.
I just bought the exact same kit on ebay a couple of days ago.
I guess I'll be entering with with another kit then

Maybe with the one Lee gave me for designing the ISM logo.
Hope it arrives soon...

cheers

Why not enter the same model? It would be very cool to compare progress and issues along the way

But many many thanks for designing the logos Hans. I forgot to say thank you before.

Cheers
Jim

Post by **chief5437** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:18 am

Good progress Jim, and real quality pictures too! Perfect for reference to future builds.

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:49 am

chief5437 wrote:Good progress Jim, and real quality pictures too! Perfect for reference to future builds.

Thanks for the kind words Chief. I think I need to reduce the size of the text though.

Cheers
Jim

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:28 am

Working on the turret section. Some really badly fitting parts here. Not sure how I need to fix this until I put it together and see what's going on.

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:32 am

There are some very bad ejection pin marks inside the turret. While they will be hidden I thought I could test the method filmed by Luis. It worked great using a rounded blade.

Post by **Bagpiper** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:35 am

Last two for the night. Again! This will not be seen but for a few minutes of effort it got rid of the marks ready for painting - well! Nearly.

Cheers and thanks for looking at my build

Jim

Post by **Paul** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:35 am

Nice progress jim

Post by **Coen** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:38 am

Hey Jim,
I've built enough T34s to say that almost all of the kits that I've built had that weird issue with the turret.
Glue, clamp fill and sand.
Most of it will be hidden after the build but I always did my best to fix it.
Always remember before you glue anything, especially something this wonky, dry fit it until you're happy with it.
I've gotten burned once (or twice) and had to go find and after market turret.

Post by **Lee** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:04 am

Nice progress Jim...

Post by **Nige201980** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:41 am

Looking good mate. On my spit I had a few pin marks on the flaps and I tried that as well worked really well.

Post by **5Craven** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:57 am

If your gaps are on a weld line you can try filling them with a thick putty like the Humbrol or Revell ones. Then instead of smoothing them off work the tip of a cocktail stick along the fill to mimic the weld effect. WW2 Russian armour had such rough welding jobs no-one will ever notice!

Post by **chief5437** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:47 pm

5Craven wrote:If your gaps are on a weld line you can try filling them with a thick putty like the Humbrol or Revell ones. Then instead of smoothing them off work the tip of a cocktail stick along the fill to mimic the weld effect. WW2 Russian armour had such rough welding jobs no-one will ever notice!

Too right, check out Hamilkars photos to see some huge Russian welds.

Post by **Bagpiper** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:01 pm

chief5437 wrote:
5Craven wrote:If your gaps are on a weld line you can try filling them with a thick putty like the Humbrol or Revell ones. Then instead of smoothing them off work the tip of a cocktail stick along the fill to mimic the weld effect. WW2 Russian armour had such rough welding jobs no-one will ever notice!
Too right, check out Hamilkars photos to see some huge Russian welds.

Cool tip guys - thanks.

Jim