Zvezda 1/35 T-28 Medium Tank

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Perfectly acceptable. Not too sure about your final idea though!..... :face-with-head-bandage:

That'll only be if I have an accident and get the soldering iron too hot! Will do my best to avoid it :smiling5:

And thanks Richard. There are so many techniques to get to grips with but the tips and advice you guys give me are helping a lot.

I'm definitely at the stage where my cheap copy airbrush is holding me back, even though it's mostly my fault. The cap that protects the needle collects paint badly which then comes away in drops so I've taken to spraying without it. Being a newbie I thus managed to bend the unprotected needle. The kit came with 3 sizes but due to poor machining only the 0.2mm nozzle actually fits, so I'm currently running the (also slightly bent) 0.3mm needle inside that smaller nozzle. It gets paint on the model but it isn't exactly ideal!

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It’s possible to straighten the needle, for example by carefully rolling in on a hard and flat surface, like a ceramic tile or a pane of glass. This page has a number of different ways that may work.

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It’s possible to straighten the needle, for example by carefully rolling in on a hard and flat surface, like a ceramic tile or a pane of glass. This page has a number of different ways that may work.

But then I wouldn't have an excuse to buy a new one! :smiling5:

I have tried a few methods on it already actually but the 0.2mm seems beyond it. I should be able to rescue the 0.3 though, as it only has a very slight bend.


After some playing around with oils it's looking more like I want it to, especially in natural daylight. Still some more work to do but I need to let it dry for a while first. I keep fiddling with it, leaving fingerprints, and having to go over it again! I'm not really a glove person but even they leave their own mark.

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[scottie3158]

Andy,
That looks very nice you have achieved a very nice metal look to the paint

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Thanks Paul.

I've only managed to break one of the antenna mountings so far which is a result, then broke off and lost part of the cupola machine gun mounting, so had to scratch a replacement. Not too destructive up to now :smiling5:

[Mickc1440]

That's created a very nice finish Andy

[Guest]

Thanks Mick.

One of these days I'll start stocking up on these fancy lotions & potions & pigments etc, but as long as I can make something respectable with what I have at hand I'll be happy.

[scottie3158]

Thanks Mick.

One of these days I'll start stocking up on these fancy lotions & potions & pigments etc, but as long as I can make something respectable with what I have at hand I'll be happy.

Andy, most of the potions are not necessary I nearly always use home made solutions and you already manage a great finish with what you are already using

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Maybe not for this model but I guess the next "level" for me would be adding the likes of mud & dirt. I've seen all sorts of concoctions used including PVA, plaster, jointing compound, sawdust, sand, garden earth, acrylic paints etc. I have all of those already so should be able to cobble something together when I feel brave enough.

[Guest]

Andy, most of the potions are not necessary I nearly always use home made solutions and you already manage a great finish with what you are already using

QFT.

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Road wheels fitted today. You can see so little of them that in the end I decided not to distress them, but will add some colour variations to the visible bits.

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Also started adding some of the "stuff". These were all painted on the sprue so will need a few touch ups once the glue has dried. A few errant blobs of glue require fixing too :smiling4:

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I can't hold it off any longer - tracks next!

[Steve Jones]

I have been looking forward to seeing how you are getting on with this one Andy. Its great to see it all coming together. Its the age old question - paint tools off the build or on it? Go with what is good for yourself. Good luck with the tracks

[scottie3158]

QFT.

QFT?

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I have been looking forward to seeing how you are getting on with this one Andy. Its great to see it all coming together. Its the age old question - paint tools off the build or on it? Go with what is good for yourself. Good luck with the tracks

Thanks Steve, tracks are on!

Due to limited time I did one half last night and the other tonight, and despite being a bit fiddly I don't think they look too bad for a first attempt. No pictures yet as some of the longer, more hidden runs were given a rusty oil wash before fitting and others weren't so it all looks a bit odd right now :smiling5: