If you can't just let your hair down & be silly with this kit ...
I briefly thought about articulation - looks workable if you look at the lower hull. The upper hull is another matter. Thick plastic and the turret ring is right over the articulation point. I'm about 3/4 of the way done with the basic assembly... this is a BIG tank!
... if the barrels are hit, or even catch fire, it's on the outside of the armour...
There may just be enough links to do that, but I think that would exceed my "motivation budget" on this kit. Converting the turret to a single gun is going to take a few hours of measuring and CAD time, plus printing.
The small fuel barrels look like they would make nice targets for a Ukrainian drone pilot:Or they could just harrass to keep the constantly vehicle moving and wait for the exhausts to do the job for them ;)
The tube along the top of the barrel may be part of the thermal sensing to measure barrel deflection due to heating when prolonged firing.
The tube along the top of the barrel may be part of the thermal sensing to measure barrel deflection due to heating when prolonged firing.
Those cheek parts look really nice! They definitely make a huge difference in the overall look.
... This is a fast/low rez print in ABS to see if it needs any major changes before I print it in resin...
... built the Aber T-72/T-90 barrel (with some mods):
... built the Aber T-72/T-90 barrel (with some mods):
;D
Yes the Aber T-72 barrel "kits" are interesting (read bending brass and using superglue and all that entails) but once done.. they look terrific
Yeah, there is no such thing as one Russian green. It's like WWII olive drab.
It's twisted details like this that push your work over the top.
Front with "აპოკალიფსი" (Apocalypse) in Georgian. 23-05 is the year and hopefully the month I'll finish this.
G-L14 is somewhat obscure - the G Haplogroup (Y chromosome) is an ancient Neolithic haplogroup (Ötzi the iceman was a member). Although it's wide spread throughout Europe in small percentages, Georgia has the highest percentage of men with the G haplogroup.