Prague Spring T-55
Test fit of Trumpeter hatch to backdate turret
Test fit of Trumpeter hatch for backdate- note gap around edge
Modified Trumpeter AA gun ring to fit into losses hatc
Trumpeter gun ring insert installed
Gap removed with Trumpeter hatch and gun ring insert
Trumpeter tracks in place
Trumpeter tracks in place
Trumpeter tracks installed
Rear Detail parts added
Front detail parts added
Backdate of glacis plate- fill holes for mine rake/dozer blade mounts
Tracks painted
Tracks painted
Upper hull glued in place
Fender fuel tanks and plumbing added
Fender fuel tanks and plumbing added
Glacis plate details added
Fuel drums mounts modified for snorkel reposition
Repositioned snorkel tube
Repositioned snorkel tube
Base coat of Mission Models Soviet Armor Faded Green
Operation Danube ID stripes added
Unditching log, & tow cables added
Tow cables and spare track links added
Trumpeter figures in turret, kit figure in drivers hatch test fit
Starting paint work on the figures
Engine deck after oil paint wash
Turret after oil paint wash
Glacis after oil paint wash
Comments
9 9 September 2017, 00:58
Alexander GrivonevGreat build, nice little improvements! Would be cool if you commented what and why you did in your building steps. Now give it a good wash!
30 September 2017, 09:54
Carlos CisnerosThank you Alexander. I'll see if I can go back and comment on my mods to the kit...
and washes are coming.
5 October 2017, 03:26
Carlos CisnerosThanks again Bob. I do enjoy building the Soviet "boogeyman" subjects.
15 July 2020, 02:16
Carlos CisnerosThanks Joshua. I used mainly brass and copper wire for the fuel tank plumbing, along with a small section of aluminum rod for the thicker area between the two rear fuel tanks.
18 December 2020, 15:47
Carlos CisnerosI think that it's K&B products. I want to say that the brass is .010" size, but it may be .020". The aluminum rod is a bit bigger gauge size. I buy the stuff at whatever shops carry it. Train hobby shops, RC shops, Hobby Lobby, and the old school neighborhood hardware store (not Home Depot or Lowe's).
The copper wire I strip and salvage from electronics and appliances that go kaput and are being tossed into the garbage.
18 December 2020, 18:09
