T-34 Airfix - part 2 (adding pigments and track assembly)
After having assembled, painted and weathered the kit with oil washes and sponging... it was time for the dirt 
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1March 8, 2020Adding dirt....
2March 3, 2020Mud !
3March 3, 2020Gently applying it in logical areas...
4March 3, 2020Subtle on the topsides
5March 3, 2020Less subtle around the running gear
6March 3, 2020Next : grime
7March 3, 2020Same exercise as with the mud...
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10March 3, 2020More grime at the bottom
11March 3, 2020Next : dust and dirt
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14March 3, 2020Most of it was applied on the undersides
15March 3, 2020The other side
16March 8, 2020I was not happy with the gun barrel
17March 8, 2020Trying to make a replacement from stretched sprue - no luck !
18March 8, 2020Using rod as a replacement
19March 8, 2020Sanding it into a slight conical shape
20March 8, 2020The old and the new..
21March 8, 2020The rubber tracks had a lot of flash - difficult to remove by knife
22March 8, 2020I "melted" it down by hoovering the tracks above a flame
23March 8, 2020Not perfect, but better then with what we started with
24March 8, 2020Time to add the wheels...
25March 8, 2020Tada... !
26March 8, 2020Fixing the tracks
27March 8, 2020And we have a... hovercraft tank !
28March 8, 2020Some weight will keep it on the ground...
29March 8, 2020The tracks will need a lot of weathering to make them look less toylike
30March 8, 2020White glue covered the track gap
31March 8, 2020Painting the tracks with a light gun metal mix
32March 8, 2020Replacing the gun barrel finally
33March 8, 2020The original irregular gun barrel - with a difficult to remove seam
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3. March 2020, 22:05