T34/85 25th Guards Brigade No 234a

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks John
No I made all the bits myself.
I have seen thr Panzerwerk radio's they are very nice and good price,
but I think they are all German or American.
I came across a great link somewhere to another site that made all sorts
of 1/6 radio's,but I have lost it and like a fool never made a seperate note.
Cheers
Phil

[John Fitzsimons]

Brilliant job. I cannot make my mind up wether to just get the panzerwerk parts or give it s go and make my own. Yours are perfect. Well done. Did you make decals?

[John Wiggins]

Hi
Panzerwerk do a British 19 set, it is a mk3, which were mainly built by the Canadians . They had dual English -- Russian language markings on the controls. Thousands were supplied to the Russians under Lend Lease. The Panzerwerk model has decals to match these sets.

Best regards
John Wiggins

[phil fitzpatrick]

Hi John W.
Thanks I missed that one completely and when I had the decals on full screen
I could see the russian.
Good value for money.
Hi John F.
Thanks for the nice complements.
The fun is in the making yourself,After admiring the parts you have made there
is no doubt you would make a cracking radio,but $35.00 to $40.00 for a kit is
very tempting.
I have just had another look at my radio and it stands up to quite close scutiny
through the hatches and the switches look 3D.
But my painting and finishing has disguised the pictures bonded onto box's,
the radio is steel and soldered,but the big switch box and the aerial tuner box
are wood blocks sprayed smooth with filler spray and the small triangle switch
is miliput.
They made the wireing easy to fix which is just the rigid black core of some
flat twin and earth cable.
Cheers
Phil

[John Fitzsimons]

I did'nt realize they were not 3d. Just see it now on the big screen. They certainly stand up to scrutiny. As you say the Panzerwerk are tempting as I need to move on with this build.

[phil fitzpatrick]

Stowage Bin for the Coaxial MG Spare amunition

[Nick Farrugia]

Hi phil
realy like the radio you instaled very good your doing a great job thanks for posting it is looking superb
all the best,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, nick

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks Nick
Just had another operation on my walking equipment,so prior to that I
made myself a list of bits that I could have a crack at,while siting down at
my EX dining table
Cheers
Phil

[michael hilton]

Hello Phil, hope all is well on the 'walking front', I am following your build.
The detail, as ever, is excellent. Any sign of the 'motion pack' arriving?

I have purchased a set of Vallejo Model Color paints. I am working on trying to improve the 'look' of my tank crew.
The Dragon models are very 'doll' like. I also downloaded a tutorial on weathering/face painting.

Keep posting mate, good luck and best wishes.....Mick

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks Mick
Just a little operation on my achiles tendon,wearing an air cast boot for a month
is the worst bit.
Where did you download your face painting tutorial from?
Always looking to improve on skills.
Doing plenty of soldering small steel parts today for my next part.
Cheers
Phil

[michael hilton]

Hello again Phil, I got the instructions from...Military Modelling....Painting with Acrylics.
A brief 'how to' description and the Vallejo colours used. Just enough to fire my interest and give it a go.

All the best...Mick

[John Fitzsimons]

I would be interested in this tutorial also. I posted one myself but in 1/16 SCALE.

http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... =38&t=6319

After seing Tim Bowman's headsculpts I want to have a go.

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks Mick I will give that site a visit.
Thanks for the link to that little tutorial John,great to have the
pictures after each stage and discription.
Some good tips in it.
Cheers
Phil

[phil fitzpatrick]

Loaders Ready amunition stowage rack

[Adrian Harris]

That's a wonderfully complicated looking piece of kit Phil

Does anyone do T34 shells ?

We need to convert Tim to favour green machines

Adrian.