T34/85 25th Guards Brigade No 234a

John Fitzsimons · Post by **John Fitzsimons** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:41 am

Exactly what I was told. Use whatevrr they had to hand to fill and grt them off the asdembly line quickly.

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:37 pm

Put some Primer and Green On my Turret,Still have the Cupola casting to do and a bit more
to the Turret Vents.
Sorry about the picture quallity the sun was low and bright whenI got home.

Derek Attree · Post by **Derek Attree** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:43 pm

Hi Phil
Is that the same shade of green as on your comet?
looking good

Derek

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:40 pm

Hi Derek
Its Not too far off.
For my Comet I mixed 3 colours
Equal parts of Lifecolour UA506 olive green and UA221 Khaki Olive Drab and a bit of
burnt umber UA037.
You couldnt tell the difference from each mix I made up.

The Green I am using at the moment is a Green I came across Vauxhall Leaf Green and I have been
using it to spray the big areas in the garage as a base coat after priming for the air brushing I will be doing
soon,now I have moved it inside,into my spare room,so yes its not far off the Comet colour.
I sprayed it in thin coats and at a longer distance than normal so its a mixture of semi gloss and mat finish.
For my Air Brushing I am using Lifecolour UA002 Green Verde and UA237 Dark Olive,Both from the FS34102 Range.
Then I will do some fine air brushing and dry brushing after,the part I had fun with.
Cheers
Phil

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:35 pm

Cupola Casting

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:40 am

Some more work on my Turret Top

Fitted Cupola,bit more Casting Texture on my Air Vents,Hatch Latches and Antenna.

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:47 pm

Side Mudguards

John Fitzsimons · Post by **John Fitzsimons** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:36 am

Very nice work.

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:24 pm

Phil,
The cast effect on the turret looks even better painted! Wow! Overall looking very good! The details are really making your model stand out. Thanks for posting progress,
Best regards,
Bob

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:23 pm

Thanks John and Bob

Took my wheels back off and done some air brushing of my lower hull this week
Cheers
Phil

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:19 pm

Bit more detail on my front glacis plate

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:09 pm

Rear Mudguards fitted

Stephen White · Post by **Stephen White** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:41 pm

Phil - I've been admiring your work in silence too long. Great stuff. Must be difficult to keep thinking Russian, agricultural, less than perfect if you've got high standards - perfection not required on this one!

Don't know if you've seen my post elsewhere on the Adam Wilder DVD on Photoetch techniques but it might interest you. The DVD is based around building a 1/35th T34/85 with Thoma screens. He includes a stack of close ups of a real tank in Moscow and I'm sure if you freeze frame and do a screen dump, you could use it.

On my Pz III, I got hold of a 1/35th photoetch pattern for the Rommelkiste and scaled it up to make in brass. There are alot of photoetch kits for the T34 from companies like Aber. Might be something to think about if you're thinking of adding detail.

Looking good and thanks for sharing.

Regards

Stephen

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:42 am

Thanks Stephen

I was doing a bit of air brushing on my wheels last night,Too much of a rush after work,Too poor
lighting,too much thinners and not mixed enough.
Those mistakes ended up starting to look like the photo of a dusty wheel with some white marks
that Brown had posted early on,when I went back to have another quick look:)
So I am finding I can make use of some of my little mistakes.

Yes thanks for that posting on the photoetch,My disc is already on its way,I like to learn about
all the new skills that are new to me and pick up any other detail bits on the way.
Cheers
Phil

phil fitzpatrick · Post by **phil fitzpatrick** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:52 pm

Some Pic's of my Tracks fitted