1/16 T34/85 build ,or Oh my god what was I thinking - Finished

[Disco]

Nearly a 12 month build process!

[Darius359au]

no need to rush and by the time I finish it'll probably be close to tax time so get my return and go for another one

[Otto-matic Reiffel]

Are you using masking tape or masking fluid?

[Darius359au]

Are you using masking tape or masking fluid?

for the Ratte? , I'm using 3M Blue painters tape - it's low tack and sit's nicely with no bleeding under it.
I did consider silly putty for the mask and a more tank like curvy/blobby camo scheme but decided I wanted a more warship type scheme.

[Darius359au]

And done with the decals and markings , time to give it a flat clear coat and weather it then I can call it done

[Darius359au]

yay , the Turrets done

[Darius359au]

After nearly 12 months the big bastard is nearly done ,just got to finish weathering the tracks and road wheels and some little touchs here and there and I'm officially done ,(just in time to get this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHBC3v2tnK4 1/16 Panther G early with full interior or if I'm lucky the newer 1/16 Panther G Late with Vampyre will be here )

[Disco]

That's awesome! You better keep these threads going.. I've enjoyed this coming together, you have a real eye for detail!

[Darius359au]

And it's done , not quite 12 months but she's all finished

[Disco]

It looks great, it's a shame it's so big you can't make a little diaorama type deal for it to sit on, make it look like it's really in the battlefield

[Darius359au]

A small simple diorama base would be around 30cm by 50cm , I would have liked to have done a crew figure with it but there's like only 2 different Russian ww2 tanker figures in 1/16 (120mm) and their bloody impossible to find
The next one I'm doing will be a German , either a Panther G or a PZ-IV-J and there's all sorts of figures for those including whole crews.

[Disco]

Make sure you do another build post, I enjoyed this one