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  1. CDW
    Do both. Watch reference videos of the model subject you are building. It’s a lot less expensive than buying reference books. Reference books are a rabbit hole all their own.
  2. CDW
    First color coat will be Russian Dark Base by Mig Ammo. A circle template is a must when painting armored vehicle road wheels. Makes short work of what can be a tedious chore with a brush or masking tape.
  3. CDW
    She's beautiful, Yves!
  4. CDW
    With primer in place, will start color coats next. I’ve used Mr Surfacer 1500 black for the primer, reduced to six parts reducer : four parts paint. It delivers a smooth surface for the color coats.
  5. CDW
    It can readily be dropped and is optional to begin with for extended range, however I don’t think it’s a push-button arraignment from inside while the tank is moving along. 🤒
  6. CDW
    This I believe is a very good piece on the development and production of the T-62. It also introduces the listener to Soviet tank doctrine post WW2/lessons learned. Well worth the time to hear it out IMHO.
  7. CDW
    All are external fuel tanks. As Lou said, the two drums in the rear are jettison-able to provide two hundred extra km range, with a total range of six hundred km with the added rear drums.
  8. CDW
    Will be ready for some paint tomorrow
  9. CDW
    I believe that particular flaw was shared by the T-54's, 55's, as well as the 62's. Nevertheless, well over 20,000 were produced and many remain in service still today.
  10. CDW
    Construction of the T-62A is very simple and basic. As such, I will not be taking and posting copious photographs of the construction phase. Basic cleanup of seam lines and spruce attachment points are about all that’s required to construct a nice model. I will focus most of the future posts on this build on the finishing and painting phase. I may create some custom made stowage pieces and if I do, will provide some photos and words about that. In all, future posts will be much fewer than with the previous project. This one should be finished in rather short order due to the simple construction.
  11. CDW
    I am still contemplating
  12. CDW
    The Hussar looks amazing. Great job on that OC.
  13. CDW
    The inspiration for it was a Russian unit captured by the Germans at Mzensk in February '43. I neglected to put the German iron crosses on the sides of it, but it eventually had them.
  14. CDW
    Negative. This is an OLD Tamiya mold, very basic. It was once built to be battery powered. Still has the battery tabs and cutouts for a motor switch in the hull. Needs some TLC.
  15. CDW
    The T-62A was an evolution of the Russian T-55 main battle tank first seen in 1961. Remarkably, this 60+ year-old tank can be seen in combat today serving the Russians in Donbas, Ukraine. The Russians still have reserves of this venerable old design in great numbers. I’ll be building this model using some upgraded parts as the old Tamiya kit is rather dated.
  16. CDW
    Final photos
  17. CDW
    Thanks for the kind comments/compliments gentlemen. Frankly, I am ready for this one to be done so I can start something new. Decisions, decisions... Aircraft, sports/super cars, battle tanks, support vehicles, ships??? Hmmm......
  18. CDW
    Will add the stowage then some mud and call this one done.
  19. CDW
    Shaders
  20. CDW
    What did you do to solve the riddle of the canopy and frame? Whatever you did, it came out great. If you had not wrote about it, I would have never known there was an issue. Well done.
  21. CDW
    Mig Ammo has a line of paint products called Shaders, in a couple of dozen various shades of translucent paint. I’m testing it out here for the first time. It’s interesting the myriad of finishing products Mig Ammo has introduced.
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  23. CDW
    To get the effect I want, used a white grey oil to tone down the heavily chipped areas. Stowage is carried on the most heavily paint-damaged areas and is yet to be added toward the finish of this project.
  24. CDW
    Sausage making in full production
  25. CDW
    Very fine brush work OC

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