Maquette 1/35 T-34 Model 1940 Shelf Queen Finished

Dave Ward

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I am finished with this..................
This has been sitting unfinished for a long time, and I found out why!
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The Model is an original Maquette tooling, dating from 1998, and in 2002, they decided to add new parts to allow the first production T-34 to be made. This involved new wheels, new tracks, new turret & new front & back fenders. To fit the fenders, you had to perform surgery on the upper hull.................
The turret was ill fitting & needed a lot of filler - the instructions are very vague about where to cut for the new fenders. When I started this originally, I must have made a hash of the cutting, so it went back into the box. Fast forward a decade - and having forgotten about the problems, I picked it up again after finishing my ICM T-34/76.
Judging by the original parts from this....................
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which will probably be quite a nice model. For this model, the replacement tracks & wheels are OK. The turret & fenders etc - not good! - indifferent tooling, short run mouldings & abysmal fit, obviously not the same toolmakers as the original model. I came close to landfill consignment, but finished it anyway.
I couldn't recommend this particular model at all - the originals may be OK, but with a large number of good T-34 models around ( ICM & Zvezda - if I can put them in the same brackets! ), it's more of a hangover from the past.
If you have a liking for models that aren't common, you have to expect a few ( !! ) dogs, and this is one of them.
I'll have to go and sit in a darkened room & reflect that some models have become shelf queens for a reason!
Thanks for looking in!
Dave
 

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Looks ok from my perspective Dave but I see what you mean with the about the fenders.....

Well done for getting it finished.

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Dave Ward

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Looks ok from my perspective Dave but I see what you mean with the about the fenders.....

Well done for getting it finished.

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Andrew
One of them just wouldn't sit right! I just swore, bit my lip & carried on - I shouldn't have bothered really............ not one of my finer efforts!
Dave
 

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Well done on making a silk purse here, certainly looks great!
 

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Hi Dave
I don't think Marquette have a good reputation really. Well done finishing it although with the problems you encountered it was never going to be up there with your most satisfying build.
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Can understand the problems there Dave,
I have to agree with the guys though.... From the pics it looks like you've made a good job of it :smiling3:
Andy
(BTW, having a "Darkened room" to go and contemplate models in?.... That's a PROPER modeller that is!! ;) )
 
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