SAA T-72A "Labna" ca 2014

[adt70hk]

Wow!!

 

[Steven]

Not getting a lot of bench time these days and the build will miss first deadline : Danish Open but still aiming for Nordic Open end of October
Found time to do some work on the composition- pretty conventional: figs in the foreground tank in the middle
and building at the rear - the featured building is only for illustration

 

[Steven]

Figs:

 

[Steven]

thaks for the response
well onwards we go a 'suggested "autoloader is in place - man, T- 72 Turrets are cramped fitting the seats will be a bit fiddly.
To get a break from the tank I have done some work on the building and the base is pretty much laid out

 

[minitnkr]

Shaping up nicely.

 

[scottie3158]

Steven, coming on nicely.

 

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Steven.

 

[Steven]

A bit of progress on my ruined xps syrian shop interior: floortiles are cast in dyed plaster and the tiles on the wall is reality in scale.- all is pre- weathering and very WIP


The ruind tiles areaat the border of where i plan to have majority of the rubble falling - trying to illustrate that the floor has been crushed by the collapsing ceiling

 

[adt70hk]

Brilliant!

 

[scottie3158]

Excellent.

 

[Mini Me]

Looks real......

 

[Tim Marlow]

Those are fantastic Steven. Very atmospheric.

 

[JR]

Steven sorry I've just found this, absolutely superb modeling as usual . If this is any where like your normal dio standard were in for a treat.

 

[Steven]

Thanks John will definitely do
A bit more progress with Vallejo asphalt on the road sanded with 400 grit sanding paper
Pavement need more work but as the t72 takes up the majority of the space I am not going to do much more on the road

 

[JR]

Great photos Steven , that saw unit is it a Proton ?

 

[Steven]

Hi John yes the foam cutter is a Proxon really handy for doing precise cuts - there are other brands but this one is widely used. The wooden jig/fence is from shifting Lands as the one that comes with Proxon IMHO is crap

 

[Steven]

More work on the shop: Started adding electrical installations - in true Midde Eastern fashion the shop has been piggy backing on the pubic grid and the the wire running from the swich box will connect tp the terminals mounted on the wall. absolutely nothing is finished on the pics and a lot is just bluetacked to show the general idea.
I have added some pro regime- graffiti to the walls and blue tacked the shop sign to show it has been partly detached due to the explosion
still to be added: remnants of a rolling gate, destroyed and collapsed awning, bits and bobs......

 

[scottie3158]

Steven,
All looking very good mate.

 

[Steven]

Hello Gents
I wanted to share som pregress on the building.
I have blue-tacked all the principal details on the facade on nothing is permanently fixed.
The rool - up cage is re-use from another failed Syrian build, the collapsed awning is a baby wipe soaked in pva/water and finished in oils.

Having the sign hanging from one bracket (cf above) will be prove difficult but I am playing with the thought of having the shop sign go through the awning or maybe some larger rubble have caused the hole - smaller debris will be added to the awning folds and around the hole/tear.

 

[Steven]

Hello Gents

Some schratchbuilding you just can't avoid. The story of the dio is as mentioned above two blokes taking a break (and a selfie) from unpacking and preparing ammo before loading into the autoloader As I have an ammo set from Miniarm and want to show some shells in thier casses as well as shells and charges lying on a trap on the engine deck. I found myself needing an open russian 125mm crate and finding none (apart from the rather obscure but very well casted one from the Russian (!) Company "Tank" which at any rate is out of stock).
So this is my attempt to schratch one myself - not quite finished on the pics