SAA T-72A "Labna" ca 2014

[Steven]

Thanks for the likes
Jumping a bit from the above to" Ammo boxes part one"
Could not establish whether Russian 125mm carry the orange warning label but chezch ones does and the Regime trades ammo with just about everyone so chalk this one up to creative license- further labeling will follow:

 

[Steven]

Slooooooow progress these days but managed to get a tarpaulin on the engine deck where unboxing and prepping of ammo takes place before feeding it to the auto loader a few shells will be shown inbox and some on the tarp.

Also some small details on the turret roof to give a " lived in" look - an Ak might be added to these
Rebar cage is being filled - might change
All for now c&c is very welcomed

 

[Jim R]

Beautiful work Steven. So many well considered details.

 

[Mark1]

Excellent stuff look forward to seeing the end result come together.

 

[Steven]

Still working on the crates using DIY decals using a scaled back text from a 125mm crate they will need some Microset and a top coat to remove the shine
Also moving the AK around to make it look "casual " ( you know that that will take time...)

 

[Steven]

Text on crates done ish needs a bit of topcoat
Ak added to gear on to top
There is more but I need to do the post from my laptop as it needs a ref pic to put into context

 

[Ian M]

Looking good Steven.
Did you get to Aros open?

 

[Steven]

thanks Ian sadly, no - next year....

 

[Steven]

Improvised stowage boxes cf far right side of ref pic

 

[Steven]

Thanks for the response build pace has all but stalled but have managed to sandbag the left side - painting will be a challenge and I have opted for black milliput to better hide hard to reach places and have started on filling ,bricks and rubble in the right hand side cage which will also be topped with sandbags
Hope to do some work on the bags- masking (sigh) and finish the rubble the coming days

 

[Steven]

Ye gods of masking and airbrushing be with me.....

 

[Steven]

Well it turned out that invoking model deities help only a little over spray here and there
The bags look alright and won't stay pristine for long...
Now for the other side

 

[Steven]

Sandbags almost done A bit of OPR on the turret -not terribly good at this but getting great inspiration from great artists such as Rinaldi and other proponents of this technique
Tracks recieving different shades of pigments after being burnished
All for now next update I hope to show the beast with tracks mounted and ,gods willing , the impro side armor - see ya

 

[JR]

A big Wow, Steven. Just had a re read through. Your certainly pushing the boundaries on this for detail. The whole build is stunning .I've ever heard of the Committee awarding a double Dogs before but can see this happening !!!
Nice .

 

[Steven]

Cheers mates
Alas still no tracks on this beast but I am testing putting slogans on the impro side armor
I used a plotter to cut some stencils - it is a very cheap one and at the smallest setting result is somewhat bulky I will continue to fiddle with this but am on the fence whether to add this on the model - feel free to weigh in on this
Btw text reads "victory for Assad" and "victory"

 

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Steven.

I do have one request, in the future could you upload pictures as full size and not thumbnails/attachments, it makes them easier to view (especially on phones) and I know one member can't view them at all.

Keep up the great work

Thanks.

Andrew

 

[Steven]

Nowhere near finished but a benchmark reached: tracks are on
axels broke on both idler and drive sprocket on the same side hence the slight slack on th RH side

 

[scottie3158]

Steven, my apologies I have missed a lot of this build. Just had a catch up. Some great modelling mate.

 

[minitnkr]

Outstanding.

 

[Mickc1440]

Very realistic