Pink Tank

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October 26, 2021
I want to share with you an old project I did as a request of a friend who wanted a pink tank. Just to color any tank in pink was no option of cause for a serios modeller. So I did my research. And that is what I came up with: A T-34 located in London and painted as part of an Art happening.
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Dragons kit is lovely. But to build it out of the box? No way!
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Modified exhausts
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Homemade auxilliary tanks on PE supports taken from Eduards PE set.
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Turret casting structure done with Mr. surfacer 500
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Some more detailling
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The tracks of the kit are impossible. Voyager offered a solution to my taste.
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individual link PE tracks in scale 1:72. My kind of stuff.
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The result: superb.
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Ready? Oh no. Wrong wheels.
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Those come from MR Modellbau and come closer to the real thing.
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But casting was awful.
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Axle holes were off center. So, them wheels really gave me a hard time. Nowadays I would go for OKB Grigorov.
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Now it is ready for some camoflage
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Pink base paint.
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decal was selfmade from the fotos available on the internet
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After a light wash with grey the tank is ready for the dio.
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It was clear from the beginning, to put this tank into its natural habitat. Meaning, to model the real estate where it stands. Here you see a screenshot from Google Earth.
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And here a Google Street View caption.
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My layout of the corner real estate.
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fencepoles were bent from styrene slates and colored
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Foam sheets helped build the house wall
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clay was used to create the brick wall.
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bricks were colored individually and plaster of paris served as mortar.
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after some weathering
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The top was done with sandpaper.
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I used putty for plaster and styrene sheet for the roof.
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That looked too dull
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So I used sandpaper and profiles to create this roof.
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Now the house wall is almost ready with its Banksy-Grafittis on. Those Grafittis appeared later, when the tank already wore another color. But I liked those, had the pics from the net modified for my needs by my brother and created the decals.
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Back to the dio. The plants (and rope) I wanted to use for the gras.
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Preparing the base. Sidewalk already advanced.
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putting plants to simulate plants. 🙂
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Done. Took a while but I am happy with the result.
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Some color on
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Real estate done.
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I skipped the tree which stood on the left side as it would have blocked the view.
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Stompies playground
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The fence is actually the only aspect that did not turn out the way I wanted it. In parts it is too slack and the barbed wire does not look too convincing either. But apart from that, I am quite happy with the result.
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Yes, the colors look bright, but if you compare it with the first pic I think that is fine.
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I actually added three Preiser civilians but obviously forgot to take some pics afterwards. Meanwhile the pink tank has been handed over to my friend and was received with a warm welcome.

Comments

42 26 October 2021, 15:21

Spanjaard
Eye catcher, no doubt. Great job on those details

26 October 2021, 20:22

Mark
Nice work. 👍

🙂 Can't wait to see which Stompie livery you pick next... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandela_Way_T-34_Tank

26 October 2021, 20:33

Michael Kohl
Thanx Spanjaard.
@Mark: oh yeah, now that you mention it. Stompie is the name of that tank. I almost forgot. Well, there will not be another livery of it in the near future, but certainly another Dragon T-34. And I already have an idea - as well a bit off the beaten tracks...
@Mona: I fully understand that 🙂

27 October 2021, 14:42

Michael Kohl
Thanx folks for your likes too.

27 October 2021, 14:43

Michael Kohl
Let´s have a look at the dio...

27 October 2021, 14:43

Mark
Stompie's stomping ground! 🙂

27 October 2021, 15:00

Simon Nagorsnik
crazy looking t-34, looks awesome 🤣🤣
like such ideas, always a nice change!
also the wall elements are great work- good job so far 👍

27 October 2021, 16:02

Michael Kohl
Thanx Simon. The project was real fun.

29 October 2021, 19:09

Simon Nagorsnik
I've seen that you've used pe tracks.
I want to use the same for mine, how was the assembly?

29 October 2021, 19:15

Michael Kohl
Hi Simon. Actually the PE tracks from Voyager were quite easy to assemble. I recommend, that you bend them over a drill which is 0,1 mm thicker than the wire, that comes with the fret. By doing so you get a nice round shape of the latches and it is easy to insert the wire. Mind, that the wire provided with the PE set is not long enought (at least it was not at my set). So have some replacement at hand. Other than that, it worked like a charm.

29 October 2021, 19:19

Simon Nagorsnik
Thanks for your feedback.
Then i know what to expect😉

29 October 2021, 19:22

gorby
I love it! Fantastic groundwork as well.

13 February 2022, 15:19

Robbie
Looks like Stompie is not there anymore. Got moved for restoration early Jan '22.

13 February 2022, 23:56

Cabeza Plástico
Nice replica. Good work on the ground work and building walls and fence. Very realistic. Is that Banksy work on the walls?

14 February 2022, 00:54

Ben M
Cool all around. Love that it's in its natural habitat.

14 February 2022, 00:58

Michael Kohl
Thanks mates for your nice comments and likes.
@Robbie: I am anxious to see in which color it will come back.
@Cabeza Plástico: yes, indeed. Historically they are not 100% correct, as they appeared when Stompie had a different livery, but I liked them so much, that I had to add them.

14 February 2022, 15:13