T40 1:25 Orlik [FERTIG]

Hello guys!

This is not going to be a build thread....only some shots.
This kit is so easy to assemble, the fit is great, few parts,nice coloring and weathering, ok instructions.
The tank is a small amhibious one.Soviet type from ww2.

Lucky as I was, I got myselves an assembly team
Hope you enjoy the shots, and the team will get colored very shortly!!

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I have also made a small diorama for the small tank.
It's a winter dio. I sprayed a stonebrick with Christmas snow.....planted some trees ans throw some small rocks in!
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More to come......

Continued working on the T40.

The rudders and the propeller
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I also started the crazy work adding rivets......now I see I shouldn't have been thinking about that....Spent all day yesterday doing the rivets and I'm not half way to finish that part yet.
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Some part on the front....
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Still working on the rivets.....third day with this picky work...

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And here is the Japaneese screw puncher
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It comes with bits in 1-5mm with 0,5mm increments

Hello Dieter!

The japanese screw puncher is a tool for making holes in leather and other materials such as paper.It is very handy in making holes in karton because it makes the hole with a twist and not a punch!
When you apply pressure to the handle it twists it's way through the paper,leaving a very clean cut.You can get bits in 1mm,1,2mm,1,5mm,1,8mm,2mm,2,5mm,3mm,3,5mm,4mm,4,5mm and 5mm.
I bought it on Ebay.Just search for "Japanese Screw Punch"

An update of the progress....

Some hatch...
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Finished riveting the turret
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A pic that shows some of the rivets on the underside
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Making wheels..
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Exhaust pipe
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The rivet count is now over 900.....so I hope that part of this build is almost over.There are some left on the wheels,but thats just peanuts

Headlights.
I guess I have too much time on my hands with all this vacations....
So I decided to try to enhance the headlights a bit.

First I made the body of the lights.This is a tiny part with a diameter of 6mm.
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Next I made a reflector of aluminium foil
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And glued that to the "cup"
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Then I made the glass and frame
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I made a light bulb of a 1,8mm disk painted silver and hang it upside down for a bit with a drop of gloss varnish to simulate the glass part of it.It's a bit tiny so you can barely see it inside the light
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And at last I added the "leg"
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Hello!

I have started to make what will be a small winterscene.
My idea is to have the T40 standing in front of a small house.
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The tank will be standing in a snow covered road with dirty/slushy tracks.Around the house there will be snowpiles and the window will be frostbiten.

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The corrugated roof are covered with snow.
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Some details.
The window will have a tiny layer of ice in the lower corners.
The edge will have snow "blown" around the corner (If I can manage to make the effect)
And the door will be grey as the rest of the house.

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I will also make a back wall to cover the back side and maybe some interior that can be seen through the window.Typical a table and chairs.
A snow shuffle will be placed up against the wall.
This is just ideas,and my ideas have the tendency to change during the build process,so It might be something totally different....

Small dioramas makes the difference even when they are as simple as mine.

Now I'm working on the wheels. One side is done.
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I have also started to puzzle with the lasertracks.
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I was looking at some T40's I found on the net , and they seemed to have a sort of greyish color on the tracks.So my plan is to have the grey as a basecolor and add some mud pigments and some other dirt in the end.

The base is to narrow.....
I have to buy me another frame tomorrow, but you'll get the idea of how it will look.
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Hello Xander!

As you might know I like to keep things simple.....
So the snowpiles are made of cottonwool covered with Xmas spray snow...
The snow is the type that comes in spraycans and are used for window and other xmas decorations
Simple and easy!!

The figures are in plastic. It's a 1:24 mechaniks kit from Tamiya.
About the only kit available in a scale we can use.....

Now I have all roadwheels in place.
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I have also tried to change the color on the tracks according to some tips I got It's not the easiest thing to be colorblind in this game.....
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I also got a bigger base for the small dio.
As you can see I haven't added the trackmarks in the road yet.
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Continuing with the tracks.
Here are the parts involved.
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The front side done
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Back side in turn
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I have also been experimenting with making ice.....
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And don't eat yellow snow!!
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Ice in the window corners.
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An overview. First layer of dirty tracks made. I will add more snow and more dirt when this is dry.
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Hello!!

One step closer to the finish line
Got one side with tracks done. I also got one of the mudguards in place.

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Did some work on the dio.
Added the last of the ice poles and made some trackmarks on the ground.I'm not sure if it's neccesary with more dirt and snow on the road?
I might just leave it like this.What do you think??

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And just placed the tank on the road.
When I place it finally I will spray the tank with snow on the lower hull,wheels and tracks.
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Just relax Oto! No need to scream!!

In a used road there will always be trackmarks after the traffic
The tank is supposed to stand in a frequently used road.
The trackmarks now are form russian tractors and i will drice a lot with my son's tractor back and forward before the final result is there.
Theese trackmarks are to be used as guidelines and not be seen as the finished result
So it will be wheelmarks all over.

Using my son's tractor for making wheelmarks in the road.
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So after I have made tracmarks all over I added the final layer with snow.
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Another session with tractordriving will be done when snow has dried.

Don't look to close on the last picture
I just sprayed it for the last time with snow.The Idea is that the snow fell "yesterday" in the finished dio.
So today i made some runs from and back with the tractor and flattened it all,so the roard looks more polished and the snow flakes where it comes off the ground.
The roads doesn't get very dirty during wintertime with -30,-40 degrees below zero.
I spent a year in the Norwegian forces far up north driving the M6 6wheel truck,so I have quite some experience with winter roads,with heavy military traffic.
Up north there isn't much dirt in the air,so the snow doesn't get as dirty as it does further south in europe.

Fot the color of the tracks I have used MIG pigments.When I have put the last track on, I will drybrush with some polished metal color.
Finally the lower part of the tank will be sprayed with snow,so the color of the tracks isn't that important.

So there was the T40 done.
This kit from Orlik is really a nice one!
Parts fit are 100%. Instructions are good,print is good.
I will rate it quite near the top

So here are the pics!

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Thanks a lot for your kind words guys!!

Thanks matthias!!
I'm glad you liked it

Thanks Guys!!
I figured out that a tank in wintecamo deserved something winterly around.
So I had to make something with snow and icepoles