T34-D30

By: Gabriel Gabito

Manufacturer(s): Military Wheels

Modifications: I made the handles for carrying ammo boxes at the sides as well as the re paneling, as well as those of the engine cover. You a little more detail inside the cabin but there is not much. Replace the original machine gun by a section of hypodermic needle.

Description: Obus Self propelled T34 (D-30 122 mm Syrian Army, Golan Heights 1973. This fully painted in acrylic and aged with some touches of pigment and oil.

Judge 1: I suggest you reading our photo guide! You should pay more attention on photos, as we can see your model only on these pictures, and these ones could be a bit sharper, ect. What I see is that the grab handlers are overscale, other reconstructions are average. Paint work is the usual.
Judge 2: You've chosen a very interesting subject but I have to agree with the other judge regarding the photos, they make it very hard for us to accurately reward your hard work. I'm not familiar with these kits but they look pretty basic and maybe limit run too? Considering these limitation you've made a reasonable job putting it together and the upgrades, as already mentioned, are a bit over scale but they do add to the model. The paint work has ended up very dark and this is a common problem, make sure your base colours are much lighter than you want them to be in the end because the weathering process will all ways darken them up. Something else that will help is to skip the general all over wash and use localized pin washes instead. If you can get these things right you'll soon be moving onto the next level and more advanced techniques. Good work.
Judge 3: Another intriguing subject here. You appear to have used some good finishing and weathering techniques, but the curse of photography using direct natural light is that it can often obscure the degree to which these techniques have been effectively employed. Technically, the tracks look a bit dicey at the joints. The grab handles are a nice addition but do look a bit on the large side and are a wee bit inconsistent in their shape and orientation. It's difficult to comment on the finishing and weathering techniques due to the nature of the photography, but keep working on refining the basic build techniques and I'm sure you'll be pleased with how the overall impression of your subject will improve. Good effort.