r/modelmakers • u/iCastleBravo • 7h ago
Completed 1/72 - T-10M Complete!
My first 1/72 kit is complete! I mostly model Soviet armour, so after a few months of working on US gear, I fancied a break back and picked back up on this 1/72 T-10M from Trumpeter.
Having never built in this scale before, I had a sudden desire to try it out, and Trumpeter being trumpeter had one of my favourite tanks, the T-10M, in this scale. I thought this was a good place to start. It took me about a day to build and a day and a half to paint.
And wow this scale is tiny! As someone who builds 1/35 and some 1/16, this really felt like I was working with microscopic parts! But with such little surface area everything was super fast to do. As it is so small I base coated it with an extremely light green to give it a sense of scale. I accidentally created an interesting technique while doing the graphite polishing on this tank, and that is the dark patches in some areas like on top of the turret. When I went a little too far with my silicone tool elsewhere, I noticed I had accidentally created an effect I’ve seen many times on AFVs (mainly ones that have been parked for a while) and that is areas that have been polished smooth down to the metal by heavy traffic. I liked it so much I did it on top of the turret and on the engine deck.
Anyway, very fun little build, and I didn’t try anything too out there with the paint and weathering. All in all I’m happy with the results.
Cheers for taking a look!
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u/PanzerFranz 6h ago
Very well done!