No problem Mike, we’ll deserved!
When I did my MAZ (the older trumpy kit), I used Tamiya RAF green #1 I think. I got the idea from someone who had done a T-64 in Boresight magazine several years ago and did a great job on it. Can’t remember who the modeler was but he figured it was a close match for modern Soviet green. I do t know if Tamiya makes that color in a rattle can.
Actually I think it was XF-81, Dark Green #2 RAF
Mike,
If you look at all of the pictures you posted above of real MAZ’s, almost all are a different shade of green (or brown). Guess you could pick almost any shade of green and find a prototype for it.
John
John ~ I know, it seems every Russian vehicle’s paint ends up looking different. - I’m guessing that the differences all depend on how long they have been out in the sun!
Richard ~ XF-81 is a good call as well.
After talking to Brian at Scale Reproductions in Louisville he suggested AS-23 Light Green - Luftwaffe. Saying that the color needed to have more a greenish cast to it. Also he correctly commented that after some of my pin washes and my usual dusting I can probably make the color shift in most any direction I would want.
Some Transmission Piping Reference:
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My Suburban (USAF Surplus) had a transmission oil radiator built into the main radiator but you could not tell it was there except for seeing the additional oil lines running to it.
It may just be that these extra oil coolers where simply considered unnecessary given the large oil reservoir connected to these sub-systems acting as a massive “heat sink” to naturally cool the whole thing.
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More Reference on those hose connections for the Transmission:
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Man, that Soviet paint reminds me of WWII Zeros, or maybe the US tanks that were painted over with Saudi housepaint before Desert Storm.
A little bit more reference info as found in the archives:
An on line MIG Page on the Subject of Russian AFV Colors:
Been doing some General “House Keeping” Chores around the Chassis the Last Few Days:
Built the oil reservoir and it’s supports:
And the Tool Box plus the support arms:
Installed the Fender Braces:
That forward fender brace was actually molded as part of the rear engine gearbox, ?? WHY ?? and intended to be installed much earlier back in Step #9. However, at that time, I separated it from the gearbox because I did not think it was such a good idea to have a thin delicate part such as this sticking out all that time with no other large parts to “protect” it.
- - - Seen here in Step 9:
Minor Detail Added:
I opened up the radiator fill / check access port and will eventually build the radiator overflow tank and cap to be visible directly below it.
I considered hinging that entire forward hood section to allow it to open but there really is nothing of much visual interest under there so I decided not to.
Have Begun Working on Detailing that Transmission:
Next up will be those monster gas tanks - plus some hoses and control rods for the transfer case -
AND building that PTO to add to the top of the transfer case for powering the winch.
Love your work on the 7410 Mike!
Angel
Thank you very much Angel!
‘clink’
Regarding Tamiya Rattle Can Spray Paint Colors:
Color charts found on line:
Armor (Tanks) - “TS” prefix:
Aircraft - “AS” prefix:
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All of your work on this is stellar
Thank you Chris!
Those Big Gas Tanks:
Warning: Even these two items are left and right handed so use caution during assembly. Trumpeter even goes so far as to separate the left and right sets of gas tank assembly images into separate steps located on entirely different pages of the manual.
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