Airfix Model World – July 2018

INTERMEDIATE BUILD
T-80UM1 MBT

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

T-80UM1 MBT

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as a road block, was instead an

opportunity for artistic licence...

while trying to be as accurate as

possible of course!

Painting commenced with the

lower hull and road wheels being

coated with Model Master (MM)

1713 Medium Green, while Vallejo

70.862 Black Grey was applied

to the rubber tyres and track

pads. After a gloss coat of Alclad

ALC-600 Aqua Gloss Clear, a pin

wash of Burnt Sienna with a touch

of Lamp Black oils accentuated

the details. The model was then

sealed under a layer of MM Flat

Clear Lacquer.

The tracks were supplied as link-

and-length units. After having

painted them on the runner, the

lower section, idler, and drive

sprocket sections were added

with CA. No attempt was made to

complete the tracks, as the upper

length wouldn’t be seen under the

side skirts. With the latter installed,

the lower hull was masked so the

remainder could be painted.

Tamiya Fine Surface Primer Gray

was then decanted from its ‘rattle’

can and airbrushed on the upper

surfaces. Starting with the lightest

colour first, Tamiya XF-57 Buff was

applied, and once dry, Silly Putty

(www.crayola.com) was rolled into

thin lengths and used to set the

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

T-80UM1 MBT

as a road block, was instead an

opportunity for artistic licence...

while trying to be as accurate as

possible of course!

Painting commenced with the

wash of Burnt Sienna with a touch

of Lamp Black oils accentuated

the details. The model was then

sealed under a layer of MM Flat

Clear Lacquer.

length wouldn’t be seen under the

side skirts. With the latter installed,

the lower hull was masked so the

remainder could be painted.

Tamiya Fine Surface Primer Gray

refere~ceS

• Prime Portal (www.primeportal.net)


• Russia’s Main Battle Tank T-80U,
  by Steven Zaloga and David Markov
  (Concorde), ISBN 962-361-656-2

The link-and-length tracks

were painted on the runner;

first in Vallejo Black Grey for

the rubber pad, and then,

as seen here, Alclad ALC-112

Steel for the metal parts.

 Compared to the depth of the road wheels, the axles were short, and as such they did

not mate in the most secure manner. A ruler was used to keep the wheels in line while the

glue cured.

With the running gear fixed,

the idlers were highlighted by

rubbing them with graphite

powder from a lead pencil.

 The bottom sections of the link-and-length tracks were installed, along with those that

wrapped around the idler and drive sprocket; the side skirts would hide the upper part,

which was omitted.