Iraqi T-55

This is the Trumpeter Chinese Type 59 kit, repackaged by Hobby Craft. I was waiting for my Jordi Rubio barrel to come in from Lucky Model. To review, the fule panniers are from Tamiya's T-62A kit (the originals from Trumpeter were too small, and had a strange texture to them).

I reworked the kit's gun mantlet by adding a few layers of thin tissue, secured and stiffened with white glue. I had to drill out the middle of the mantlet, as the barrel is sized for the slightly larger Tamiya part. The PE locking ring around the base of the barrel is from On The Mark's excellent T-55 PE set.

Next came the external fuel lines, made from #26 lead wire.

This was the last item I added before painting. Next post will show the paint and weathering.