Hello from Türkiye!
I’m Fatih, and this is my 1/48 Tamiya T-55. It has been a long project with a lot of learning along the way. I tried to keep the weathering realistic and restrained, focusing on operational wear rather than a heavily abandoned vehicle.
Any comments, suggestions, or criticism are welcome. Thanks for looking!
Best regards,
Fatih
Hi Fatih, welcome! Your T-55 looks great. The detail level is quite good and I would not have guessed this is 1/48 scale if you had not stated it. I’m no armor expert, but I appreciate that you made the paint sheen slightly satin/semi-gloss rather than dead flat which is so prevalent. To me it looks more realistic.
Welcome to the Forum Fatih!
Thank you very much for the kind words!
I’m glad the scale wasn’t immediately obvious—that’s definitely a compliment. I also agree about the finish. I tried to avoid a completely flat look and aimed for a subtle satin sheen to represent a vehicle exposed to the elements and operational use.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!
Best regards,
Fatih
Thank you! Glad to be here.
Welcome to the forum Fatih, your T-55 looks great.
Welcome to the forum Faith, great T-55 well done for sure 
Welcome to the forum Fatih! Glad you’ve joined. Great job on the T-55. I’ve got a friend that does nothing but 1/48th scale armor.
Welcome to the forum Fatih. Great model with excellent detailing an painting.
Thank you for the warm welcome!
I’m glad you like the T-55. I really enjoy 1/48 scale because it offers a good balance between detail and display space. Hopefully it won’t be my last armor build in this scale.
Welcome! Always nice to meet another 1/48 armor builder.
Look fantastic, excellent paint job 
Thank you! Glad to meet fellow 1/48 armor builders.
Here are a few photos of the display base I built for my 1/48 Tamiya T-55. I wanted a simple scene that would complement the model without distracting from it.
I hope you like it. Any feedback is appreciated!
Job well done I would say, explosion cloud looks great !
Thank you very much!
Very nice work!! I agree that the semi gloss paint does wonders for the build.
Now that is an impressive diorama.!! Good job
Thank you very much!
I’m happy to hear that. The semi-gloss finish was intentional, as I wanted to avoid the overly flat look and keep a slightly more realistic appearance.
I appreciate your comment!
Thank you very much!
