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Modeller Build Logs
Building the Soviet T-35 |
| By Daniel LeClair | | Started: | Jan 30, 2006 | | Updated: | Feb 23, 2007 |
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Tanks have always fascinated me, and the more exotic the better. So, when I saw the ICM "Battle of Moscow, 1941" kit, which features the multi-turreted T-35, in a hobby shop recently, it was a no-brainer to buy it. Despite the fact that I knew nothing about the manufacturer, or hadn't done an armor model for nearly 25 years!
As it turns out this is an excellent kit, loads of nicely-cast parts with very little flashing. And, since I'm a glutton for punishment, I thought I'd blog my efforts at building it. Although it looks like it would finish nicely straight out of the box, I intend to detail it with some of the aftermarket parts that are available:
- Friulmodel ATL-75 metal tracks (the kit comes with separately-molded track links)
- Eduard 35316 photo-etched detail set
- Replacement barrels - Armo, Jordi Rubio, and Model Point all make them
As reference, I will be ordering Militaria 159 - T-35 (book). If anyone knows of other references for this unusual vehicle, please let me know.
I expect this project will take some time, so bear with me. Meanwhile, since this is my first project here on Track-Net, feel free to check out my website for a little info about me. |
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| Chapter 10 - Restarting the blog, and the project. | Jan 15, 2007 |
Well, it has been nearly a year since I started this project, and way past time to finish it up.
After it was pointed out the turret shouldn't have a rear machine gun, I sort of lost heart. Plus, the PE was proving to be more of a challenge than I expected. So, setting the kit aside, I moved onto a few other projects. I've gotten a lot better at dealing with PE and modifying kit parts, so taking a break seemed to help.
The lower hull is mostly finished, as you can see, including a base coat and painting the road wheels. The tracks...well, either one track length has an extra link, or one hull side is a little shorter than the other. Either way, the left side tracks are tighter than the right, and because I used the soft steel wire included with the Friul track set, I can't really take them apart to add another link. Lesson learned. These days I use #17 pins to assemble the tracks (it's quicker, and also easier to extract one if necessary).
The main turret has been fixed, and I'm making good progress on the upper hull. I'll post pictures of the components over the next couple of days, to show how things are going. |
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