SAMOKHODNAYA USTANOVKA-152/KV14 RENOVATORS DREAM!
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:06 pm
G'day folks
Got the next project on the bench.
Inherited this from a bloke that inherited it from another joker, that got it from god knows where.
Neither really did much with it over the years.
Lucky for me this was the case, or I may never have got one.
Of all the Russian AFV's, this is by far my favourite, if not almost of ALL AFV's............
What I have is a Jukenburg SU152 kit in resin, with the original resin barrel & mantlet assembly, and what I can assume is a Taigen lower.
This thing is very old, perhaps over a Decade, so what I have, is what I've got.
Its a bit of a basket case, lots of broken bits etc, periscope covers robbed off it, no rear hatches, no internals............but wow! its a Jukenburg 152
Plan to represent an early version KV14 that went into Kursk as an unknown weapon system, that became the stuff of legends........
Zveroboy (Animal Killer)
Already during research there is a realm of info as to what distinguishes an early, from a mid, from a late, from an ISU 152
Commonly seen in newsreels, these early versions numbered only 700 odd.
The most familiar ones are actually ISU 152's which were produced until the late 50's.
I will be scouring the world for bits for this thing, have a barrel on the way
, and would really appreciate any guidance on parts etc to get it to where it should be.
Ive got a specific version in mind.......................
Got the next project on the bench.
Inherited this from a bloke that inherited it from another joker, that got it from god knows where.
Neither really did much with it over the years.
Lucky for me this was the case, or I may never have got one.
Of all the Russian AFV's, this is by far my favourite, if not almost of ALL AFV's............
What I have is a Jukenburg SU152 kit in resin, with the original resin barrel & mantlet assembly, and what I can assume is a Taigen lower.
This thing is very old, perhaps over a Decade, so what I have, is what I've got.
Its a bit of a basket case, lots of broken bits etc, periscope covers robbed off it, no rear hatches, no internals............but wow! its a Jukenburg 152
Plan to represent an early version KV14 that went into Kursk as an unknown weapon system, that became the stuff of legends........
Zveroboy (Animal Killer)
Already during research there is a realm of info as to what distinguishes an early, from a mid, from a late, from an ISU 152
Commonly seen in newsreels, these early versions numbered only 700 odd.
The most familiar ones are actually ISU 152's which were produced until the late 50's.
I will be scouring the world for bits for this thing, have a barrel on the way
, and would really appreciate any guidance on parts etc to get it to where it should be.Ive got a specific version in mind.......................
