Cast turret 1942 KV-1

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Cast turret 1942 KV-1

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So I got lucky and picked up a partially built Panzerkampfwagen KV-1B 756(r) while hunting for a KV-2. was thinking I would just swap out the turret, but now I see it I am thinking I will build it as it seems to be quite rare in real life as well as kit form,

I've got to put it away as it is my Christmas present, but that gives me some time to do some research on it. any advice or examples of builds would be greatly appreciated, looks like running features to the turret is going to be a challenge.
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Re: Panzerkampfwagen KV-1B 756(r)

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If you don't like German "Beutepanzer" you could swap the gun nad mantlet for the Soviet 76mm and make proper KV-1 mod. 1942 with cast turret which is rare kit but few hundred were build.
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That is an interesting idea was thinking of getting the Heng long Panzer 4 barrel and drilling a hole to allow me to for a recoil module. But I'll looking in to the Soviet gun.
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Working with resin, requires its own specialised discipline and bonding agents, Stu. The other issue with scratch-building anything is that the mounting brackets, studs, moulded standoffs, captive nuts and so on typically found on RTR ABS/Styrene tank parts, are often totally absent on flatpack and resin kits. You will have to improvise. :think: Then again, digging around on the 'Net, there's always a chance you'll find a thread somewhere dealing with a successful installation. :)
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Cheers Guys, I might see if I make a KV-1 from this. it does look more tricky but hopefully will come away with something a bit different.
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I'd build it. It's an excellent unique vehicle. That resin turret with modifications will offer nice details :clap: following along.
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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So I've started building this up. Found alot of the stuff I was hoarding was in fact broken. Got this new BB launcher from forgebear. Been parting out a Heng long turret to make the ball run. (What is the best way to cut hard plastics? I'm terrible at it) I've also had to modify the launcher it's self to fit and shave away a tiny bit of the side of the turret. But it should now work... Or deliver balls straight down in the the gearbox so I can have some historically accurate transmission failures! ImageImageImage

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So really not 100% happy with how this has gone so far. Think this will be my last air brushing project. It's just not a process that I enjoy. Was trying to go for a modulation and I wanted to spray a bit of brown on the underside to near the tracks to make look muddy. But was just wrestling with the airbrush and then it started spitting. So I gave up. It's darker than I would like. I am going to just try and add lighter colour weathering pencils to try and blend it all in. The pencils are great because I can keep wiping them off if I don't like the effect. Unlike the air brush that likes to vomit up splodges. but not sure how do deal with the sharp transition from the tracks to the underside.

The slogans should say "victory" and "for the motherland" but I might have been tricked in to writing something very rude on the side! :)ImageImageImage

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Re: Cast turret 1942 KV-1

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Stu, I don't see anything for you to be hiding about your work here. I am intimidated by the skills of many wizards here on RCTW, but that ain't stoppin' me! I just plug ahead. And you are one of the fellows whose skills impress me!

I have used a few different airbrushes for (hang on) 45 years. Yet I sympathize with your frustration with an airbrush. It is tricky to get the paint thinned just right and use the correct pressure. Apart from patience--patience I learned from modeling and mediating between people--the only tricks I have learned are:

I) every time you use it, disassemble and clean any part of the airbrush that can contact paint at all. I even do so when changing colors. Clean, clean, clean like the Swiss. :haha:
2) test your mix on scrap plastic. Using Evergreen or Plastruct sheets (or cheap stuff a friend found in large sheets) I prime them with an enamel primer (right out of a spray can), cut them into rectangles about 3 cm by 8 cm, and keep them around for just the purpose of test shots before spraying the tank.
3) I paint flat paints in light coats, letting each set up for a few minutes to get tacky (lacquer is fast, acrylics are medium time, enamels are a tad slower).

I admit, however, that for large surfaces such as 1/16 tanks provide, to this day, I still prefer a very old "single action" Binks Wren and I reserve the "double action" airbrush for small surfaces. And over the years I have practiced just as much with the infamous spray cans of all types. Hmmm... the words "practice" and "patience" show up frequently. :'( :(
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