1/35 Dragon 1945 Berlin IS-2

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Re: 1/35 Dragon 1945 Berlin IS-2

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Good morning,
Mike, I can understand your thoughts on the 'time' thing. I wasted months last year realizing there was something wrong with my vision then getting it corrected. It is such a pleasure now to work on tanks in any scale again. I am back to scrounging up stuff for the Stuart again ( more to come on that ). This IS-2 was something I had wanted since Tamiya put one out. Taigen came along but the whole year was a bust waiting for them to put one out. Dave and Julie ran afoul of some and even tho' they arrived imperfect, it was worth the wait. As far as the paint goes, Taigen tries so hard to get it right that I feel guilty at times redoing them. The last really good one I had was the Panther G way back when. This one, I will salvage as much of the original paint as I can ( Swear to God the current finish looks like they sprayed it with Hammerite.)
Herman, No problems, Doc. I get to chat with Alpha almost on a daily basis and consider it time always well spent. ( Sassgrunt on the other hand is always the proverbial one legged man ) The small scale 'research' versions of my builds are just for detailing and paint tests. I got into the idea some time ago, building a 1/35 scale version of an early StuG B from Tamiya that Sass and Alpha had sent over from the Islands. That led to a 1/16th build that turned out pretty sweet.
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I'm pleased to have an RC version of the Tamiya StuG
I'm pleased to have an RC version of the Tamiya StuG
Awaiting rebuilds...
Awaiting rebuilds...
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Re: 1/35 Dragon 1945 Berlin IS-2

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The basic Research build is complete tonight with the arrival of the Tamiya package from Ebay. Not what I thought I was getting but doable for a research tank. Primer and some paint, hopefully tomorrow. Pics ( click to enlarge as always )
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Time to play with paint and weathering
Time to play with paint and weathering
The tracks work with the kit
The tracks work with the kit
Good looking detail
Good looking detail
At least the Tamiya tracks are thin with good detail and fit the Dragon model
At least the Tamiya tracks are thin with good detail and fit the Dragon model
...to be not quite what I had hoped for
...to be not quite what I had hoped for
A few dollars spent on some Tamiya extras turns out...
A few dollars spent on some Tamiya extras turns out...
Working on the turret detail
Working on the turret detail
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Re: 1/35 Dragon 1945 Berlin IS-2

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Just a quick post to show a little progress on the research version of the IS-2 I'm pleased with the Dragon kit and the opportunities afforded to play around with colors and washes and weathering. More to do after tonight's work cures. Pics ( click to enlarge )
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Figures in Primer
Figures in Primer
A trick from the General...Berlin Stripes made easy...more tomorrow.
A trick from the General...Berlin Stripes made easy...more tomorrow.
Base colors done
Base colors done
Tank beset by headless figures
Tank beset by headless figures
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Re: 1/35 Dragon 1945 Berlin IS-2

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I just love dragon kits. But what was wrong with the tracks here? Usually these aren't bad at all.
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Re: 1/35 Dragon 1945 Berlin IS-2

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Good morning,
This is an early Dragon kit and each link had flash. Enough to warrant extra clean up on each one. Hence the new tracks. This build is complete and the crew are painted. Here are a couple of pics as I work on it's Big brother.
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Dragon kits are worth the money especially as research kits for RC versions.
Dragon kits are worth the money especially as research kits for RC versions.
Lightened paint still looks good compared to the darker version on the RC model.
Lightened paint still looks good compared to the darker version on the RC model.
Crew closeup
Crew closeup
Finished Tank and Crew
Finished Tank and Crew
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Re: 1/35 Dragon 1945 Berlin IS-2

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Uhh, flash on track links is horrible. Nice result you got. Will see what great you make of the big one.
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