1945 WWII Soviet IS-2 ( TAIGEN\TORRO )

Max-U52 · Post by **Max-U52** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 4:59 pm

A couple years ago Squadron put that kit on sale for five bucks each. I bought four. One I assembled and sent as a gift to Erik, to go with his T-34.

I still have three left, still in the shrink wrap.

The plan is to flagrantly copy Mr. Wolf and use one for my JS-2. Probably a good idea to keep one as a spare. Sooo, I suppose some worthy JS-2 or T-34 owner might be able to talk me out of one. Maybe.

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 5:55 pm

Max!,
A Plethora of Riches! It is a good figure and poses well as either free standing or cupola mounted. The next piece of Soviet armor I have planned is an early KV-2, the 'Big Barn'. For that tank, there is a resin Kolobanov figure available that I plan to use. There are other Russian 'Tank Grrl' Loaders as well so one of those may show up. ;o)
regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 4:54 am

Tonight's work involved correcting the Commander's epaulets and that led to some paint touch up but he is finally done. After that bit of fun, I got to work on the tank...PICS ( Click to enlarge )

c.rainford73 · Post by **c.rainford73** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:27 pm

Mr Painless what a vast improvement

Max-U52 · Post by **Max-U52** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:06 pm

Agreed. Much better. Did you buy that MG or scratch it? If bought, can I please get a link, and if scratch, a more detailed tutorial would be much appreciated.

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:21 pm

Good morning Gentlemen!
Apologies for the late reply. I slept in on Easter morning ( Happy Easter all, BTW ) and am now enjoying egg salad sammiches. Thank you, Carl! Gary, the complete MG is the one from RCTank.de and is originally a replacement for the KV tank bow MG. Drop the under barrel brace and it works perfectly for this tank. Here is the link:

https://www.rctank.de/KV-1-Bug-MG-with-accessories

regards,
Painless

Post by **HERMAN BIX** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:24 pm

Egg Sammie’s eh !! I made a load of them yesterday as well, they were deliciously simple but the inevitable side effect is quite evident

(I can blame the dog only so far)

Love the figures, what colour did you use for the uniform?
I need a commander for my bed spring T34 and if Mr 52 would consider letting one go, he would be just the hero I’ve been looking for !

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Mon Apr 22, 2019 12:11 am

Good afternoon, Herman!
Commander uniform colors are Model Masters Sand and Dunkelgelb light coat flats from a rattlecan over a coat of Tamiya Fine Grey primer. Shadows are Tamiya pre mixed Brown Detailer. Happy Easter Egg Sammies!
regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Tue Apr 23, 2019 4:25 pm

Yesterday, the improved speaker for the tank showed up from Maxmekker in Norway. I installed it last night and the tank sounds can now be described as 'Amazing!' The slightly larger size of the speaker housing has shown the need for a smaller or flatter battery. People I speak to have convinced me that NiMh batteries are going the way of NiCad types when it comes to Hobby applications. I am planning a visit this evening to one of those retail battery Shops to see if I can get a Li-Ion type one made up ( still don't completely trust LiPo batteries ) Pics: (Click to enlarge)

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 3:01 pm

A little more detail work on the lower hull and deck. I still need to find or scratch some micro lenses for the marker lights but they are drilled out and painted inside for a start. Work is ongoing in drilling out the track pin runs for the spares up front. Pics: ( Click to enlarge )