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Good morning, Raminator,
Piano wire has great tensile strength. The proper size diameters should do the trick. Get ready to blunt the teeth on your hacksaw! ;o) A big bolt cutter is what I used.
regards,
Painless

Use a cutting disk in a Dremel or similar. Just to throw you a curve ball, the third option is corleis suspension but it is quite pricey;

https://www.rctank.de/Corleis-adjustabl ... -HL-Taigen

wyvern wrote:, the third option is corleis suspension but it is quite pricey;

it's expensive - but I recommend it
this is the best suspension you can get.

quick update

new engine grille using some nylon mesh - a bit of a faff.



Work on the mantlet

Good afternoon,
Lovely progress Wyvern! I really like the early war Soviet builds and this one will be a memorable one. Following along!
regards,
Painless

Thanks painless - the next job is the mantlet face which is going to be somewhat of an educated guess as the reference photo is only a side shot

There are a couple of images on Google - kv1 57mm I'll also check books when I get home as I'm sure I've got a couple of images in one of them.

Hi Rob, if you can find a photo of that prototype that would be great. Just bear in mind I am modelling a one off prototype and not the actual production model.

All the best. Guy

Is this relevant? https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery ... -1-tank-1/

Early prototype. Couldn't find any with the 57mm.

Soviet Heavy Tanks: World War 2 Album