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Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 10:59 pm
by tomhugill
I finally got round to tidying my hobby room, so the time was right for building the IS-2.

Only modifications so far have been to add bearings to the road wheels. All gone together very well, makes a change from my usual projects!

Assembling the tub:

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Close up of the cast texture:
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Return rollers:
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Lower hull finished:
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Upper hull:
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Lovely cast texture on the hull
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Weld lines:
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Re: Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 11:19 pm
by MichaelC
I need to get me one of these........ Very sweet.

Tom, I am always amazed at your access to Chinese newspaper....... Hugill doesn't sound too Chinese to me.

MichaelC.

Re: Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 12:53 am
by edpanzer
Coming along nicely seems a quick build.

Re: Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 5:01 am
by billpe
Is that a new type of DMD, mfu and speaker?

Re: Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 5:26 pm
by tomhugill
billpe wrote:Is that a new type of DMD, mfu and speaker?
I think the speaker is new but the DMD and MFU are the same as the kv-2

Re: Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 7:05 pm
by tankmad
Coming along nicely Tom.
Stevie

Re: Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 8:17 pm
by wibblywobbly
Is it finished yet? :P

Re: Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Wed May 27, 2015 1:32 pm
by Woz
Never really liked the IS-2 but it's grown on me.

Re: Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:57 pm
by tomhugill
A wee bit more progress, have done the turret basics. Fitting a tbu so have hidden the emitter in the HUGE muzzle break. Hulls had all the detail I don't need to pre paint added. Next week the lower hull goes off to guido Henn for an improved idler system that should help the front end rigidity

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Some more progress, trying to smooth the turret seams, about 5 layers of Mr surfacer so far, to ably a couple more required. Also added magnetic hub caps for the sprockets

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Re: Tamiya IS-2 build

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:29 pm
by edpanzer
Looks great like the idea of magnetic hubcaps might nickmthat if you don't mind.