KV-1

[Ad Lav]

I just remembered where I got my idler brace - Mitosal/Impact. You will have to contact them on Facebook to see if they have stock

[Soeren]

OK. I might give it a try. Henntec also offered a custom idler mount. But that would require sending him the hull. Not sure about that atm.

Anyway building this kit is fun. Added a bit mor details to the turret. Texture to all the surfaces. Bolts to the covers for the optics and drilled holes for the Episcope mounts. The mantlet cover has 3 bolts per side as well as referenced from the Trumpeter kit. Also ground down the filled bolt holes even more. Only need to add the weld for the two handles.

Now also working on the hull cable for horn and lamp.

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[Soeren]

Mission of today, tool box handles added, brackets for the towing cables and headlight together with probper cables.

[Soeren]

Found another bit of detail that was missing on the Tamiya tank and reasonably easy to add. Those bolted strips holding the fenders should continue up the side of the hull as the Trumpeter kit shows.

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[PainlessWolf]

Good morning.
That is beautiful work! Just for fun, I checked the Palace and yes, Taigen had added those strips up the side. Weird that Tamiya would overlook something like that. Good on you for finding and fixing, Soeren. The Two kits I am working on for the Pz IV, the research 'D' by Tamiya and Heng Longs 'F' version are the exact opposite, Crazy added details by Tamiya and molded on tools from HL. Well, that's the fun of kit bashing and the usefulness of research kits. ;o)
regards and following along,
Painless

[Soeren]

Thanks Mr Wolf. I am following your build as well. I guess the problem here is the KVs are rather old kits while the pz IV is a new mold. Their new kv has all the details as well but it is a 1941 model while the rc tank is a mid 1940 I would assume, so not use able for reference unfortunately.

[HERMAN BIX]

Morning Mr Soren, are you able to give any direction as to the KV hull & mudguards specifically, if they are removed completely, by rough handling or suchlike, what would remain of them, and what in the case of an SU assault gun would the Casemate be closed with underneath?
I can’t get any good info .
Thanks

[tankme]

Herman, from the pics I have of the SU-152 the fenders actually were bent up and welded to the casemate along the top edge. I'm assuming that the bottom of the casemate is sealed with armor plate. You can see how they are attached in this photo: https://www.recomonkey.com/Land-Platfor ... -nxwfTzb/A

[Soeren]

Hier is a quick side by side of some detail pieces. Especially the gun cleaner tube. Added a weld lune to the bottom end with styrene rod and went cheap on the threaded pieces which I bought as turned pieces from ABER instead of soldering these from 3 parts. The wing nuts went together great. I not got the hang for it. The piece is a major improvement over the featureless kit piece. Even the small trumpeter part has detailed wing nuts and bolts.

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[c.rainford73]

I'm amazed that Tamiya would have not included such details especially in 1/16 scale. For what you pay for a kit its a bit disappointing.....

Nice work