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IS3 build

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 3:43 pm
by Exhibitedbrute
Welcome to the first of my build threads. Like many of you the lockdown has prompted me to start one of my more serious builds.

The photos I have for you today on the build are the unboxing and the turret after it’s been worked on
Enjoy

Re: IS3 build

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:30 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
Mk Modellbau has some exceptionally good components, and upgrade parts to choose from. You're off to a great start with those tasty looking bits :thumbup:

Re: IS3 build

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:32 pm
by Exhibitedbrute
Looking through it all most of it won’t require that much work. However the plastic wheels will likely be discarded in favour of the Torro metal is wheels a there is little to no difference between them and the diameter of the plastics is the same as the late kv1 wheel

Re: IS3 build

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:28 pm
by Exhibitedbrute
Little progress has been made on the is3 today as I have been making a suspension prototype to send to my dad to be printed for the a1.

What has been done on the is3 though is prepping the Taigen hull. I will put photos up when I do a bit more

Re: IS3 build

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:15 am
by Estnische
Looks like a good bit of kit. One day I will do a Russian tank - maybe a T34/76.

Re: IS3 build

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:40 pm
by Exhibitedbrute
I really need to do some more to this tank but I lost the go at the min

Re: IS3 build

Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:03 pm
by Exhibitedbrute
So the progress