Shar2 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Bought this recently direct from China and went pretty much straight onto the modelling table. The kit just fell together with the majority of it done one Sunday afternoon. A couple of hours on a weekday evening saw most of the etch fitted. SO this is how she stands with only a few items such as the pioneer tools and several handles to be attached. All the turrets and wheel assemblies aren't glued into place yet to allow for an easier paint job. I will be setting the tank into a diorama which is still in the planning stage so don't expect lots of quick updates. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Looking good hopefully when trumpy/hobby boss have exhausted Russain tanks they will turn to Britains interwar designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Just in case anyone wonders about the size of this beasty, here she is against the almost complete Academy King Tiger. Here she is deconstructed, ready for priming and paint. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Impressive beastie no wonder popular on the May day parades Red barrel hmmmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 That is an absolute monster, this should be interesting. Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnerboy Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 that looks rather sweet...any one want to buy my ICM T35? ah Red Barrel, what a fine drop of English ale that was....not! ( preferred Ben Trumen me self...lol!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shermaniac Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Aaaaaargh!!! No Fair ..................... I want , I want , I want Any idea when we'll get it here in the UK? Telford perhaps??? Liking this build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Sorry, don't know when it's due to be released here. But I highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 That does look nice, but those bogies look like they may have been quite trying. Fortunately for my wallet, I'm content with my S-Models 1/72 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 There are quite a few parts to the bogies, but they went together really easily, much like the rest of kit. The only awkward parts were the etched struts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Very cool machine, I'm glad it went together well since it looks complicated enough that this wouldn't be the case. The turret (guard?) rail appears particularly scary. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 The turret guard rail is in fact a radio aerial, it's not fitted to every vehicle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I stand corrected - that makes much more sense than my guess. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 The aerial just needed a bit of fettling where it was attached to the sprues, The just glue a pad at a time. The plastic is quite soft so you do have to be a bit careful when using the scalpel and sanding block to tidy things up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon1961 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Hi Dave I'm a big fan of these multi-turreted oddities, I have the Amusing Hobby Neubaufahrzeug and the Meng Char 2c. This looks amazing and a very tidy job IMHO. One can only hope we get someone to produce the Vickers A1E1 Independent in plastic, the Accurate Armour resin kit looks good but the price makes my eyes water. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Looks like it's coming along well. Interesting all the iterations that various nations went through in the interwar period when experimenting with new tank concepts. There appears to be a star cast into the top of the turret? Bit retro innit? Reminds me of the old kits that had the outlines of markings as raised detail! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon1961 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Steve Zaloga did an article around the ICM/Alanger version of the T-35 in Military Modelling magazine a few years ago, and I think the star was definitely a feature. Although the T-28 & T-35 went into series production, these vehicles were primarily a propaganda exercise. So the big Soviet Star on the roof would seem quite reasonable in this context. Although I'm concentrating on modern stuff these days, this beast is top of my Telford shopping list. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 The star was cast into the turret roof of the real vehicles.....As Simon points out, the primary purpose of these vehicles was propaganda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cossack52 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 looks very nice;have the icm in my stash,and i think it still compares favourably with this new kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Very nice, What an unusual beast. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris B Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Looking good. I built the ICM version c.20 years ago and the parts were coated with what appeared to be axle grease! I bought their T25 at the same time and that kit, also rather greasy, lives, unloved, way down the stash. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirfixAndy Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 That looks more akin to a battleship Nice work Dave Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 Cheers Andy, it is rather. In fact it was called a land battleship at one point. Hopefully I'll get some time to do some more to it over the next weekend. Just needs priming then paint, then to think about the diorama base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Although most battleships could muster rather more armour plate.....All of these land-battleships were notoriously light on armour compared to equivalent sized conventional designs as they had to carry the weight of all those turret mechanisms. The T-35 only had between 15-20mm on the hull sides and was extremely vulnerable to Anit Tank Rifles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Finally got round to getting some paint on this thing, due to life and illness getting in the way. Also managed to finish fitting one set of tracks this evening. Still lots of detail work to do, not to mention the other track. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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