Brad Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I've had this old Testors kit kicking around the stash for ages. I bought it with the intention of building it which kept me from selling it when they were going for 250+ on Ebay because I thought, pffft, who's going to bring out another kit of this ugly looking tractor...hmm Dragon apparently. So since I passed up the chance to make a stonking great profit, I might as well build it.I have made some modifications. I left out most of the glass as looking at pictures these were either destroyed or removed anyway, I took the tools away from the back of the cab and I replaced the horrendous hard rubber tracks in the kit with some workable links from ModelKasten. All the stuff in the back came from the spares box along with the MP-40 holder in the cabin. To this, I added an Italeri ZIS-3 76mm anti tank gun. These weapons were captured by the hundreds and the Germans would often put them straight back into service, with some weapons being modified to fire German 75mm ammunition. For it's age the gun is pretty good and went together with minimal work. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpylee Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Great build, I like the RSO tractor...there's something about them that's captivating Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Modelling Knife Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 OK you lost the chance of a quick profit but looking at the pictures, you're a winner anyway. I love all the different shades evident in the model. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Lovely! I had the Italeri one which I abandoned because the tracks were useless and I was too mean to buy replacements. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now