phildagreek Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 So I nipped into my local-ish shop for some paint and tape and this caught my eye. Now, Paul the owner is no fool, he dangled it a little & saw my interest, let me look inside the box and quite happily took the £19.99 off me! Untitled by phil da greek, on Flickr It's impressive cover hooked me, but inside is rather nice, you get a box within the box with half a dozen sprues of light grey, all nicelyformed not to much flash on the initial look, all seems pretty nice. Untitled by phil da greek, on Flickr There are no decals in the box or in fact any information on the instruction sheet for markings, so I guess something from the spares box will be used, nor are there any figures which is a shame, I think armour (in particular) benefits from a crewman to show off it's size. So I'm off to peruse the web for some images and colour schemes, never having built Russian armour I guess I'm open to suggestion. Has anyone built this or in fact any Zvezda kits? Any tips or tricks would be welcomed. I'll be building at my normal slow pace which isn't helped by being about to start a set of days! Chip in if you like! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Nice looking kit. Never built a Zvezda kit and quite fancy the T90 they do. Will watch this one with interest . Regards Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widow 65 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Building a Zvezda King Tiger at the moment, but in a holding pattern due to the individual track links! No issues with the kit, as you said, crisp clean sprues with plenty of detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazmill Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I to have just got one of these in the Black Friday Sales, so I'll be watching to pick up some tips as I haven't built armour in a long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I've (virtually) blown up a few in Armored Warfare, if that helps. Aside from that, I'll have to leave you in the tender care of the trackheads here. They're an interesting machine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegguins Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) If it would help I've got the instruction booklet (and decal placements) for my meng bmpt terminator lying around if you want some pictures of them? EDIT: Just took a look, the meng kit doesnt give any markings either on any of hte paint schemes they provide. Edited November 27, 2016 by Pegguins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 A very strange vehicle for me ... I if I have built at least 1 kit of Zvezda, and the other two are possibly very old molds (and models T-34/76 1943 and T26), so I do not think Help you.The ISU-152, perhaps the most modern, and although it comes very well packaged, is nothing exceptional, for 17.8 € / 15.8 pounds, you can not ask for much ...The instructions were very limited (only one sheet on both sides and half an A4), decals for a single model (only a couple of numbers 7 ...), undoubtedly the worst, tracks, vinyl, but very rough.Recently, I decided to update it with a metal cannon and some metal tracks. What has surprised me most is that the metal cannon (RB models) is longer than the one brought by the Zvezda kit, so I doubt it is accurate, and it was undersized. , cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 From all accounts it's a nice kit, one issue with it is that they did mess up the suspension height. It's from what I remember a throw off of the T90 they released and I'm not sure if they fixed it in this version. It's a very hard issue to sort out so probably best left as is, the suspension sits to high and is only really noticeable if you compare it to the Meng kit. Looking forward to seeing this this one take shape, as for crew have a look at "Tank " figures from Russia, they are some of the best modern crew figures on the market, Valkyrie also make some good Russian crew figures that would be right for the Terminator. https://models-hobby.com/featured-products/modern-russian-tank-crew-two-figures-and-one-bust-pre-sale-shipping-in-two-weeks.html Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 Cheers Dan, they look just the job! This work thing gets in the way of life's real interests! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Have a look at these as well. I have the t-72 crew and they are first class http://www.evolution-miniatures.com/35/index.php?stro=4&stolbec=5&skip=20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Mean looking machine that thing Beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 4 hours ago, Dads203 said: Have a look at these as well. I have the t-72 crew and they are first class http://www.evolution-miniatures.com/35/index.php?stro=4&stolbec=5&skip=20 They're a pretty mean looking crew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman2 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) The BMPT, Does not normally carry markings for this version. I think it would look good as, a Cypriot National Guard What if. The CNG has lots of Russian equipment and could become a user ??? Decals are available in 1/35 for the CNG Edited November 28, 2016 by magman2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 still on days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Underway! Here we go, box open and in. The outer box is a flimsy-ish thin & colourful cardboard end opener, inside is a much more substantial top opening box. 8 sprues in seperate clear bags and a seperate zip lock bag with the clear parts in. I've spent about 3 hours on it up to date, it's moulded in a light grey plastic, feels a little flimsy, it certainly cuts very easily with a new blade and no problem to sand. Very little clean up is needed and the few injection marks so far appear to be on the inside. I use Humbrol liquid poly out of the bottle and applied with a brush and that seems to be working fine. Terminator 3 by phil da greek, on Flickr One piece upper hull, (the lower is a similar one piece job). Terminator 4 by phil da greek, on Flickr How she stands after about 3 hours work. The fit is good, a couple of fiddly bits for big fingers but good. The instructions are nice, good big drawings that show clearly how to line pieces up and what goes where with each piece clearly numbered. Each part on the sprue is clearly numbered which is also nice, however, the sprues aren't numbered / lettered, so when you are looking for part F5, you don't know which sprue is F. So you spend a little time looking over the sprues to find shapes that resemble the drawing to narrow down the part your looking for. Some indication of a required colour is given by a letter and when you turn to the back page, the letter corresponds to a Humbrol enamel! Winning for me, no looking at conversion pages or using the rather excellent paint colour chart found elsewhere on this site. That is however my only complaint to date, I'm feeling that for £19.99 I'm on to a bit of a winner here. And the carpet monster has claimed it's first prize. Right hand side exhaust pipe. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Good information for a possible assembly of the model.What I do with the kits that do not have the sprues nominated / numbered, is before starting, simply put the number or letter that corresponds according to the plan ..., cheers Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Got a couple of hours in this morning. Still seems to be going well, some fiddly stuff getting the grenade launchers (I think) to line up on the side of the turret. It's just as well the drawings are clear, all instructions are in Russian, with just the odd word translated into English. Terminator 5 by phil da greek, on Flickr Terminator 6 by phil da greek, on Flickr So far, touching wood, this is lovely to build, I would say it easily matches Tamiya for the way parts are designed and the fit of said parts. Throw in any thoughts, I'm off out with SWMBO for a cinema trip to see "Sully" and then some dinner. Laters. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Nice progress, looks like a good kit. Enjoy "Sully", I did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 It's been a busy old week but I have at last found some time for "me". As a side note, the movie "Sully" is just superb, I would highly recommend it. SWMBO and some of her mates have cleared off for a long weekend in Germany to see the Christmas markets so me and the dog have been left unsupervised, well, the teenagers are trying to supervise via facetime and i messaging, but if you keep the camera pointed in the right direction no-one will ever know! The build progresses, and it is still going well, the kit continues to fall together in the manner of something three times it's price. Terminator 8 by phil da greek, on Flickr The upper hull and turret are 90% complete and primed with a little pre wash for shadow and some white for highlights later. The main green is Humbrol 030, straight from the tin and just thinned. The lower hull is solid green, but it will be very dusty (Humbrol 110 lightened a little), the upper hull is 030 with white and 093 with white and the odd patch of very dark grey. The tracks are a little funny, each side consists of 6 sections and each section has to have the "teeth" glued on, hat is the bits that run between the road wheels: Terminator 7 by phil da greek, on Flickr The sticks in the background are holding the 12 road wheels which are painted and matt varnished in preparation for dusting up tomorrow. That's it for an update, except to say that so far I would recommend you grab one of these for a nice build of something different. Laters. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I have never seen tracks like these, and you will tell us if they are effective and easy to assemble ... nice progress Cheers Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Zvezda have upped their game the last few years, this model is a good example of their new quality. This kit looks great , might have me buying a copy. Nice work going on here too Phil, cheers Julian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanM Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Trying to decide between this one and Mengs...I think you have convinced me to save some money with the Zvezda version. Nice work so far.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Update, a few photos, things have progressed. Terminator 10 by phil da greek, on Flickr There are a total of five bits of track in this picture. Fiddly doesn't begin to describe it. A fair amount of fettling required, not to mention steady hands. Looks like I picked a bad day to quit drinking. (Name the movie). Turn her over. Terminator 9 by phil da greek, on Flickr Terminator 11 by phil da greek, on Flickr Okay, not too shabby, I wonder how she looks with her skirt on? Terminator 14 by phil da greek, on Flickr Terminator 15 by phil da greek, on Flickr Looks good (I think), maybe throw a little colour at this bad boy? Terminator 16 by phil da greek, on Flickr A thin coat of Humbrol 094 with a few drops of matt white, a second coat with a little less white in I think for the final "sand". Still going well, It pays to read ahead before building, there have been a couple of steps where I would have been in trouble if I didn't know what was coming. The tracks were fiddly, but nothing worse than others, the outside of them have some nice details, they've been painted gunmetal with a black wash to pick out the detail. I've said it before, for £20 this takes some beating. Laters. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) It does not look bad at the moment..., cheers Phil Edited December 16, 2016 by FrancisGL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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