Dave_R Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Hi All, I'll be building the Trumpeter IS-3M:- I've always liked the look of the IS-3, but really it was all show and no go. After scouring the interweb for images I finally found something useful:- Go to 12 min 01 sec for a glimpse of the tank in question - no. 819. What it shows are the side-skirts in place and no mantlet cover - both unusual to see, but as depicted in the kit. I've got decals for the turret number from a Tamiya T-34 set, so I'm good to go. Dave. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 An uncommon subject Dave but being a Trumpeter kit I'm sure it'll go together well. Good to see that footage of the real thing in action to set the stage for your project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 To help, my walkarounds IS-3 on a pedestal, made in the Donetsk suburb, Makeevka city: http://walkarounds.scalemodels.ru/v/walkarounds/afv/before_1950/is-3_makeevka/ The hatches this IS-3 are open, because this tank was inspected in 2014 with the aim of participating in combat, but probably there was no engine or any other important equipment. Unfortunately, the pedestal is very high, so I could not climb the tank and shoot it from above and inside. B.R. Serge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Nice kit dave, I'll tag along for this one, trumpeter do some decent armour kits, the last of the soviet heavy tanks I believe, I'll be joining you with another ground target, a T-54 B from around 1958 just got to clear the workspace of a panzer first Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hewy said: the last of the soviet heavy tanks I believe, Sorry, but last Soviet heavy tank, was T-10/T-10M: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-10_tank B.w. he also fits the conditions of this GB as and other Soviet heavy tank IS-4: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS-4 😉 Good illustrations evolution Soviet heavy tank here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS_tank_family B.R. Serge Edited January 16, 2019 by Aardvark 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Hi All, All the big bits went together fairly easily. A little bit of filler to be dealt with and on to the painting. Dave. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Rapid progress Dave and at least the tracks are one-piece rather than individual links. You'll be finished and picking another project soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 That's gone together really well dave, it looks nicely detailed too from where I'm sitting, looks a totally mean tank, I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Hi All, I've got it painted (mostly) and got the wheels on. Next will be the tracks. Dave. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Looking good Dave I see your heading says 'Hungary 1956', so was this there to quell the uprising? Cheers Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 25 minutes ago, CliffB said: Looking good Dave I see your heading says 'Hungary 1956', so was this there to quell the uprising? Cheers Cliff Hi Cliff, Probably, based on the youtube video linked above I say so (just the last bit of it- although the whole video is interesting) . Here's a screen shot. Dave. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 Hi All I've been working on the tracks. The tracks on the KV/IS series were particularly saggy and the rubber band tracks look nothing like them. So I made eight sets of these.... ... a bit of sprue and layers of plasticard, and wedged them between the top of the tracks and the hull. Next add the side skirts. And the sagginess is revealed beneath the skirt. Nearly done now. Dave. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Neat work on the track sag Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hi All Decals on and little bit of painting done. I'm going to give it some light weathering and then it's done. Dave. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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