srkirad Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Good evening mates, I will join you with this small oldie - Somua S35 in braillescale. I will also use some aftermarket add-ons which will improve some details - small etched set for hull and turret, metal barrel from Armo, and best improvement (if I don't mess up assembling of it :D) - OKB Grigorov etched tracks (rubber ones from kit are REALLY ugly!) Well, see you soon with in progress photos... Cheers, Srđan 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Welcome to this fast growing GB Srđan and congratulations on being one of our first Armour modellers. I hope you enjoy the build and GB participation. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Catalogue number 197 originally released in 1979 - great choice! Glad you've brought an AFV to this party, good luck with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Great to have you with us Srđan, not a tank I'm familiar with so a chance to learn and see how a tank is built properly, result cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Thanks a lot for the support mates. I'm glad to be part of this little family of kit modellers from all around the world I'll do my best in this GB. Cheers, S. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Definitely will be watching this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) Hi Skirad, My experience with OKB Grigorov's tracks has been good in the past. I asked him how he recommended bending them and he said warm water, but that the resin he used would normally bend without help "unlike those inferior Russian brands" - not sure who he was aiming that comment at, but his are good, - I still used hottish water to bend and of course CA glue to fix. The only problem is hiding the join, though it''s not too obvious - at least not on the Panzer III and a Sherman I did. My only slight moan is the length he makes them in - wasteful for smaller tnaks but I am not sure how they would work out on say a Tiger II. Good luck with the build, I did one of these a couple of years back though it is perhaps a little "overscale" compared with my collection which is mostly 1/76. Those aerials looked a bit too thick to me so I used piano wire I believe, but early tank radio aerials could be pretty massive. Cheers Pete Edited October 1, 2020 by PeterB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 Thanks for the advice Pete, although these OKB Grigorov tracks are photoetched ones. As I remember from some earlier builds with Grigorov etched parts they are possibly a bit harder than for example Eduard or Extratech etched sets. So maybe I will have to temper them first over open flame to make them a bit softer for bending. It will be a challenge to do for sure, as I never worked with this big etched parts before, so cheering is very welcome Cheers, Srđan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) Hi Srđan, Didn't know he was making etched tracks now, so I was as you guessed talking about his resin ones - oops! Yes, I should imagine getting a nice smooth curve could be a problem. Pete Edited October 1, 2020 by PeterB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Actually Pete, I think these etched ones are his elder product - resin ones have remark "new tool" and are dated back to 2014, and as I remember, I bought these etched tracks years before that. Anyhow, the challenge is at the desk - I'll try my best to assemble them as precise as I can, so hopefully they won't look to odd/awful Cheers, S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Barr Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 This will be a cool model. I've been a bit put off doing one by the kit's tracks- these photo etch ones might be the solution. Nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 After a pretty busy week at work, I've finally found some time to start some inital work on this plastic. Not so much for the first "in progress" photo, but it should speed up soon, as I'm working on few more kits in various GBs... I've added few etched bits for the start, so next steps should take care of other wheels... Cheers, S. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Hi Srkirad, at least you've passed the starting line, always a good moment 🙂 ... It's good to see the little tank being built! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 After a while I think I've passed the biggest hurdle in this build - PE tracks. I was a bit afraid how it will turn out, but it went pretty smoothly, actually, much easier than some plastic tracks I've assembled before! Here is the current progress - I've added some styrene strips here and there in order to align hull to the chassis. (we were talking here that there's no Heller kit if you don't use some additional styrene and/or sanding paper) Cheers, S. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Those tracks do look pretty nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Those tracks look quite amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 After a while, due to other active GBs and projects, I've assembled hull and started adding etched bits... this is so far done, hopefully it won't take too long 'till primer... Cheers, S. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Great stuff S Not a vehicle I'm familiar with, but yours looks really smart. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Coming along very nicely - those etched track do look nice. OKB Grigarov may not be cheap but his stuff is pretty good. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Assembling is finally done - last pieces of etched parts were put on their place, and now we're ready for the primer! Cheers, S. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 That looks really cool! Well done on the assembly, this should look good in paint! It's not a very big canon eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Thanks Jeroen. Yup, it had a short gun - it was a "fashion" in those days... but just for fun I put the Panther turret onto Somua hull... hahahah... that turret is almost the size of Somua hull, so, it looks pretty monstrous Cheers, S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 That's a very good looking model. The etch details really bring it to life, the tracks especially. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Thanks for kind words mates. Today I've applied primer coat - Black Mr. Surfacer 1500 Cheers, S. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Camouflage is done - I used Gunze acrylics - H73 and H336 - very similar to what Heller recommended in Humbrol equivalents. Black line that separates green and tan color was brush painted with Lifecolor matt Black. Soon decals will find their way on the kit. Cheers, S. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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