PlaStix Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 This was one of my two projects for the Less Than A Tenner Group Build, which is still taking place in the Group Build section of the forum. If you haven’t dropped by yet, or even if you haven’t built anything yet, you still have another three weeks to get something cheap built – before the end of Sunday 5th September, when the GB Gallery closes. At the time of writing this, we already have 53 absolutely superb, completed builds in the Gallery, covering a wide range of interesting themes. This Zvezda 1/72nd kit was a little more challenging than the other Zvezda’s ‘snap’ kits, that I have built before. Some of the fit, especially with regards the tracks, left a lot to be desired. On the plus side with the tracks, they do look a lot thinner, and therefore more realistic once finished, than the DS band tracks supplied with my other build for this GB – Dragon’s 1/72 T-34/76 Mod.1941 with Cast Turret, which look far too chunky for my taste. As usual, this kit was painted and weathered with acrylic paints, which were all applied by brush. It was purchased for £9.99 from JH Poynton & Sons, in Derby, and was built straight out-of-the-box. Kit: 1/72 Zvezda Soviet Tank Destroyer SU-100 Snap Kit Paints: Humbrol, Revell and Railmatch acrylic paints all applied by brush Extras: Vallejo European Thick Mud. WIP: Here My other kit for the LTAT GB can be found here: Dragon 1/72 T-34/76 Mod.1941 with Cast Turret On some grass mat with a sky photo background: Both my Less Than A Tenner Group Build projects together: Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix 28 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Hi Stix, I repeat what I said with the T34, very good model! Cheers and TC Francis.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Currently got the SU 100 and a T34/85 on the bench. Hope they turn out at least half as good as these! Terrific work as always, Stix.👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 You can fell the weight of that one. Outstanding painting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) Excellent jobs on both those kits! I do like that Su-100! Apparently it was quite a beast with that massive long-barrel 100-mm cannon. Even with that sizeable casement, it was still at least as low in profile as the T-34/76. Definitely one of my favourite AFVs! Regards, Jason P.S. Reminds me I have a Zvezda 'snap-together' kit of the ISU-152 I need to finish. I started it for a GB years ago. Edited August 12, 2021 by Learstang Additional comment added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sardaukar Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 These make a great pair, very nice job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 11/08/2021 at 16:40, FrancisGL said: Hi Stix, I repeat what I said with the T34, very good model! Cheers and TC Francis.👍 Thank you very much Francis. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 11/08/2021 at 21:45, echen said: Currently got the SU 100 and a T34/85 on the bench. Hope they turn out at least half as good as these! Terrific work as always, Stix.👏 Hi echen and thank you very much for your kind comments. I hope your builds turn out well. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 12/08/2021 at 20:05, Bertie Psmith said: You can fell the weight of that one. Outstanding painting. Hi Bertie and thank you very much for your very kind comments. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 12/08/2021 at 20:21, Learstang said: Excellent jobs on both those kits! I do like that Su-100! Apparently it was quite a beast with that massive long-barrel 100-mm cannon. Even with that sizeable casement, it was still at least as low in profile as the T-34/76. Definitely one of my favourite AFVs! Regards, Jason P.S. Reminds me I have a Zvezda 'snap-together' kit of the ISU-152 I need to finish. I started it for a GB years ago. Hi Jason. Thank you very much for your very kind comments. I do agree - it was an amazing looking vehicle! I hope you manage to get your ISU-152 finished. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 13/08/2021 at 09:52, sardaukar said: These make a great pair, very nice job. Hi sardaukar. That's very kind of you to say. Thank you. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilspen Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Really excellent builds. The finish and weathering is amazing for the scale. I have often wondered about some of these Zvezda snap together kits, but they clearly provide a good canvas. Cheers Neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Lovely build on that/those Stix. I think you might have persuaded me that I need one of those, they look really good, especially after the Stix treatment. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Great pair of builds, love the weathering ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Looks nice this sweet couple Stix! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Lovely work Stix, both models are beautifully painted and weathered, they look brilliant 👍... Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adt70hk Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Very nicely done indeed. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 On 26/08/2021 at 19:58, neilspen said: Really excellent builds. The finish and weathering is amazing for the scale. I have often wondered about some of these Zvezda snap together kits, but they clearly provide a good canvas. Cheers Neil Hi Neil. Thank you very much for your kind comments and I can certainly recommend these Zvezda Snap Kits. Some are better than others in terms of assembly but they do turn out well with a bit of patience. On 26/08/2021 at 23:30, stevehnz said: Lovely build on that/those Stix. I think you might have persuaded me that I need one of those, they look really good, especially after the Stix treatment. Steve. Hi Steve and thank you too for your kind comments. As I said to Neil, above, they are quite nicely done kits. I have enjoyed the few I have made. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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