UM 1/72 Artillery tank D-38

[srkirad]

I've already done UM's BT-7 kit, but found this one few years ago at some scale modelling competition market, and instantly fell in love with this turret.

So, it finally found its way to the workbench

 

 

Cheers,

S.

[JOCKNEY]

Hi @srkirad

Lovely unusual subject so right up my street, best of luck 

Cheers Pat 

[srkirad]

Turret is done, barrel tip is hollowed with modelling knife and some dentist bits, while main part of hull is assembled, waiting for wheels and tracks....

 

 

 

Cheers,

S.

[Milan Mynar]

Nice unusual vehicle, very interesting.

[srkirad]

Assembling is finally done - I was mojoless for the past few months, and after Bunfight 2025 is finished I rebuilt mojo again, so, let's finish all that can be finished within 2024, in order to prepare for 2025

 

 

 

 

 

As I superglued etched parts last night, I'll leave it for day or two to fully cure, and than I will spray Black Surfacer as a primer...

 

Cheers,

S.

[srkirad]

A coat of Black Surfacer has been applied - next step - painting!

 

 

 

Cheers,

S.

[srkirad]

Paint is on - Mr. Color C135 (Russian Tank Green Early) - lightened a bit with white color for middle parts of panels and for highlighting...

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

S.

[Bengalensis]

Nice painting, even more so on such a small model,

[Milan Mynar]

Excellent paintwork.

[srkirad]

I've applied wash - artistic oils Raw Umbra.

 

Idea is now to give it flat varnish coat next, and then to do color modulation on various areas with artistic oils, and only after that to spray final semigloss coat, or not, depending on what effect will artistic oils leave on surface...

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

S.

[Milan Mynar]

Excellent paintwork.

[srkirad]

In the past few days I've tried new technique for me - dot filtering with artistic oils but on matt and pre-damped surface, so I achieved a unevenly distributed various shades...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

S.

[srkirad]

Finally finished - within old, non-extended deadline for this GB

 

In the meantime I've applied chipping (sponge and brush painting technique), added headlights (made from Kristal Klear) and weathered further with MIG pigments...

It was pretty much fun build for me - although no decals are applied, I've tried, and hopefully succesfully, to add some variety to single-tone camo with different weathering techniques. 

 

 

 

Cheers,

S.

[JOCKNEY]

Congratulations that looks the business and the weathering is amazing 

 

Cheers Pat

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Great looking SPG … looks exactly like the Christie tank prototype. 

 

 

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christie_M.1931_Rahway.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

[stevehnz]

Nice one S, for a funny little tank that is,  Your work has made it look very convincing. 👍 

Steve.