MS-1 (T-18)

[Neo]

Greetings,friends! I need some rest after A13. I'd like to build something different. So I think this rare and very interesting tank will be very welcome.

Here I am today near St. Petersburg with MS broken hull.


I have an early variant kit from Hobby Boss, outstanding resin kit with chassis and Masterclub tracks.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks like a Renault FT on steroids Neo. I’m sure you will make a fantastic job of it though.

 

[Jakko]

Looks like a Renault FT on steroids

That’s pretty much what it was: the USSR decided to improve on the FT and the MS-1 was the result.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Artyom
Looking forward to this.
Jim

 

[Steve Jones]

You can't keep a good man down. Great project. I hate master club tracks. Hopefully they are not the metal ones???

 

[adt70hk]

Artyom

Interesting choice and I think the first one I've been seen built on a forum.

Slightly ashamed to say the first time I came across it was on World of Tanks, where it starts the Russian line if I remember correctly.

As always I have every faith in your abilities.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[Neo]

Hi,friends! Yes,it something different. Of course I have plans to build some Soviet pre-war tanks. Sometimes I get back to this topic. Indeed this tank is a deep modification of FT-17 by soviet engineers. First soviet serial tank.
Masterclub cancelled produce resin track some time ago. All their new tracks are from metal. I hope this project will be interesting to me and for all of you.

 

[Isitme]

Hi,friends! Yes,it something different. Of course I have plans to build some Soviet pre-war tanks. Sometimes I get back to this topic. Indeed this tank is a deep modification of FT-17 by soviet engineers. First soviet serial tank.
Masterclub cancelled produce resin track some time ago. All their new tracks are from metal. I hope this project will be interesting to me and for all of you.

Artyom,
Be very carefull of the tracks they will be fragile unlike Fruil tracks, my M113 ones were a nightmare so resorted to using brass wire instead of the plastic pins which half the time did not fit.
Mike.

 

[Steve Jones]

Totally concur with Mike. I am just finishing off my C7P tracks and I changed the plastic pins to 0.4mm wire but again you have to be careful when fitting together so as not to bend each link.

 

[Mini Me]

This should be a snap Artyom..........not nearly as many rivets to do and it looks to be a bit smaller than the A 13. I'll stick with this and see how you do. Rick H.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

looking forward to this Artyom

 

[Neo]

I have some experience with those tracks. Thank you for advice. I usually change all thin pins by wire. Then I just glue a pin rivet in the end. This tank is very small. I think it could fit on A13 engine deck. Remember Japanese tankette TK on Sherman.

 

[Neo]

First of all I've started to separate armour plates. I see not only Bronco forget to do this. And the most hard part and also interesting is lower hull armour plate. I need to improve it with putty in several stages.

 

[scottie3158]

Artyom,
I'm in for another master class.

 

[papa 695]

Cracking start, just pulled up a chair

 

[Mini Me]

Just getting settled here.........will follow with much interest to see how you improve the T18. Rick H.

 

[Isitme]

On my way.....

 

[Neo]

Greetings,friends!
I continue my work.

Stage 2.








Stage 3.

 

[Graeme C.]

An interesting build Artyom, looks like you have your work cut out, I'm sure you will sort it.

 

[Mini Me]

That's a tricky bit of "putty" engineering there Artyom......Those gussets look considerably stronger than what the kit provided. Should do the job nicely. Rick H.