Trumpeter 1/35 SU-152 (early)

[dubster72]

Hi all.

Here's my next project:

Its a nice-looking kit & my first by Trumpeter. I do love Russian armour for the scope they give to weathering.

Here are the usual sprue shots:

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As well as the small amount of

PE, there is a turned aluminium barrel & separate link tracks. As my compressor has bit the dust, I'm stuck with rattle cans for this one, so thank god it's not a German late-war AFV!

More to follow....

Cheers Patrick

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[Polux]

Fantastic choice Patrick!!

I like to follow this kind of threads, well in fact, these not habitual tanks

I'm sure you will do an excellent build

Cheers

Polux

 

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Patrick

That's a great subject for a model kit. The kit itself looks very detailed, judging by the sprue shots, and should build into a great armoured vehicle. Russian AFVs, although usually one colour, do give a good (and often big!) canvas for applying weathering techniques.

Looking forward to seeing this progress.

Cheers

Paul

 

[yak face]

I really like the look of this beast Patrick -that gun is pretty huge!Looking forward to seeing the build , cheers tony

 

[dubster72]

Thanks guys! Got a bit more done today-the kit is a good'un, goes together without any drama:

First the hull section:

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Then the wheels:

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So after this will be the tracks. I'm going to assemble, paint & weather the lower hull in its entirety as once the fenders are on, it will be nigh-on impossible to fit or reach the upper tracks.

Cheers Patrick

 

[monica]

will tag along on this one nice to see some think difference, and a nice start,

look forward to next update

 

[Polux]

Nice start Patrick.

All the lower hull...will wait this update mate

 

[dubster72]

Well guys & gals, the next bit is every armour builder's favourite- link & length track! If you see the sprue shot, half the links have 6 sprue connections& tthe rest have 4. There's 12 of these sprues so its a lot of clipping & sanding for me!

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Thanks for looking!

Patrick

 

[dubster72]

3 hours of hard work have resulted in this lot!

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Only 180 links there! So now it's on to getting them into lengths ready for gluing.

My technique is to stick a length of masking tape on the bench, add over this a length of double-sided tape & then another strip of masking tape with the sticky side up.

This method both keeps the strips from moving & allows the track links to be assembled tightly together, as in the pics:

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This shows the strips with the track ready for positioning on the tape.

Here is the 2 lengths for one side. I add

extra thin cement & leave them for 15-20 minutes so the glue takes hold:

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Next is to drape them over the wheels to get the desired sag effect

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Leave them to set & then they can be painted.

Cheers Patrick

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[spanner570]

So this is the beast you mentioned when we were exchanging P.M's!

Great choice, and I'm sure you'll give it the usual excellent Dubster72 treatment you gave your previous models here on S.M.

Logged in for future reference......

Ron

 

[dubster72]

Haha cheers Ron! Yes, it's the ' beast killer'! Fingers crossed it comes out ok!

 

[spanner570]

Uncross yon fingers....that will not be neccessary.

 

[Polux]

Fantastic tip Patrick!!

I like it mate!!

Keep up the good work

Polux

 

[dubster72]

Small update on this one!

The lower hull, wheels & tracks are done, just a matter of attaching them!

Sorry that the pictures aren't much good, I'm forced to use my phone's inadequate camera for now!

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some more work with pastels/pigments once the majority of the build is finished.

Thanks for looking in!

Patrick

 

[Polux]

Looks pretty nice so far Patrick as these tracks as well!

 

[geegad]

one of my favorite russian tanks and your doing it proud the tracks and wheels look spot on

 

[The Migrant]

Those tracks look superb, Patrick. What did you use as the base colour?

 

[dubster72]

Thanks guys!

Mike, I put a basecoat of matt black on & then washes of burnt umber & burnt sienna oils over that, followed with a sludge wash of ground up pastels ( white, yellow & brown) .

Then I rubbed off the excess with an old stiff brush. Just remains to drybrush with a little gunmetal to give them a slight metallic sheen.

Cheers

Patrick

 

[papa 695]

Just seen this one Patrick and what great work and a great tip with the tracks

 

[dubster72]

Thanks Ian! Separate link tracks often seem to put people off, but they're not so hard really! Personally, I hate wrestling with vinyl tracks.

Cheers

Patrick