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SU-85 WW2 Soviet Tank Destroyer by CDW - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
ccoyle replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yup. Early on, the Russians used to put as much effort as anyone in finishing their vehicles, but they quickly discovered that a tank shipped to the front directly from the assembly line (out of necessity) was just as effective as one with a fine finish, not to mention saved man-hours of production and increased the number of vehicles available for combat. The Germans never did take to heart the lesson that large numbers of less-capable weapons were better than having smaller numbers of Wunderwaffen. The Russians deliberately designed their tanks to be operable by poorly educated peasants, which the Soviet Union had plenty of and whom Stalin was not squeamish about expending on the battlefield. -
Welcome aboard (from a just-turned-60 ex-teacher)!
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Some guys just have to rain on everybody's parade: This was his response to my sharing my build pics on FB. He's the only guy that has commented so far, and he's the same wet blanket who nitpicked on my Hellcat build. Sheesh -- some people! 🙄
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Dan, you're not helping my sales resistance. Halinski produced a card model of the Folgore in that exact same desert camo scheme. It's an older kit (2005), and I've been thinking about snapping one up before it's sold out. I just celebrated my 60th, so maybe I can justify the purchase. 😏
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The Big Reveal! I'm not going to say much about the trials and tribulations of installing the canopy (ugh!) and the antenna aerials (ugh -- again!), because I don't want to scare off any potential card modelers. 😋 But, she is done now and has a seat on the shelf of honor next to the Oscar -- how fitting! Next up, I think I will drag USS England out and force myself to do some more work on her. Enjoy the pictures!
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The artwork is by Marcin Dworzecki, who is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Andrzej Halinski. Based on a vague post made in a Facebook group, I suspect the two men had some sort of falling out, which may partly explain why no new issues have been forthcoming from Halinski for several years now. In addition to coloring this design by Mr. Janukowicz, Marcin has been doing the art for designs done by Lech Kolodziejski and Marek Pacynski
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Getting oh so close to done now -- ailerons, stabilizers, and tail wheel added. Really only four things left to do, one of which is the propeller, which has 23 parts. Next update will probably be the Big Reveal.
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New to ship modelling? But what do you build first?
ccoyle replied to MSW's topic in Wood ship model kits
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If you really like HMS Snake, then have a good look at either Speedy or Flirt from Vanguard Models. They're products of the same designer, Chris Watton, but much more up-to-date in terms of design, materials, and user-friendliness.
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Welcome aboard!
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Since it appears that this a build in progress, I have moved your topic to the correct sub-forum and properly formatted its title for you. Cheers!
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For future reference, for things like attachment points for guys, you don't absolutely need a hole all the way through the structure, though that is helpful. You really just need the tiniest of divots, which you can make by gently twisting an awl point at the spot.
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As do I -- it's like you're building your way through my stash!
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Nice, Andrew! I'm confident that you will do the remainder of this model justice, after which we will be able to say that you have well and truly arrived as a card modeler. Maybe HMV's Bremen will be next? 😉 Cheers!
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No dowels, though plenty of plastic rod. I'm not ashamed to substitute other media for paper where appropriate.
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It is! I have this one in my stash, and I also have an ~90% built SMS Emden sitting on a shelf (the infamous Shelf of Shame). The two kits are extremely similar, except for Undine's complete hull instead of a waterline hull. Both are worthy bearers of their sehr schwierig (very difficult) rating, but they are also exceptional in terms of detail and design.
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If you'll look at post #5 in this thread, I discuss a technique I use to help straighten out the seams between deck structures and the deck, or between the structure and its roof. I have built four of David's designs. Each is a little jewel (although some are by no means 'little').
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Welcome aboard! That is a pretty diverse assemblage of models -- I look forward to seeing your progress with them.
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I don't remember if this was an issue in my kit. If it was, I can't remember how I dealt with it.
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You're not wasting any time on this. Wasn't this kit released, like, yesterday?? 😉
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