Work on JS-3 continues. After quite a struggle I managed to install metal gun barrel into the mantlet (I had to widen the opening). Having this done, I assembled the turret. Fitting is quite away from snug.
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| 1/72 JS-3 Trumpeter - Turret's bottom |
Assembled turret revealed rather serious gaps on both sides of the gun mount...
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| 1/72 JS-3 Trumpeter - Gun mount |
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| 1/72 JS-3 Trumpeter - Turret's front view |
It seems I cannot avoid the filler. Not being in the mood for this, I airbrushed the base coat of Tamiya XF-69 NATO BLACK on the tracks.
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| 1/72 JS-3 Trumpeter - Tracks |
I also started preparing crew figures to fit into turret's hatch. They came from Preiser's set.
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| 1/72 JS-3 Trumpeter - Tank crew |
To Be Continued...
PS Why not give the end of the gun a turn in a lathe,and scrape of some excess metal???Fine way to avoid cracks in the gun mantlet!
ReplyDeleteWell, metal barrel did not cause the gaps. I widen the hole for the barrel in mantlet, but poor fit of turret parts is kit's fault.
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