Trumpeter's Soviet 2A3 Kondensator 2P 406 mm Self-propelled Howitzer

Treehugger
I am just looking over the parts, as usual when getting a new kit, doing some easy clean up stuff while listening to youtube videos.

I think this will be a fun and no stress project adding wiring. 🙂

I've started to change the barrel shape a little, to have a metallic inner part that presumably recoil into the cannon when fired, will use self adhesive metal foil for this area. Doing basic clean up work on the wheels and track links. This kit imo does not properly show the inner part of the barrel, so I want to fix that. Photos show the inner part of the barrel having a shiny part, so presumably the barrel recoil into the housing part when fired I am thinking.

The kit comes with two sets of actuator arms, and can show the barrel pointing forwards, or, tilted upwards into the sky, both at set angles. This can be switched without gluing anything. Ofc, the aftermarket photo etch is only enough for one set of actuator arms, not both sets.

Will eventuall paint the wheels with the white parts here and there, which I guess is ceremonial.

The housing for the two actuator arms are not the same size, this seems bizarre, but apparently looks like this on some photos (but not the box art). Ofc, photos and/or box art might have been mirrored at some point.