Su-100 construction
This went quick! Got here in one short evening. To slow down, ordered some PE from Microdesign, but now, after ordering, I'm not sure what I have actually ordered. Will it include fenders? Or just fuel tanks? Who knows!
Preparation for recently arrived Microdesign PE.
Probe fitting grilles, looks decent, might put a small bar from evergreen sprue underneath, just in case.
Cutting out more parts and grilles are installed.
Adding PE, some of these were a pain, my fingers are just not up to that task.
First time using the large PE bender from dspiae. The PE from Microdesign in is a bit thicker, so the thin edge took a while to get into a decent enough shape.
Dry-fitting one of the mud guards. Okay, much nicer than the plastic, though a lot of detail is missing - will be fun rebuilding it.
Installed the fuel tanks and pipes, attached the engine cover hinges. Hope I can move to painting soon, this one is taking so much longer than I expected.
Construction complete, ready to start painting. Tracks are still on sprues.
Primer applied, looks nice in black.
After pre-shading, applied a layer of base shade from a Mr Hobby Russian green set.
Whitewash is on, oils should unify the surface.
Tracks installed on one side, the other still to be done. Hopefully to be completed soon.
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40 21 August 2021, 10:31
Palo MAfter spending way too much time on T-35 and F-104J, decided to go for something simple and quick. It went well enough that I made the mistake of ordering some PE and a metal gun barrel.
21 August 2021, 10:36
Palo MI'm quite happy with how opening the grilles went - razor saw and hobby knife were all that was needed and the cut looks clean enough.
4 September 2021, 12:05
Slavo HazuchaGrilles look good, could use some additional soviet boot treatment 😉
5 September 2021, 20:16
Palo MThanks Slavo and Oliver. The Microdesign PE is not bad at all! I like how it improves the model and now wish I went with one more extension set.
18 September 2021, 21:41
Palo MAfter the last comment, I ordered a second set for the mudguards. They are a bit tricky to bend into the right shape, but I think it looks quite ok. There was some additional details on the plastic that is now missing, let's see how it can get recreated.
13 November 2021, 20:03
Palo MConstruction complete! Some PE parts were very fiddly, so I ignored some of the smaller pieces. Moving on to painting.
17 December 2021, 18:35
Palo MThank you, Rui. Need to fix it with oils in a few places and on to weathering.
24 December 2021, 20:35
Palo MAdding final images, realized they were missing. Didn't realize I finished it in 2021!
11 July 2023, 20:51
Palo MThank you Mr James! A lot more to learn before it gets anywhere close your Tiger!
11 July 2023, 21:12
NeulingTop work. Very considerate application of snow (none on the warm upper side of the engine). 👍
12 July 2023, 08:20
Slavo HazuchaYou made the Comrades from Soviet Uzbekistan proud!
seriously this looks pretty cool - the dark muddy wheels, snow in generally plausible areas and very winterly "wear & tear" - good job 👍
18 July 2023, 13:09
Palo MThank you! My first whitewash, so a learning experience; e.g. didn't expect it to so quickly become grey with later layers of weathering, that took effort to fix. Overall, I'm quite happy and glad I went for a metal barrel - makes quite a difference and has now a proud place in my collection.
18 July 2023, 15:55
