KV-1 756(r) build pics
Basecoat on the turret (Tamiya XF60) done, along some shading and highlighting with lightened/darkened XF60.
Shaded basecoat on the hull
I painted the hullsides below the fenders and the bottom of the hull in 4BO.
"Sloppy" transition from the repainted parts of the tank to the original 4BO.
Tried to refine the weldseams and added a bit of wiring to the headlight and the horn using pics from a primeportal walkaround of a 'normal' kv-1. Botched fitting the drivers hatch and had to fill a lot with milliput.
Didn't pay much attention to overspray here. Sprayed the interior of the headlight with Gunze super metallic chrome silver.
Was going to drill out the mg barrels.... But the fitting drill bit is not in my toolbox. Dammit. They look quite basic and I'm not sure they would have kept the russian mgs... I'll use them anyway.
Going to add some german tools grabbed from my sparesbox. Modified the kit spare tracklinks to depict the split-link early track.
I'm hooked on those friul tracks... Gotta get them for some other of my ww2 tanks with saggy tracks as well 👍. Go together like a breeze and look terrific. I hope they are painted as easily.
Stuka view.
Taken apart to mask a few things. Getting ready for a coat of Mr Surfacer 1500.
Malfomed reinforcing rib on this roadwheel... have to get some styrene sheet in there.
After a coat of Mr Finishing Surfacer 1500 the added rectangular weld seam turned out a bit harsh, but I'll leave it at that.
On the picture of the modified KV in the Tankograd release was a little lug on the side of the mantlet. I added one to both sides for symmetry's sake.
Nice sinkmark running along the top of the fender... I decided to leave it, I'm not inclined to remove the whole thing possibly breaking the mounts and having to touch up tons of glueseams afterwards.
Well... turns out my sanding work up front was less than stellar 😄
Primer shows really everything. Even those super shallow ejectorpin marks.
Rear hull top view. I like how the weld seams turned out, even if they are on the heavy side.
Another sinkmark on the additional armor plate on the frontal upper edge. Bonus (out of focus 😛) - my old Revell Voyager and my messy "alchemy cabinet" 😉
Nicely detailed jerrycan. But another sinkmark to fix.
These damned tracks... are worth every single cent. The surface texture looks really natural.
I based the camo pattern loosely on the painting suggestion by Trumpeter. I couldn't see a pattern on my reference photograph and the stripes look quote cool 😎
Freehand airbrushing with Tamiya paints; highly diluted with low pressure. Still managed to screw up in a few places 🙁
Tracks pre-coloured with Vallejo red-brown primer. Used it the first time, quite tricky stuff. Started spitting very often and I needed to clean the nozzle and needle often. Looks a lot brighter on the photos than in person.
The only reference I could find, in Tankograd #2003. Not much to see here besides which tracks were mounted and some fiddly bits on the hull, I omitted that bulky-looking stowage thing. Picture ©Tankograd Publishing, uploaded for discussion purposes only
Less roadwheels than a Tiger... But still sort of annoying. I wasn't in the mood to do them all😄
Surfaces in contact with the roadwheels and road prepared with a rather hefty metallic drybrush
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29 March 2018, 21:45
Rene ScheiblichThanks Ingo 🙂
Next batch of pictures will be better I hope. Maybe I'll even scratchbuild a primitive photobooth.
29 March 2018, 22:06
Rui SLooking good, Rene 👍
Didn't quite understand what happened with the drivers hatch?
I'm in😎
31 March 2018, 13:13
Rene ScheiblichThanks 🙂
Rui, the inner ring below the putty went in too far and it didn't sit even.
The hatch sat flush with thr hull roof, but has to stand proud. I don't know how I managed to screw that up 😄
It was the only place that needed putty really. Generally the kit is quite good fit-wise.
31 March 2018, 18:12
Rene ScheiblichNo problem. Fixing it wasn't that hard either, since the hatch wasn't glued yet. Had to be very careful not to sand away detail while smoothing things out.
Laid down the primer tonight. Pics will follow tomorrow😄
1 April 2018, 20:49
Rene ScheiblichDoes anybody know just how thorough the Wehrmacht was about repainting captured tanks?
I'm thinking about leaving some recessed areas in 4BO; like the inner surfaces of the wheels, hullsides behind the wheels, lower surface of the hulltub etc.
Would that be remotely accurate?
4 April 2018, 11:52
Rene ScheiblichThanks! I left those areas green. I might add some darkyellow overspray to simulate sloppy field-paintjob overspray though. My reference doesn't show any details in that regard, I'll upload the photo when I come home.
7 April 2018, 18:43
Rui SHello Rene,
I can't reply to your question, but I've some artwork plates with Beutepanzer and I can see that the Germans treated the captured tanks with great care regarding also it's paint jobs.
If you want I can upload some in my MT albums, although they don't show most of the places you're talking about.
8 April 2018, 14:40
Rene ScheiblichOn the top and the visible areas, including underside of the turret and the nooks and crannies there, I did a thorough coat of Dunkelgelb. Essentially it depicts a well-treated vehicle (even the horn got restored compared to my reference 😛 ) with only the underside and the areas below the fenders left in russian green.
I'd appreciate a look at your photographs mate! 🙂
8 April 2018, 15:43
Rui SRene,
You can see them in the following MT5 link:
MT-5 | Album by mig
Hope you like them.
8 April 2018, 17:02
Rene ScheiblichYep I do very much, good stuff!
I did some small detail painting today and prepared the tracks plus 3 roadwheels.
For that I used a (to me) new color, citadel layer Ironbreaker. I saw someone using it for a Brummbär build and liked the result, so I gave it a try🙂
Nice stuff for drybrushing and small detailwork. I thinned it down to be just a bit thicker than a wash and used that for drybrushing, to get the surfaces as well as the edges. Looks rather bright and shiny in the photo, but it is a bit darker and more translucent in person. After a wash and some weathering it'll be fine I guess.
10 April 2018, 22:47
Rene ScheiblichI've laid down a black-brown pinwash with oils after spraying the whole tank with a very light filter. For the filter I used Revell 381 lightened with a bit of ochre to get a nice tan.
The glossy spots for the decals got way too glossy, having trouble getting them flat again🤔
Now for the weathering. I'm not going for heavily weathered or dirty here. Started with some scuffmarks where ich think the crew would climb up to get in.
13 April 2018, 06:11
Rene ScheiblichThanks mate!
For a rather simple camouflage pattern it looks quite nice, didn't expect it to turn out that well. 🙂
Fun to do as well. Another one of your builds to look forward to 😛
Lacquer thinner for Tamiya acrylics? Does Mr.Color leveling thinner work?
If so, I would have to spray *very* lightly, I guess a bit too heavy and it would eat the underlying paint.
13 April 2018, 15:58
Rene ScheiblichSome more progress, experimenting took me a while. Pigments can be messy business...
Added an example of my result. The roadwheel on the right had the first step applied and the idler wheel on the left is finished.
The in-between had me a bit terrified, but after clean-up and dusting with a.Mig Sand and European Earth it looks like I wanted it: Some dried up mud here and there with dust from a trip over a length of dry dirt track in summer.
21 April 2018, 11:03
Florian Ludloffsometimes it is more than enough to just drybrush pigments over a matt sealed surface.... it is much more slighly dusted looking than the usual methods.... anyway...keep on that good work! the left wheel looks much more realistic...
I took an abo! 😄
24 April 2018, 16:43
Rene ScheiblichThanks Florian!
Left looked the same as right. Some scrubbing and dusting later it looked like it does now 🙂
I'm still trying out things with pigments. Dry, wet, mixed into clear matt and gloss... The stuff is so versatile!
May take a few more tanks to find "my way". But I will get there.
24 April 2018, 18:46
Jos JansenNice work Rene, I like the fine airbrish art! Pigments are awesome weathering material, but less is enough.
24 April 2018, 20:11
Rene ScheiblichYep. That's why I brushed most of the dark tone off again. I actually like how the idler wheel turned out 👍
Lower hull looks a bit overly smothered and doesn't fit the quite clean upper part. I don't feel like scrubbing it all off again though😄
I'll post a few more pics when I've painted mounted the wheels and tracks. Got to have a go at the jerry cans and tow cables too. By the weekend I should have this one done.
The next build will force me to exercise restraint and subtlety. It's going to be a plane for a change🙂
24 April 2018, 20:32
Rene ScheiblichAdded a few pics of the current state. I don't know why some are rotated though, on my PC they look fine 🤔
29 April 2018, 19:57
Florian Ludloffignored the rotation..... looks very good so far... (maybe try to delete and add new?) Keep on that good work!
29 April 2018, 21:31
Rene ScheiblichWill do. Tomorrow... 🙂
Some cleaning up and blending yet to come. And the jerrycans look too spanking new.
Thanks for the nice compliments mates! 🙂
29 April 2018, 21:59
