KV malenkiy bashniy
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24 21 June 2022, 07:22
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So far the fit is very good. For fitting the short piece of aluminium tube from Magic Models, the small guidance lip on the Trumpeter part must be removed. The weld line along the turret armour front plate will be replaced by a self-made one. The big turret won't be completed before I can source two periscopes and the hatch from another kit.
21 June 2022, 07:27
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I was aware of that. 🙂
Actually I'm going to add the small turret from Tiger Model Designs later on, only I wanted to build the big turret from the kit also, as it's such a beast. I bought two turrets from NewTMD, which took almost exactly four months to arrive from the USA. They both have the L-11 gun, but one is the initial turret design with the bent armour plates and the other one is the boxy design. The mantlets are also sligthly different: the early one has a bolt on the mantlet front, a groove on the right hand side and an open slot beneath the gun barrel, all of which the late one doesn't. The early turret will be used for this project, whereas the late one will be used for a KV-1 model 1939, which I'll build based on Trumpeter 00356.
22 June 2022, 06:27
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I didn't look forward to the PE stowage bins, as the hinges for the lid are tiny and should be workable. But for once, it went better than expected.
To prevent the tiny parts from flinging into oblivion, I fixed them to cutting mat with two narrow strips of masking tape. Then I bent the "fingers" - two on one part, one on the other - slightly upwards, just short to vertical. After inserting a short length of 0.3mm copper wire, I completed the bend with the tip of a pair of tweezers. Finally, to fit the wire completely, I used the Tamiya bending plyer.
To prevent the wire from moving out of the hinge, I'll apply a tiny drop of superglue before cutting off the protruding lengths.
4 May 2023, 06:22
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The stowage bins and the mudguards finally done, a breathe a sigh of relief!
13 May 2023, 13:10
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Impressive metal-working skills 👍 Learning lots from your work and explanations🙂 Great progress!
7 August 2023, 11:17
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Finally, I'm approaching the finishing line. I did lots of detail painting and weathering this weekend, so I hope I'll be done this week. After that I'll do the LKZ KV-1 with the simplified turret, which will get a little diorama.
7 August 2023, 11:29
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Excellent perseverance through adversity! Can't wait to see the finish on this one
7 August 2023, 13:18
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Early production version of the KV-1 tank, when it was still called KV "small turret". Also building the big turret included in the kit, pimped with the very nice turned aluminium barrel from Magic Models.