SU-per Series

 

 

 

The first SU is ready. 

 

 

 

 

 

Let the 2nd round begin! SU-122 prepared for work. 

Self-propelled gun SU-122 No. 919 from the 1439 SAP (1439th self-propelled artillery regiment) in Krasnoye Selo. January 1944 

Another photo of the original vehicle 

The 919 is also in the background. 

Fender extensions amputated. 

 

 

 

 

Only minor adjustments remain. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SU-122 -Ready!
Journalists often ask me at our model competitions about what is good about model bouilding. Apart from the general things, I always say that during the construction of a model, we collect a lot of information, if we succeed, about the original model that the model we are making is based upon. It's icing on the cake if you manage to find a photo of it. And if you already have a photo, you can adjust the mockup a bit. This is what happened now. Among other things, I cut off the front and rear fender extensions, removed the extra plates from the front of the gun body. I moved one of the towing cables, the headlight and of course it got a little artificial snow. On the other hand, I left the gun's protective bag just to make sense of the extra metal barrel. Of course, I found the original photos on the Internet, with information such as the division, location and time. These are the little extras that distinguish our work from other similar models.
[Self-propelled gun SU-122 No. 919 from the 1439 SAP (1439th self-propelled artillery regiment) in Krasnoye Selo. January 1944 ] 

Let's start with the Su-100! 

 

The original E-414 tank in a Soviet film. 

My third completed model this year is an SU-100 armored fighter. This completes the series produced by the Zvezda company. Unfortunately, only a single-colored green vehicle could have been built from the box, so once again we have to go to the world wide web! I managed to find a video compiled from archive footage, in which several SU-100s with interesting paintwork and condition can be seen. (Presumably this video was also used by a sticker manufacturing company.) My labels were made by Serfőző ApcyRobi, thanks to him!
For the model, I used the turned gun barrel of RB Model, and I manufactured smaller accessories myself. The chain is from Trumpeter.
The painting was done with a brush as usual, the green is AK Interaktiv's 3rd generation Russian Green paint, the white is Washable White Paint from the same series. The base for the tracks was provided by Humbrol 173 enamel paint, and AMMO Acrilyc Wash Track was added to it.
Although I didn't place the model in a diorama, I took into account when antiquing that the mentioned video was made in the spring of 1945 (if everything is true in East Prussia) and that the white camouflage paint had already worn off and that after the melting, all the roads were very muddy. For the mud layer, I used the medium brown effect from Green Stuff World - Splash Mud Textures. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete collection from the Zvezda series.