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Bloodeyes
Bert Dilliën (Bloodeyes)
BE

KV-1S

Scale:
1:35
Status:
Completed
Started:
June 11, 2012
Completed:
January 16, 2024

My oldest shelfqueen finished!

Hardest parts were by far the tracks set. It has 2 ejector pin marks per link! I also wanted them to be workable and finding a way to drill out the links for the trackpins was quite the journey. In the end I used my electrical hobby drill and drilled out the holes by hand.

The photo-edge is a nice set, but a some parts go unused. I could not find references of KV-1S pictured with shovels and/or wood saws, so I left them off.

The kit decals were horrendously bad. In the end I had to remove the large numbers and paint them in myself.

A lot of details were missing on this kit, that I was able to replicate mostly.
- The sound device was remade, as its wires
- Tow cable retention hook was remade, kit supplied had incorrect design. (weird as only one design was used)
- Machinegun barrels remade out of brass tubing
- Added missing bolt details on hull bottom
- Hollowed out a lot of parts

Project inventory

Full kits
35023
Russian heavy tank
KV-1S
Ark Models 1:35
35023 2009 New box
Detail and Conversion sets
35106
KV-1S Separate Track Links
Eastern Express 1:35
35106
35314
KV-1S Eastern Express
Eduard 1:35
35314 2000 New tool
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Photoalbums

17 images
KV-1SView album, image #1
1:35
Project: KV-1S
1:35 KV-1S (Ark Models 35023)1:35 KV-1S Separate Track Links (Eastern Express 35106)1:35 KV-1S (Eduard 35314)1+

Comments

1 16 January, 07:32