Trumpeter KV "Big Turret"

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Patrick, that what I was planning to do but nice to get confirmation.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Got a bit more done tonight. The hull is pretty much complete, cleaning the wheels took an age.

Hopefully get the mudguards and tracks done tomorrow. The kit actually comes with length & link and rubber band types, but I think I'm going to use the former.

 

[monica]

looking nice Bob,I do like to use the,length & link

 

[tr1ckey66]

Nice clean build so far Bob - looking good!

Cheers
P

 

[Robert1968]

Hi Bob just caught up with this and you've really got yorself a lovely big asss lady there
I've always wanted to do a Russian tank. I'll be watching this one closely fir poss ideas

Regards

Robert

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Got quite a lot done today. Hull is practically finished, and the tracks are together. They took at absolute age to clean up.

I also made a start on the turret. I've put the kit barrel on for now but I've got a metal one on order from RB.

 

[monica]

real nice,Bob,the tracks look great,so glad you did use these,s one,
and not the serpent ones,
nice with the,turret,do like it,:D

 

[Mr Bowcat]

The tracks were a royal pain in the arse. Loads of ejector pin parks and flash. I cleaned them up as best as I could and will hide the rest with weathering.

 

[monica]

The tracks were a royal pain in the arse. Loads of ejector pin parks and flash. I cleaned them up as best as I could and will hide the rest with weathering.

oh ouch, but well worth it they ,do look good,:D

 

[Gauge1TrainsDK]

The tracks certainly look nice now. Do you have a pic of an unprocessed link?

 

[PaulTRose]

id be interested to know your method for doing the tracks

 

[Trekkie_John]

Lookin' good Bob, can't wait to see more matey.

Have fun, John

 

[Mr Bowcat]

The tracks certainly look nice now. Do you have a pic of an unprocessed link?

 

[Mr Bowcat]

id be interested to know your method for doing the tracks

After they were cleaned up I assembled the length and links flat on my board, excluding the bottom length. I applied a run of glue to either side of the teeth and left them for 5 minutes or so. Then I placed them on to the rollers and gently formed them around the sprocket and wheels to the right shape. I then dry fitted the bottom length and placed the tank on the table pushing the links into position if they moved. Once happy with the positioning I went over every connection with glue then left it overnight to dry. That left me with this:



I hope that all makes sense.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Lookin' good Bob, can't wait to see more matey.

Have fun, John

Cheers John.

Finished the turret and a few last odds and ends today, then got everything primed.

 

[PaulTRose]

I hope that all makes sense.

sort of :D

thnks for that......ive got several kits that have this sort of tracks and i keep putting them off cos of the tracks

 

[monica]

looking good,Bob,very nice progress,well done so far,

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Moni, it's gone quite fast, despite all the clean up work.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

sort of :D

thnks for that......ive got several kits that have this sort of tracks and i keep putting them off cos of the tracks

The video below might help, although I disagree with the guy about using extra thin.

 

[monica]

I find the tracks do take,longer to get together,than the hull,and turret,