These are the final pics of the Italeri IS-2, built oob with Fruil tracks.

I'd like to thank Dave Tong (SS-74), Frank (Plastic Battle), and Grifter for their pm's offering valuable advice/tips on Fruil track assembly, and for the candid comments I received from several others on painting/weathering techiniques.

This one did not quite get to where I was orginally hoping, but I sincerely appreciate the constructive assistance I received on this build.

As always, comments are appreciated. Thanks.

Steve

Great model Steve!!! Absolutely nothing else to say but... that i just love it...
Bravo!!!
Ciao

Very very nice indeed - I do like the metallic weathering - looks fantastic. The running gear and general sagging of the tracks is superb - very very lifelike. I really like it - a lovely example.

Steve,
I think it really looks good!
You nailed the paint job and the worn effects also!
Nice work, sir!

I can only repeat what the others say :-)
I love the weathering, and the slightly different tones. The sag on the tracks is awsome.
Well done Steve.
Plus Great Photos

Rick

Bravo, well done. It turned out just as I expected it would. Love the paint and weathering. The tracks are look fantastic. Three cheers

To heck with redundancy, it looks terrific Steve. I love the "depth" of the green you added to this model. The Fruils really make this kit stand out.

Lord WWH, what can I say. This is simply WOW stuff, and excellent

I cannot find a thing to criticize, the whole build is great, the painting and weathering is top notch, and the tracks adds to an already great model.

Good work!

You Da Man.

I think you nailed it Steve. Really excellent work. It's sure to win a prize if you enter it into any contest. Congrats.

Steve,
Rrrrreally good! I do like the sheen on the paint, very "mettallic".
How was this done?
Give us a trat and post some more pictures m8.

Aren't those tracks wonderful Steve?
If only I could afford them for every model.......sigh......
You've done a great job weathering the track as well

Looking Great Steve, your improvement over the summer is noteworthy.
Keep up the good work,

Andrew

The paint job makes the armour look as good as the real thing.

Congrats my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hasty

Looks real nice!

Great Job Steve, where do you rate this one in all your work?
I like the dented fender (who did you dent the fender) and the one that is missing, those are nice touches.
I think need to need to try adding crew members to you stuff, you can do it, man, I know you can!!!

SteveWWH,

I really like the weathering and the color looks real. What green did you use? It looks like XF58 of Tamiya, right?

Keep it up and wait to see your next project post here.

Steve this is a stunning piece of work, why it's almost as good as the GMC Radio/Command truck you did #:-) . Seriously mate very very nice.

Looks real good with the Friuls on Steve! Looks so real it's like a museum piece

What can i say that hasnt allready been said , this is a good build. The damage to the fenders is convincing , the sag in the tracks stand out (in a good way) . The dry-brushing to the welds is out standing !!

Great Job steve.
really wild how loose those WW 2 Were.
Saw pics of Su -76 with track looks like it would make a turn and tracks would fall off.
Again Dragon model I guess boy Dragon sure has ben knocking them out soon will be leading the way past Tamiya!!!
Now for that T/34 1940's version or maybe a Tiger I YES (++) (++) (++) (++) (++)

You have learnt well grasshopper!
Great work Steve. For Russian and german AFVs, fruils are the way to go. Excellent presentation.. overall. As somebody mentioned earleir .... you can knock these out like clockwork ...... methinks you need to start with figures. Its the only improvement that can be made to this beast!

ok thats it,I'm switching to pottery!As your sig says steve,your are the master of OD application!


I am not worthy!