WELCOME and best wishes to all Russian "Big and Beefy" Campaign participants. Blast off is today, March 1st, with the completion date scheduled for June 1st, 2006.

I see there is already a good looking thread started in the Armor Forum showing some box art and narratives on what some participants have chosen for campaign entries. This is great to see.

My regards to everyone as we move through this campaign.


Steve
ps: With 59 entrants, this group is kind of big and beefy also
pps: By the way, the campaign ribbon is posted on the Big and Beefy Campaign page.
http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Campaigns&file=index&req=showcontent&id=133

I began my construction last night. This consisted of cleaning up the road wheels and filling a couple of sink holes on the hull sides. I also constructed the lower hull tub. Since we no longer have a journal function, I've been recording my build descriptions onto an MS Word document. If I get off my behind and take some photos, I may even attempt a build article.

http://photos.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php?cat=12928

Started as well, HOWEVER, I don't see my name on the list...Jim

At the moment it's a KV Ekranami...

Mmhmm,
as per usual with my KV addiction,I can be done in about 10 build days.

I will start mine this weekend. With everything else I have going, im glad this does not end until june.

I've cracked open Dragon's T-34/76 Model 1941, Kit No. 6205. This is a good looking kit, with some pe for the rear grill, hull brackets, and tie downs, and the usual gray plastic with (minimal molding lines), and indi links.

My plan is to show a knocked out T34 that has burned out a bit in the engine area. The model will be based on a blend of two different actual pics. One pic supplies a view of the damaged rear hull and upper engine deck, and the other a side view showing some distorted bogie damage and blown away fender and track. I'd like to post a link to the actual pics here, (which I assume is legit), but I'll check with Staff first before I do so. In essence I'd like to be able to show the two actual pics, and then the model, (hopefully), replicating the damage.

One thing I plan on trying is to apply a tad bit of powdered baking soda around the shrapnel entrance holes, and add a bit of water. Supposedly once dry, the baking soda leaves a white effervescence around the hole simulating burned armor. I recently read this tip somewhere and want to give it a try.

There's just something about that WW2 Russian armor, --- Big and Beefy

Steve

Heh heh - Jim, you gotta head over to the Campaign Page and enlist. Just hit the ENLIST button - and you're good to go!

Russian Armor Campaign

Hurray---found my drawings ---now to find the plastic and glue ---lost bench in trying to find plans :-) :-) --must get bigger room
This one is off the wall
Start in morning ---if can find my seat now :-)
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Doh! :-) :-)

I'm enlisted... I'm also half-way thru entry number one - a Kv 1 s Ekranami...Jim

You're too funny!

Gunnie

Steve

I will be building the Tamiya IS-3 Stalin No AM stuff for this one Would I be able to include a what-if story on this? Something like a Ukranian seperatist movement having uprised against Stalin The movement would be led by General Zadov

Now to figure the best way of making some gouge marks on the front hull and turret for richochets