Mmhmm,here is my official Big and Beefy entry build thread.



Don't you love the sight of empty sprues?

Another Big Fugly!!! Awesome

Lord Long List

Is this your first ever KV??? :-)

Seriously, -- its good to see your progress for Big and Beefy. These Trump kits are getting a big work out in this campaign, but I believe this is the first "Big Turret" I've seen. Going to have to break down and order one of these from Alpen

Keep us posted.

Steve

Keep Us Posted



Paint tomorrow on the hull.

Ive always wanted to do a kv. If i get time i will enter the campaign and give it a go

Well,it's GREEN!




I used Model master Russian Armor green,with a touch of dark Green

Looks nice Carl, seeing as we are building the same kit and started on the same day, i'm getting scared on how much further behind I am!

I will post my progress pics later....

Ian

Not to worry about speed,Ian.I have built nearly every KV Trumpetyeer has released,so I nearly can build them iin my sleep

Good to go Carl. Seeing these pics will inspire me to work on my own Trumpeter KV-2

2 Questions: On the pic with the assembled turret, I see you used brass rod for the grab handles. 1) What did you use for the brass rod (size), and is that size accurate ? 2) What did you use to bend the handles to get the same size (Mission Models Grab-Handler ?).

I will be using your in-progress shots to see how I can improve my own KV-2 build, for this kit and the other Trumpeter KV kits I have yet to build.

Paint looks good. Good coverage.

Steve, I have plenty of Trumpeter KV kits in stock. Just let me know when you're ready

Cheers !!

Hi Carl!

Very nice build! Do you have some special plans with this kit?

Jurjen

Rob,I stripped some copper wire and used that.Like Dragon,the Trumpeteer grab handles are attached to the sprue in their middle.Rather than try to clean up the attach nub,I opt for copper wire.
The wire was the same dia as the kit part,and I bent it w/ the mk 1Ac45 eyeball ( 2 per human)

Jurjen,My plans for this and my other KV's will be as individual entries in this season's shows.

Methinks it looks good Carl...


Needs some holes in the side though (++) (++)

This is how I skewer the roadwheels to paint them.The inner halves are now on the hull,so I can make track.

Tracks are on!
Now a wash,and weathering.

Carl

I knee I knee Muchie fine KV-2 But why wash? It looks clean now :-)

Carl. Did you use the same painting method on the Idler Wheels and the Drive Sprockets ?

Thanks,

Robert

I used Model Master Steel fo the wear on the idlers,centerguides,and roadwheels and sprockets.
I stirred the paint,recapped it and shook the bottle ,and removed the cap.
Then I dabbed a # 0 short bristled brush into the top , and wiped off the excess on a piece of paper.I drybrushed the remainder onto the sprocket teeth,and centerguides.The roadwheel edges,and idlers got regular painting style application.After weathering this will tone waaaay down.Today I will be painting the slogan on the turret.

Wet wash and slogan;

Hey Carl, nice looking KV..
I just so happened to have picked up the exact same kit.. I also joined the campaign.. Go figure... :-).. Anyways, I would be most appreciative if you could give me the number off the bottle of paint you used for it..

Dave

Very well Dave,
If you can acess Model Master paints,here is what I used.
Model Master
Russian Armor Green
Steel
Rust
Burnt Umber
Flat black
Insignia red
Raw Sienna

The hull is russian armor green with a touch of dark Green.
The main track color is burnt umber.
I used silver inside the headlight reflector.

Lord Mmhmm, you seem to be da right person to ask questions about trumpeteer KV's :-)
I've just assembled one run of the link and lenght tracks on my small turret KV1 (like anything on those tanks was small :-) )
Now it seems that the number of links per track in instructions is too much by half link?
And if I try to strech it on I seem to be able to go without that one extra link.
Did you encountered similar problem on any of your KV builds?

Cheers
Pedro

No problems for me.Check the arms are all level,not up or down.The top run takes 8 links around the sprocket to the short straight section.The idler may take 9.
Its easier to be a bit loose,with a bit of sag between the idler and the short straight section.

Instructions call for 9 links around sprocket and 8 links around idler.
The arms are all nice and level.
For now situation looks like this:




I went with 9 links around the sprocket as in the instructions.
I think i'll stretch it with 8 links, 9 seems to be giving too much sag for me.
What do you think Lord Mmhmm?

Pedro

I see how 8 can work,your angle of the short solid section below the idler,is "up" too much.If it angled down a tiny bit,it would intersect the 8 block loop well.
On all 5 that I have built,i had a perfect fit,using 8 in front.

Carl. Looks good. Are all those KVs part of your little fleet?