WIP BLOG and Finish photos are here: https://imgur.com/a/2GfFk

I just finished this model. It's DOOB (Detailed Out Of Box) build with no hobby product AM added.

The only added mods are the head lamps, front hull and fenders bolt and rivet details, scratch muffler guard, rear bridge supports, bridge mechanism winch cables, ow cables, etc ...

A fun build and my first completed soviet armor model.
















any questions and comments and crits and ANY real 1/1 info are welcome

thanks for looking in

WIP BLOG and Finish photos are here: https://imgur.com/a/2GfFk

Is this the old ICM kit?

yes, kit #35081 made in Ukraine

Very nice, you did a lot better than most attempts I've seen at building this kit. You should consider building more Russian armour

that's a really sweet build and i like the level of weathering you created. a great addition to your collection. cheers, bd.

Very detailed and realistic. Bravo!

Nice job, i like it

Beautiful build. This kit has a bad reputation, but you did a great job on it.

Thanks for sharing

thank you all for your very kind words

vonHengest and SGTJKJ, yes this kit had a coat of goo and grease (mold release) that had to be removed with denatured alcohol. The molded details are alright but the real problem is the prototype reference. Nobody knows how this bridge is actually deployed and recovered. The individual track links detail and fit are great, however

meaty_hellhound, yeah I wanted it to look used but not caked and covered in mud or rusting away in a graveyard. Thanks for looking in and the comment

retiredyank and bigmal, thanks for checkin in fellas

Nicely done. You really made a poor kit look good.

IT-28 Bridge laying modes:


Pictures:

Jacques, Thanks!
it wasn't all that bad of a kit. The lower part of the lower hull was slightly warped. Hot water and a little, counter tweaking, solved that easily. A few hinges on a few hatches didn't register correctly with the mating parts on the hull, unless the instructions were printed backwards. And there is no tow cable or upper winch cable material 'string' included in the kit. The most important thing missed was 1/1 ref images and text explanation of how the bridge was deployed and recovered

But I guess they didn't know either because they would have designed the kit accordingly. But that' cool. It's an unusual subject vehicle that no other kit company produced and the parts fit was good. The indi track links were exceptionally great

EdCraft, thanks for the pictures and diagrams
(step 1) makes sense for transport but (steps 2,3,4) would seem to have some sort of rack and pinion system to actuate, or slide rails somewhere

Or, maybe, the bridge itself had some rolling wheels on it's underside ?

Excellent job on this one, really like the painting and weathering. I've got one of these in the stash, but never really felt much like building it. Probably still won't get to in the near future, but when and if I ever do, your build will be an inspiration and example of how good it can look with the proper treatment. Thanks for sharing this.

Wonderful build, the weathering on the bridge timber is very effective.
I have this kit in the stash, it was going to stay there, but you have shown what an excellent job can be made.

Cheers

Keith

Yes, something like that

JimF, KAYELL Thank you very much. If you do ever open it up and start, I suggest buying a can of denatured alcohol to clean the goop (mold release) off.


it's what I had to do because it was thick. The over all fit of the kit was good though. Fun build

WIP BLOG and Finish photos are here: https://imgur.com/a/2GfFk

JimF, KAYELL - Also a heads up if you start building this kit:

These handle parts (E14 and E15) . The i-sheets do not call these out correctly. 
While installing this part (H5)





The i-sheet call out to use both handles parts (E15). But I already used one of them as per instructions on a previous step on another engine access part (K10).



The kit only provides two (E15) and two (E14). So I advise you to use handle part (E14) on engine access hatch part (K10) instead of (E15). Then you and I would have had two (E15) handles to install on the rear engine access hatch because the holes on part (H5) are designed to fit two (E15). 



If you are a wire handle bender from scratch, then disregard this post.

WIP BLOG and Finish photos are here: https://imgur.com/a/2GfFk