KV 2 Big Turret - Trumpeter - 1/35 scale
Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 12:32 PM UTC
Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 03:47 PM UTC
Hi Omar,
It is coming along very nicely I have a couple of kv's to do myself do will follow with interest.
Will be good to see how you finish it.
Ta mike
On the work bench: To many started & nothing finished!!
T55 ( Libyan)
S-Boat
BRDM 2 (Syrian)
BM21-Grad (Iraqi)
Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 09:52 PM UTC
I built that
kit recently and it is a great kit to build. I like the grills on the engine deck- are they scratchbuilt?
Pat
work to become not to acquire
Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 01:15 PM UTC
Hi guys, its a good kit. The grills are scratchbuilt.
I show you some advances...


Omar
Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 08:45 PM UTC
Hi Omar,
Looking really good, just a quick question did you scratch build the retaining wire & schackles & if so how?? As I would like to try & make when I do my KV 1.
Cheers mike
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T55 ( Libyan)
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Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 04:53 AM UTC
Hi Mike
I made it whith a copper wire and the schackles with a overcooking steel wire (diameter 0,5 mm)

Omar

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Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 05:14 AM UTC
Aah this remains one of my favorite Trumpeter kits. It is a brilliant thing OOTB and it is easy to do some improvements yourselve without the aid of much AM stuff. Great job on this beast your additions look the part.
I have one of these partly built with some mine damage. Yours might just be the inspiration needed to finish it some day.
Greetz Robert "FAUST" Blokker
"Wees niet onverstandig, haastig of voortvarend; alles sal regkom, as ons almal ons plig doen".
FUTBOL KAVGADIR!!!!!!!
Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - 01:52 AM UTC
Robert GO GO with yours KV
Well I show more advances:






Some one knows if the colors of the stop light is it all red???
Omar
Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Sunday, May 06, 2012 - 12:22 PM UTC
Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Monday, May 14, 2012 - 05:04 AM UTC
Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Monday, May 14, 2012 - 04:19 PM UTC
Very impressive KV II. I have one in the stash just waiting to be wrecked.
Did you have any issues with the tracks ?? I know both the KV I and II kit tracks have LOTS of sink holes.
Scratchmod-The Art of Destruction
Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 05:10 AM UTC
Hi Rob
I had some trouble with the tracks. You must have sanding the links, but the main problem was other I couldnīt close caterpillar, I separated a little each track to close it. Had half track more o less for close it.
Omar
Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 06:44 AM UTC
Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 09:01 AM UTC
Hi Omar,
Great looking job & really well done, I will book mark this so I can read it again when I start my kv in the future
Cheers Mike
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Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Friday, May 25, 2012 - 10:11 AM UTC
Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:14 AM UTC

#026
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 08:08 AM UTC
Beautiful build Omar,
What color(s) did you use for the Russian green? It looks great!
Jeff
Bodeen
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Chubut, Argentina
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Posted: Friday, June 15, 2012 - 05:20 AM UTC
Hi Jeff
Thanks by your comments, I used humbrol Nro 86 like base color. First it had gave a little touch with a mix of humbrol 33 and 100 on the ends.-
Cheers, Omar
India / भारत
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Posted: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 - 10:56 PM UTC
Nice clean build. Thanks for sharing the build steps. You made it look easy.
I wish I have your skills in figure painting. I love the theame.

#003
Donegal, Ireland
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Posted: Thursday, August 02, 2012 - 07:59 AM UTC
Very nice build and paint job Omar. The nets over the grills look very good ... much better than many of the AM sets provide!. Will you add ground work or figures to this?
IPMS Stockholm
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United States
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Posted: Thursday, August 02, 2012 - 01:56 PM UTC
Que bueno. I bought this kit as part of my bulk purchase from Hong Kong. Can't wait to build it up after seeing these pics.
I built a Tamiya KV-2 and used those same figures you have there.