Hi All,

I thought I would share my Tankmania 2s3. This is a really nice kit but I found the barrel needed replacing as it didn't seem quite right - I scratchbuilt a replacement! I noticed the vision blocks were not painted - they are now but I have not had a chance to update the photos





Any comments welcome

Best regards

Ian Garnett

great job Ian, looks the mutts..
not had chance build mine yet ,ive been working on the SA8 Gecko

Nice job on this Ian- the scratch-built barrel sure does look well- what did you build it from?

Hi Karl and Roy, thanks for the comments,

Roy, I did not end up getting a turned barrel - it was just too expensive!! Sorry about that.

Karl, I used parts of the Type 83 152mm barrel and the AS90 155mm barrel. The muzzle brake is from the Type 83. I think the kit one is underscale.

I've just finished the 2s3's little brother: the 2S1, also as an Iraqi vehicle. I hope to post some pics shortly.

Best regards

Ian

no probs ian...
i can get round that one myself

are you sure you have the skills Roy?

Wow! I wish I have such howitzer on my shelf Very good job is done!
Nevertheless, I guess the chipping is a bit exaggerate.

Very nice job !

I want one. I am sure that is an expensive
resin kit. Maybe Zvesda, Trumpeter or HobbyBoss
will do one.
Thanks for sharing that beauty.

John

Hi Ian,

congrats on this beauty, any probs while construction? Or was it straight forward?

Andreas

Hi Andreas - this was a really nice build - the tankmania kits are awesome - superb casting and excellent fit. As I mentioned the only issue was the barrel. I would highly ecommend it!!

Hi,

that's correct, but the kit have many errors, sorry Pavel.
The scale is not correct 1:35, the turret have errors and the drive to and so on, unfortunately.
But the kit is the only one. Here some pics from my model.

Andreas