Dario there are 5 pics missing mate, those we can see are looking good .




Paul

I'm sorry Paul, i don't know what is the problem...
Now i try again

No need to apologise, it happens the best of us .

Looking very good there, won't be long before paint comes along




Paul

Hi all,
I'm a bit of a late starter but hopefully should be finished by the due date. Having never built a machine that goes bang bang, I thought it was time to give this area some attention - also I didn't want to get bogged down with accuracy , no scale, so here's my interpretation of one of the KV family:









Just the basic turret and lower hull done at the moment, just started on the upper hull - so more to follow.

Cheers.

Evenin' All...

I am calling this baby done. I don’t know why I fannied around with it for so long… I very much enjoyed building it and having a go at the hairspray technique. I have learned a few lessons too, mainly: less is more… I’ve enjoyed this campaign and watching the builds progress. I look forward to seeing some more action here.

Hera are a few pics...









Thanks again, gents, for a great campaign!

Roger welcome aboard mate , this is a nice addition you're bringing along , looking forward to seeing her completed

Matthew nice finish there dude . I think everyone learns sooner or later about the "less is more" thing.
Thanks for playing along, hope to see soon on another campaign

Don't forget to post in the campaign Gallery

https://gallery.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/29028


and a happy weekend all

Paul

Hi guys
I finished to build mi KV-1 Ekrenami
The turret was assembled OOB, with only replacement of rear MG barrel with a piece of needle.
Now i hope to start painting as soon as possible

finaly I could get my mojo together and got tree steps ahead:



Inscription was done with white emanel paint and the washed a bit down with turpentine. Is supposed to look like written with white chalk.

I´ve fitted the tank to its base now and started with some pigments, but I´m not entirely happy with result...

Dario looking real nice there, a good clean build . Now all she needs is a drop of paint

Fabian that's no problem mate , at some point in time we all lose the mojo . But it comes back and you can continue .
You're doing a great job there , the chalking looks very authentic and the ground work is also coming along nicely.




Paul

@Roger: nice job on the scratching.

@Dario: I cannot wait to see what your KV's camo looks like.

@Matthew: as Paul stated, nice model and the weathering looks like real dust. What was your process?

@Fabian: the graffiti is a nice touch, do you plan on applying any rust or staining of any type?

I have applied the decals and have been painting the tracks (what a pain, should have taken your advice Paul). The next step is to apply the stains and dirt then the filter.



Bob

@Fabian: very nice job and very interesting idea about road indications painted on abandoned KV-2

@Paul: thanks very much for your support

@Bob: thank you, nice work on your Beutepanzer

I finished now the airbrush session.
I painted the base with Tamiya olive green and i made the lights with a mix of olive green, dark yellow and flat yellow with Tamiya colors again.
Now the tank seems to be too clear, but i prefer starting with a light base for weathering and chipping phases

















Next step will be paint whole model with Tamiya gloss to put the decals on the sides of turret

Regards
Dario

Bob you should always listen to those with age .
Your camo looks darn good though , it matches up very well to pics I have seen.

Dario lovely work there dude , now to get those decals on . And then go batshit on the weathering




Paul

oh man, i gotta stop dragging my feet on this one.

Come on ComradeMP, don't start slackin' dude





Paul

The dust is actually supposed to be mud from the Tamiya Weathering Master Set A, which contains Sand, Light Sand, and Mud.

I agree it does look more like dust than mud, but the effect is still quite realistic...

Cheers

Matthew

My completed KV-1. Not entirely happy with it but found it to be a learning experience.

Come on Pricklehead don't be so harsh on yourself .
She looks just great and the main thing is that you have
also learned some new things here too .
Now go get that StuG built, and apply all you have learned here into that build and you'll have a cracker
Thanks for playing and maybe I'll see you in another of my campaigns later




Paul

Thanks Paul

Was actually looking at my Stug last night so will be starting soon.

Cheers

Here is my Zvezda 1/35 KV-2, starting to go together fast now that I'm done working overtime and can spend a lot more time on it. Only problem with the kit thus far is that the bottom piece of the lower hull flat pack was badly warped but superglue and elbow grease got me thru that.

I don't think I will manage to complete this one in time...

I purchased a set of masterclub metal tracks prior to this campaign but only realised recently that half of the pins were incorrect...
The eBay seller went out of business but the helpful armorama community pointed me in the right direction to source replacements!
...However it will be another 2 (or more) weeks before they arrive. I don't really want to resort to the vinyl tracks but I am still considering it.

I will finish the rest off and put up some pics, just to join in, but unless others also request a lengthy extension I will just have to enjoy watching others finish and use this as a valuable lesson to always check items before 'stashing' them!

Love that kv-2 with directions graffiti! Very nice job with the chalk look.
I'm also very pleased to see that other people completed some kv-1e kits - with such impressive results that it makes up for me not finishing.

Keep em coming chaps.

Well, Comrades, I've finished this beast. I'm not happy with how I managed to put the tracks together, and the running gear has some issues, but in general it's fine. Unfortunately the layers of chipped metal does not come across very well in these photos. (What I'm trying to say the model looks better in real life than on the photos.) Will have to get a decent gear.

Here are my finished Photos for the Campaign.
There are lot of great builds here and I expect even more yet to come.
Tom

Karl looking fine there buddy , and pay attention to the end of this post

Alex K o.k. mate you're not quittin' on me that easily , how long do you think you need ?

Andras nice build, it's just a shame you didn't show us the building process with some of the troubles you may have encountered.

Tom she looks great , the decalling looks like it was painted, or was it painted?
Thanks for playing along with us.

O.k. it looks like some of you KVers need a little extra time
How about 2 weeks, which would take us to the 15 of August, is that a deal?
Let me know by tomorrow and I'll inform the admin about it.




Paul

Dear Paul,

There was really nothing to it. Apart from the running gear, the construction took about 30 minutes. (I wrote a review of the kit.)

http://armorama.com/review/9851


It was simply done faster than I was able to take photos during building. The tracks were a bit fiddly, but then again, nothing to take photos of, really.

This stage was about five minutes into the build (After cleanup.)



The painting was longer. This is in mid-way: I made a deep green basecoat, dabbed on masking fluid onto places where wear was expected, and coated with a lighter shade. Later on I went back, and put metallic gray in these areas.



I tried to go for this grayish-metallic wear you see in this computer generated image

http://wikicdn.wargaming.net/images/thumb/c/c7/KV-5_front_left.jpg/302px-KV-5_front_left.jpg

Not entirely successful. I'll have to keep trying.

Sure, a couple more weeks would make things less of a rush.