In summer I've started another model but i did only weels and some mino stuff. Now few weeks ago I decided to finish it.
I have a RBModel barrel and probably that's it form aftermarket stuff. As for the base I would like to do a muddy one.
Let's get to work. First: a lot of wheels:



And hull:



Something what we can call a passengers (Operators) compartment:

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And driver's:



Gun's parts:

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Dry fit:



Tracks are made from single links. They are labeled as 2S19, so it looks like the same are used in 1K17 kit and probably some T-80:

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Tracks glued and painted glossy black before Alclads



Interior painted, most of it won't be visible anyway



Both compatments glued in place:



Some windows are to small, some to big:



The same for PE parts:



I paint with Tamiya and of course there is no Russian green, so I had to mix some paints. I tried the shade on the bottom part:



Wheels painted:



Chipped



And damaged a little bit

Glued tracks and wheels in place:



And I started base. First 3cm of styrofoam:



Then plaster, glue, earth, pigments and other stuff:



Spreaded around:



Track marks:



Some dirt on tracks:


Then grass (glue is still wet):

I've added some more turfs:



And I tried to add some grass on the track marks:



And finally adding some dirt, mud and water (still wet):

When dried it looks like this:



Then Ive added some water on base



And finally Ive started to gluing vehicle:

Looks like a lot of work
Any other problems except the sizes of the photoetch and "windows" ?
/ Robin

What colors did you use for the interior?

Luckly no. There were only flaws of this kit. Rest was very good and I didn't noticed major issues. Some attention is needed when gluing tracks. After some time mine fell apart in few places for unknown reason.



It was mix of Tamiya paints, some Sky Blue, park green, White etc. I'm not able to provide exact ratio as they were mixed long time ago when I was building Smerch.

Some more photos:
Vehicle prepared for base color:



But this time I've added something between filter and wash

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Dry fit:



During applying base color:



And base color done, some minor correction will be done later:
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Small parts painted:



As well as details:

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And finally model was placed on the base. I had to cut some as it would fit perfectly:



And front view: