This is one of those odd Russian tank designs that just caught my eye and needed to be built.

In 1942 there were several proposals to mount a heavy howitzer on a tank chassis to deal with heavy concrete defensive fortifications. One of the proposals was to mount a 203mm B4 howitzer on the chassis of the KV-1 tank. The project didn't make it past drawing phase and was rejected for obvious reasons.

I designed most of the casemate a gun mount in 3D CAD and had a few of the more complex parts 3D printed. Cleanup wasn't that bad. The supports are pretty small at the contact point and fortunately some of the parts have a cast texture.



I made 2D drawings for the flat parts and cut the sides from sheet styrene stock.





The hull assembly was pretty straight forward. I used Fruil tracks. I think I'm about 1 link too long and will adjust.

Additional info on the U-19 can be found here.

http://tankarchives.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/soviet-heavy-assault-guns.html

http://tankarchives.blogspot.ru/2015/12/green-elephant.html

I'm pretty bad at taking a bunch of in-progress images.
The model is ready for primer. It's been detailed with Value Gear details and a MiniArt figure. Intake screen is fine aluminum mesh.

Thanks Matthew!

Very cool sir!

Superb work. Looks Great. Thanks for sharing....

Thanks!

What an awesome beast. Fantastic. You should start marketing this conversion as a kit. I know 3D printing isn't cheap. I'm sure there is a market for this kit though. I'm following this build. You are a true artist.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff. Not sure I ever want to get into the kit business. Don't have much time as it is.

The pillbox has some paint. I used the AK real colors for the base color and mixed with Tamiya for shadows and highlights. Still have lots to paint and do.

As I mentioned on FB, really well done paint. The fading on the side from top to bottom is perfect. Shading is spot on! Overall , I really love it.

Comrades to the front!!!!!!

Thanks Greg and Matt. It's a interesting project for sure.

I've created a number of profiles to study marking options. It's kinda hard to decide. I'm leaning towards the white stripe and small red star but this would put the U-19 in a time frame that would be difficult to place it at. I like the large red star and this feels like something from a video game :lol: The large slogan and number are probably the most universal.

Markings , filters, a wash, and chipping applied. Also started some basic weathering.

Finally finished the beast.

Finished with oils, enamels and pigments. The sheer size of the slab sides made weathering this thing a bit of a challenge.









Additional images can be found here: KV U-19