Hi guys, here we go again back on the ruskie stuff this one keeps rising to the top of the pile so this time its getting done, this is the Dragon kit #6013 and i am going to see about using the external fuel tanks and PE i had left over from the T34/85 w/bedspring armour kit and any other bits and bobs i have in the spares box.

The box-art, this beast looks very menacing it should be fun to paint up.


Upper and lower hulls include some nice casting detail and weld joins.


Step 1, as per usual the wheels, no problems here.


Step 2, consists of the lower hull wheel attachments and wheels again no problems to report.



Thanks for looking in and as always feel free to comment or ask questions.

Ron.

Ron,
Fruil track look very sweet on this beast. Have fun.

Off to a good start Ron, will be following this one with interest since I have its cousin, the JSU-122S/152 in the stash as well.

This build may be a real quicky, basically it is already in the paint shop with flat black for a primer and a base coat of MM acrylic Dark green below are a couple of pics of the build but to be honest there wasnt much to report as this is a very simple build and the only problem i had was a bit of adjusting of the rear plate to get it to fit right.
I removed the front and rear fenders i prefere the way it looks, i used the PE for the fuel drums out of the T34/85 kit i had left over and decided to leave all but one drum off. I will be adding a few bits like tow cables and maybe a tarp later.









Pics of the painting steps to follow.


Ron.

'Ouch' thanks for the heads up Gary, as usual i was being lazy and just assumed without even checking but i have redone them and while they are not perfect they do look a lot more like they should i also added some of the missing detail on the rear place i missed, i appreciate the link.

Ron.

Hey Ron,looking good so far.i build the same kit OOTB a few weeks ago
and is really a great kit to build.i have to say the tracks are superb with this dragon kit,no need for Friuls with this one Now let''s see it painted and weatherd

greetings jeroen,.

Looking good so far. Am considering getting this kit. Any significant challenges?

Thanks guys, Jeroen i totally agree about the tracks they went together nicely so well in fact i was able to attach them shape them and remove them without any glue they fit together that well they are glued now though heh,
Thomas the only issue i had with the building was the rear plate was a little off and needed a slight sanding to get to fit other than that nothing.

Ok a small update as mentioned i changed the straps and they are closer to what they should be and with a little weathering and some extra stowage thrown on i think they will be ok, so far i have painted the whole thing in flat black primer then a base coat of MM acrylic dark green which i then lightened with a little yellow to do some slight fading, then still with the air brush i painted a base on the tracks with MM acrylic leather.

Making good progress Ron, looking forward to seeing this one get your usual weathering treatment.

That's a mean looking tank Ron....I have this kit as well, nice model.

Looking forward to seeing your weathering, I will be keeping an eye on this one!

Regards, Paul