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Hobbyboss 1:48 KV-1 mod.1940 "small turret" (first 1:48 armour build)
Posted by madmike
on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 1:19 AM
Hi all
Not much activity for me modelwise for some time due to a busy family and work life. however I did get some work done on the most excellent Hobbyboss 1:48 KV-1 mod.1940 "small turret".
Normally I build braille scale armour. However I grabbed a few of the Hobbyboss quarter scale range at a princely sum of $12 per kit whilst one of the local hobby shops was having a sale.
A very nice kit, easy to assemble. Paint is Vallejo followed by oil washes, filters, dot filters and Mig pigments. I used Vallejo Russian Green primer for the first time on this build. Sprayed straight from the bottle, the applied paint appeared thick but after about 20 minutes sucked down onto the plastic with no underlying detail loss. This stuff is almost impossible to rub off as well. The usual handling failing to budge anything. Great not to have to go back and touch up.
I still need to add some more polished steel on the inside and outer faces of the tracks, tidy up the mud and dust on the running gear and a few other bits and pieces.
Currently building a base for this build to sit on.
Comments are most welcome (not that there is much to see as yet)
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