Building Dragons JSU-122 *updated and finished* - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

bufflehead

Member since
July 2006
From: San Francisco Bay Area

Posted by bufflehead on Friday, April 13, 2007 4:56 PM

biffa,I don't know how you do it......it took you less than a week to assemble and prep this kit and it takes me 2-3 weeks just to do the suspension on mine.

I can only marvel at your tank factory and hope my miserly production can at least produce the same quality as yours!

I know the JSU-122 will be another winner...can't wait to see the finished build!

Ernest

Last Armor Build - 1/35 Dragon M-26A1, 1/35 Emhar Mk.IV Female

Last Aircraft Builds - Hobby Boss 1/72 F4F Wildcat & FW-190A8

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CDNTanker25

Member since
May 2005
From: Playing in the foothills of NY

Posted by CDNTanker25 on Friday, April 13, 2007 3:58 PM

Quick or not, it's looking good Ron!!!

James on the bench: Merkava II With MCRS-20% Merkava IID 75% IDF Magach Batash

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Friday, April 13, 2007 6:28 AM

Glad to see you flying through the build Ron. Those PE drum holders look real snazzy.

Eric

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biffa

Member since
January 2005
From: in the tank factory in my basement

Posted by biffa on Friday, April 13, 2007 2:22 AM

Hey guys, thanks for tagging along although this 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 like Eric predicted.
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.

Ron g.

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PatricioDelfosse

Member since
August 2003

Posted by PatricioDelfosse on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:54 AM

Nice beast! I made this kit some time ago. A really pleasure to build! You can see some pics here. Sorry for the size :-(

http://www.modelersite.com/PDF_Fotos_XIII/JSU-122.htm

Cheers

Pato

Editor - Military Vehicles

www.modelersite.com

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Carves

Member since
April 2014

Posted by Carves on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:36 AM

disastermaster wrote:
OK boys and men........ Here we go on #11 for 2007......!!!!!!

Yes Steve, I believe the reason why Ron is out for a while is maybe he went out to EXPAND his tank factory.

Now, I'll bet he can crank out like 2-3 tanks in a week.

---
Ben

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biffa

Member since
January 2005
From: in the tank factory in my basement

Posted by biffa on Monday, April 9, 2007 7:37 PM

The ruski fans are out in force heh, Zoran i thought this might catch your eye if you were around

m1, ill answer that one in the paint steps as im really not for sure yet how i will approach it.

Tread, but its better value for money you get to build it twice

Eric so far so good i just got through putting the tracks together and they are cool they friction fit with a slight pressure so i was able to shape them around the wheels before putting any glue to them,

Thanks chaps should have an update tommorrow.

Ron.

Ron g.

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treadwell

Member since
September 2005
From: beacon falls , Ct.

Posted by treadwell on Monday, April 9, 2007 6:49 PM

heya ron

-- this oughta be be cool!-- dont't let this bad boy drive off the table!!

-- tread

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Buddho

Member since
March 2003
From: Newport News VA

Posted by Buddho on Monday, April 9, 2007 3:17 PM

Nice progress on this one...I have one and am waiting to see how this one turns out.

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IanIsBored2000

Member since
August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Monday, April 9, 2007 2:04 PM

zokissima wrote:
Oh yeah, back to the Russian stuff, where you SHOULD be

Can't wait to see what you do with this one.

Glad to see im not the only one that likes the russian stuff. Past aor presesnt, it all just has a really cool look to me. And russian green accepts Biffas weathering quite nicely.

"Scanlon: work your knobby hands on the table in front of you, constructing a make-beleive bomb to blow up a make-beleive world."

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Monday, April 9, 2007 1:12 PM

Oh yeah, back to the Russian stuff, where you SHOULD be Tongue [:P]

Can't wait to see what you do with this one.

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disastermaster

Member since
July 2003
From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.

Posted by disastermaster on Sunday, April 8, 2007 11:53 PM

OK boys and men........

Here we go on #11 for 2007......!!!!!!

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Sunday, April 8, 2007 11:20 PM

It should be pretty similiar to their JS-2. I don't recall any problems with that build except with the back panel. It was an easy fix, a little filing and putty. Good luck and look forward to more "Motherland" armor.

Eric

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m1garand

Member since
November 2005
From: Somewhere over the rainbow

Posted by m1garand on Sunday, April 8, 2007 10:32 PM

Biffa is back in full production again?

By the way, how do you paint wheels? it looks like you already have them attached to the vehicle. How do you paint wheels that are facing inside and rubber parts?

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biffa

Member since
January 2005
From: in the tank factory in my basement

Building Dragons JSU-122 *updated and finished*

Posted by biffa on Sunday, April 8, 2007 10:28 PM

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.