Just a few more shots. Tonight I added chipping to the other parts of the vehicle – metal parts of the cargo bed walls and rear of the vehicle. I think this […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 7
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 6
After the application of the whitewash camouflage using the hairspray method, the finish of the tractor was rather flat. The finish at this time is also rather inconsistent – there is a […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 5
I managed to play a bit with the Voroshilovets over the last days. I added small markings on the side cargo bed walls – small red triangle on each side. Kit provides […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 4
Highlights After applying the base coat I needed to the lighten the overall color of the tractor and also wanted to created some vertical gradation of the green shades on the vehicle. To achieve […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 3
Base Coat While I was looking for the right shade of Russian green for the base coat I put my hands on the latest Model Military Magazine, which features build article by Mike Rinaldi […]
Oh, those Russian artillery tractors again…
…and in relation to my recent post on the forthcoming Russian artillery tractor kits – Trumpeter has today released more pictures of their S-65. So finally some more details, including sprue shots. You […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 2
Having been working mostly on other things, I made some small progress on the Voroshilovets. Since I am not using the canvas provided in the kit, I had to fill the gap […]
Tractors are coming…
I seem to be getting a fan of Russian WWII artillery tractors. I find beauty in their lack of polish or sophisticated design, these being replaced by their utilitarian look of the […]
Voroshilovets Artillery Tractor
Because it’s Christmas (or was) and because I don’t have enough half-built models sitting on my shelf and because I spend most of my time working on THE project (of which I […]
BT-7
I started this kit, because I needed break from a longer project and was looking for a simple straightforward build. I decided to try Tamiya’s BT-7. In spite of their reputation, I rarely build […]
Stalinets S-60
This is model of Russian artillery tractor Stalinets S-60. The vehicle was a direct copy of the American Caterpillar 60 and was originally used as agricultural tractor. Almost 70,000 of them were produced by […]
