KV-1 Lightweight Cast Turret

[Panzergrenadier]

Hi,

Another project of mine. (I have way too many in progress. :lol: )
This time it's the Trumpeter KV-1. Mainly started it as a mind clearing and experimenting model. Although I have to admit it has stalled a bit at the moment.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/Siim2018Medium.jpg


On this ones turret I went a bit wild with the cast texture but it was fun and I am
really pleased with the result. :)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/Siim2020Medium.jpg


I also tried to do welds on the roof. They took a lot of effort and to me they qualify as OK.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/Siim2019Medium.jpg


And the tracks and wheels are in this state at the moment.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/Siim2021Medium.jpg

All comments welcome.

Cheers

Siim

[Larry Bates]

Nice job Siim,
what's stopping you?

Larry

[MikkoH]

Siim looks very nice! How did you do the casting texture on turret?

Cheers Mikko

[RC_Hill]

Originally posted by Panzergrenadier@Jun 28 2006, 07:06 PM
Hi,

Another project of mine. (I have way too many in progress. :lol: )
This time it's the Trumpeter KV-1. Mainly started it as a mind clearing and experimenting model. Although I have to admit it has stalled a bit at the moment.
Man, you're not alone on having too many ;) Don't worry about it, but do try to finish, that would be better...getting stalled is...well, I don't know how to describe it as it's different for everybody...just relax or try and find some inspiration...there's a lot to be found on this site and others...

Looks great so far!

RC

[D.A.Kinder66]

Looks good Siim i like the cast texture on the turret alot the welds look good also on the sides of the turret the welds on the top are a little heavy but i don't think it's nothing to worry about as far as everything else , i can't wait to see it finished thanks for sharing :)

[brokeneagle]

Siim,
great job on the turret texture! Really bubbly and ruff like the Russian stuff was.
Not overdone at all. ;)

[mnickolson]

Siim,

I'm agree with Ian. Nice texture job on the turret. :thumb:

Mike

[Theo Braat]

Very nice lightweight turret there, Siim
As I don't have the kit [yet] I'm anxious to hear what improvements you made on the turret exactly; you mention weldlines, which look very convincing, but did you alter the cast armour texture completely and if so, what techniques did you use? The result is a extremely realistic looking turret :)

Theo

[Sticky]

Perfect texture! Wow. This is great. Please get back to this one i want to see more!

[paulyrichard]

Pretty cool texturin', I like it a lot! :thumb:

[Guest]

Hi,

Thank you guys for the nice words. :)

To Larry: For short...this:

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/misc/images/tr00207.jpg
:lol:

To Mikko: I used the glue-old toothbrush-sandpaper method.

To RC: My main inspiration for this one is the KV-1 Paul Abbott did here.

To Theo Braat: The turret had no texture, It was pretty smooth although I can't take much credit for the weld line on the side of the turret. It was done by Trumpeter but I did enhance it a bit. ;)

I do have a couple of very bad pictures from the beginning of the project.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/Picture3034Medium.jpg

Just the ordinary filling of the join line. Then I glued on the roof. I originally didn't want to bother with the welds but the roof looked like it was just sitting there unattached.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/Picture3032Medium.jpg

Unfortunately I didn't take any more pictures.


Siim

[Panzergrenadier]

Sorry it was me! I forgot to sign in. :lol:

Siim

[Robert Lockie]

That line round the side of the turret isn't actually a weld, it's the remains of the mould line where the original turret came out of the mould., which has then been ground or flame cut away to make it less prominent. They appear on many large cast parts but they are emphatically not welds from joining two parts together. I appreciate that they may not always look very different but it's as well to avoid confusion. Good job on the welds you added to the roof by the way.

[Plushy]

Sweet Looking KV Siim !

I look forward to seeing more in progress pics . :)

[Panzergrenadier]

Thanks!

That line round the side of the turret isn't actually a weld, it's the remains of the mould line where the original turret came out of the mould., which has then been ground or flame cut away to make it less prominent.

Very interesting. Nice to know. ;)


Siim

[Larry Bates]

Originally posted by Guest@Jun 29 2006, 01:44 PM
To Larry: For short...this:

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/misc/images/tr00207.jpg
:lol:

Siim
:o :lol:

Ahhhhhhh.

Larry

[Panzergrenadier]

Disaster!

I started coating the KV with some gloss auto varnish. As I sprayed, some areas got a little too much of it. First it looked ok and it didn't turn white or anything, but as I returned to the model 5 minutes later the gloss had made the paint wrinkle on those heavy coated areas.:eek:

Of course I can hide the mess on the lower hull with some mud, but I think the turret roof will pose a problem.:confused: Oh well, live and learn...


Siim

[Panzergrenadier]

Hi,

Things have advanced on this project but not that much.
I have given it a gloss coat with some suspicious spray can. Then I have applied a wash with model Master enamels. Mostly a mix of very dark brown. Then I added mud with a pastel-solvent mix. It will be covered by the matt varnish so that I can apply more different color mud without having to fear ''melting'' loose the older layer.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/minukv1vaike.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/minukv5vaike.jpg


I can see from the photos now that the wash left some unwanted marks, so those have to be removed too.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/minukv4vaike.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/minukv2vaike.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/minukv3vaike.jpg

That's it for now.;)

Siim

[Jan Peters]

Cool project! I realy like the mud, what pigments have you used?
Solventmarks are best taken care of while drying. The trick is keeping an eye on it while it dries, and as soon as you see a mark apearing work it whit a bit of fresh white spirit.;)
hth,Jan :)

[Panzergrenadier]

Thanks for the good word Jan.;)

Yes I did exactly what you said when appling the wash but I must have left the model on its own too early.
I used pastel chalks for the mud. They are some cheap brand but work ok.:) The colors were mostly brown, then a bit of green, red and yellow.


Siim

[Panzergrenadier]

Hi,

It is finally done!:)

The dusty look was achieved with pastels. I made the base about a month ago. It was also dusted with pastels.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/IMGP1000vdMedium.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/IMGP0989hnMedium.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/IMGP099mtMedium.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/IMGP0994rewMedium.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/IMGP0995gdMedium.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/IMGP1001klkMedium.jpg

All comments are welcome.

All the best

Siim

[lquah]

Siim

Nice weathering :thumb: Are you going to add some stowage to it? Looks a bit plain at the moment.

Lawrence

[Flak]

It look really nice...

[Vadster]

Siim,

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[Jan Peters]

Great work Siim!
I realy like these brutal Russians :thumb:
Are you adding the towcables and lightlens later, or are you leaving them off?
Jan :)

[SGT. SHLITZ]

That looks awsome! I love those ruskie tanks.

[Panzergrenadier]

Thank you guys. It really means a lot to me.;)


Nice weathering :thumb: Are you going to add some stowage to it? Looks a bit plain at the moment.


Nope, maybe in the future.

Are you adding the towcables and lightlens later, or are you leaving them off?


I am leaving of the cables. Although at first I made one broken piece of cable to be hanging of the rear attachment point, but as it turned out it would hang over the frame of the base.

I will not attach the light lens beacuse I want to show it as though the glass has fallen out during driving. I didn't loose it.:D

Oh and the roof hatch is so rusty because it is supposed to be a hatch from a burnt out KV used as a replacement.


Siim

[Larry Bates]

Nice Job Siim ;)

Larry

[Sticky]

I like everything but the ground foam on the base - Foam = YUK!

[yagdpanzer]

The KV is looking really nice, the excellent mud makes the model look "right" !

[Stuke Sowle]

Excellent build Siim!

I have to say I think that stowage or some type of gear strewn about her would really add to the character of the vehicle. Also the mud on the chassis and wheels is great, but I would add it to the nooks and crannies on the tracks as they would've passed through the same material.

I love the cast texture and color variation on the tank. Hard to make green look interesting!

[Panzergrenadier]

Thank you all for the kind words.;)

John, yes I agree that the foam does not look so good, but since I had this dio around and thought I will use it.

Stuke, my next order from Plusmodel will contain some stuff for this baby.:cool:

Siim

[Panzergrenadier]

As a little addition I added the lens for the light. I think it looks better this way.:rolleyes:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/Panzergrenadier90/IMGP1076Small.jpg

Siim

[Flak]

As a little addition I added the lens for the light. I think it looks better this way.:rolleyes:

Siim


Yep...Agreed with you...

[Jan Peters]

Muuuuch better!
Goes to show you realy didn't lose it :D
Jan ;)

[lquah]

Siim

Yeah, looks better. Are you going to dust it up?

Lawrence

[Panzergrenadier]

Good to hear you agree with me on this one.

Lawrence, if you mean dust up the light, than no I'm not. I guess at least that was the one thing that was kept clean.:rolleyes:

Siim