Monday, September 9, 2013

Airfix JS3

Built and painted this over the weekend. Not one of their better kits I have to say, several parts were warped




Not too many parts and fairly simple instructions 



The second of the Vellejo Russian Uniform colours 70924




Followed by a couple of coats of thinned black ink


I set the decals to the rear of the turret as I'm hoping to add some numbers when the rest of my modelling stuff eventually arrives from NZL; if I get another of these I'll try to manage a command figure for the turret


Dry-brushed and highlighted with just a touch of white



An okay model but not a great one. Probably the heaviest of my Russian armour, so far.


13 comments:

  1. Nicely done Al. You have finished it very well. I must admit I have not even looked at Russian Armour as a source for modelling but some of those WW2 heavies are intriguing.

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    1. Mate, do T35 or T28, either of those should keep you busy for a while

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  2. Nice execution on this Al. One of the better examples of this oldie I have seen.
    Good skills

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  3. You've made a nice job of a rather dodgy old kit.

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    1. Thanks lads, I had no idea it was quite so old, I'm a bit more forgiving that I do

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  4. Not a great kit but you've made a superb job of it. When I was a kid (mid 60's) this was the only Russian Airfix tank kit available to fight along side my Airfix Russian infantry so I have fond memories of it!

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    1. I haven't seen anything else to compare it with Ian but wouldn't mind another version; Airfix Russian Infantry, classic!

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  5. simple the model, better the outcome!
    good finishing!
    bye

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  6. Cool kit
    Well done
    I have two on the stocks that need painting green

    I have no excuse now ;)

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  7. That's come out fine, with a nice, rough-cast finish to it. Not bad at all!

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  8. Great work Al - love the weathering!

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