"Pravda & Jatkosota Completed" Topic
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miniMo | 26 Oct 2016 9:17 a.m. PST |
Recently wrapped up all the detail work on my Pravda High School and Jatkosota High School senshado teams using Company B's decals. Many more photos and details on the blog. Pravda entry here: link Ura! — Everyone sing along for an inspiring chorus of Katyusha!
Jatkosota here: linkMika strikes up the kantele for a rousing Säkkijärven Polkka!
For a consistent look among the tanks, I convert some Zvezda BT-5 models to make a pair of BT-7's and a BT-42 using a Battlefront turret:
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Tachikoma | 26 Oct 2016 10:53 a.m. PST |
Looking good! My Jatkosota got rather roughly handled over the weekend. Of course, the were up against Oarai… |
miniMo | 26 Oct 2016 12:08 p.m. PST |
This Jatkosota rocked out to the kantele this weekend, defeating Kuromoromine and then Pravda — the fleet of sneaky BT's and Sturmi are key! |
Twig66 | 29 Oct 2016 4:02 a.m. PST |
I wish I had read your Jatkosota blog months ago. Reading your description of the Battlefront resin kit is the same problem I have with Chihatan. No matter how much I tinker with them I am not happy and I couldn't put my finger on why exactly. Your description and picture comparing the metal tracks with Zvezda makes it clear, no matter how much work you do the battlefront tanks will never be cute. Probably not a problem for historical gamers. Converting a common Zvezda hull really makes them look like one team and the whitewashed Pravda insignia is perfect. Copying what you have done has made the choice of what team to paint next easy. Thanks. |
miniMo | 29 Oct 2016 6:40 a.m. PST |
You're welcome! I said "Ugh!" as soon as I put the BF one beside a Zvezda. But went through quite a lot of work kitbashing the Zvezda tracks to fit that hull, I ditched the whole thing when I realised I could just convert the whole Zvezda hull, and with less work than fitting the tracks took. I'm also swapping in Zvezda Ferdinand tracks on BF's Porsche Tiger. After getting in some sample Game Models kits, I went with Quality Castings for Chihatan. Haven't painted them yet, but am very happy with how they look. QC are 1/106, not 1/100, but that works fine for Chihatan. |
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