1/35 KV-2 BUNKER BUSTER BY TRUMPETER

[Tim Marlow]

Hi John
This is a crop out of someone else’s build, obviously for illustration only, but I think this is them......

They look like the eight bolts either side of the gun mantlet. Not sure your version has that mantlet though, so they may be an artefact from another kit version. I think PMMS means they are inserted from behind the mantlet part, not from the inside of the tank....being conical that would give the definition around the part.

[Guest]

Found these parts, they are not marked as not required but can't find any reference for them on the instructions , any idea ? .

What’s the part number? I looked at the kit’s instructions on Scalemates and can’t find a part of the sprue there that looks like yours does. There are eight bolts next to the hull top on sprue A (those are bolts for the engine deck) but they’re on the edge of the sprue, which yours clearly aren’t.

Could be that Tim is correct, though the instructions for Trumpeter’s KV-2 don’t show any bolts having to be fitted to the mantlet.

[Jim R]

Hi John
The beast is looking very nice. As for the spare bolt thingys - feed them to the carpet monster, you don't need 'em :tongue-out3:
Jim

[JR]

Great bit of damage on the fenders John....nice work all round :thumb2:

Thanks Si, bit of a had to be truth, those front idler's were too high for some reason.:smiling3:

[JR]

Hi John
This is a crop out of someone else’s build, obviously for illustration only, but I think this is them......
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They look like the eight bolts either side of the gun mantlet. Not sure your version has that mantlet though, so they may be an artefact from another kit version. I think PMMS means they are inserted from behind the mantlet part, not from the inside of the tank....being conical that would give the definition around the part.

Tim thanks, see what you mean . I think these then are for the later KV2 then .

What’s the part number? I looked at the kit’s instructions on Scalemates and can’t find a part of the sprue there that looks like yours does. There are eight bolts next to the hull top on sprue A (those are bolts for the engine deck) but they’re on the edge of the sprue, which yours clearly aren’t.

Could be that Tim is correct, though the instructions for Trumpeter’s KV-2 don’t show any bolts having to be fitted to the mantlet.

Sprue H , I think with out looking.

Hi John
The beast is looking very nice. As for the spare bolt thingys - feed them to the carpet monster, you don't need 'em :tongue-out3:
Jim

Well that's one idea I suppose Jim ! :smiling3::smiling3::smiling3::smiling3:

[Tim Marlow]

Hi John
The beast is looking very nice. As for the spare bolt thingys - feed them to the carpet monster, you don't need 'em :tongue-out3:
Jim

Don’t feed the trolls!

[JR]

Spent some time today cutting out some foam board for the Bunker.
Having read Paul's (Scottie ) thread where he mentions building bases to a certain size, I agree some of mine in the past have been far to big, resulting trouble fitting then in the shelving.
This time is a lot smaller, and do is the building !

The reason for changing the title ( thanks Allan ) was because there is no street for one and no real Aber pe being used. As good as it may be I just can't manage some of it .
The Bunker comes from the fact that during the late 1930,s the Finnins had an idea there would be a likely hood of a war with Russia, so they sensibly embarked on a massive Bunker building campaign.
Many of these bunkers were massive, containing several floors under ground for supplies , amunition, and accommodation. Others were a more simple affair, but all with the same purpose to hamper the attacking Russians.
With some of these well constructed bunkers with exceptionally thick concrete walls the Russian forces were unable to gain a foothold . The Russian command called for a special purpose tank with massive fire power give designed and built asap. Hence the arrival of the KV-2. There were only according to some records approx 23 of the early KV-2 ever built, the later model was 210.
Photos tomorrow .

[JR]

Evening, a few photos for appraisal.



Gun slot .



Inside, as being glued.



Pre test.


This was yesterday.

This afternoon I sat in the sun and applied the Sculpymould to the base, then the rebar to the damaged part. Please when I checked rebar sizes for heavy construction the size .4 wire was right for 18mm thickness.


This was when I started.

. later it looked like this.

Sanding down will start when this first coat ids fully dry.

You might just be able to make out some track marks, took a spare set of track, measured out the distance and glued some sprue to the track to keep the distance

Also fitted the tow cables



Found it difficult to attach the copper to the plastic, not holes, so on the side sections I undercut the section up to the eyelet, then glued and wrapped some Tamiya tape around.
The other end on the the shackles was but jointed , can't see a easier way ?

Comments welcome and thanks for looking in.

Dzhon.

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good John......

[scottie3158]

John,
Lovely work on the emplacement the re bar looks spot on.

[Mini Me]

JR, nice looking bunker, the rebar looks good. For the cable ends I use wine bottle foil on mine and then CA them in place after forming a little taper in the ends to simulate the swadged end fitting. HTH.
Rick H.

[GerryW]

John, is it me, or is the cable twisted the wrong way? :surprised: Apologies if I'm wrong.

[Si Benson]

Evening Mr R,
Good to see you could pull yourself away from the garden long enough to get some mogelling done! :smiling5:

Nice that the builders have been in and knocked up a bunker complete with battle damage.....and a top job they did too :thumb2:
I can really see where this one is going now....nice work so far sir :smiling4:

[Mini Me]

Good eye Gerry! It looks that way to me also.......I would like to be a fly on the wall at the Rooski cable factory when the "Boss" asked Ivan how he managed to do that neat little trick! :tongue-out3: :tongue-out2::tongue-out: Rick H.

[outrunner]

Some great work going on there John.

Andy.