1/35 KV-2 BUNKER BUSTER BY TRUMPETER

[JR]

Just a thought, are you by any chance left handed? Just that the way you twisted the wire, is the same as how my father used to twist wires (anti-clockwise).

Gerry. Yes, I am , always have trouble with cables, I want to to go the opposite way to the way they are made. Just ask Christine about me and the lawn mower cable !

[JR]

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:

Si can you email me please, don't seem to be able to contact you.

[Si Benson]

Evening John, email sent :thumb2:

[JR]

Evening from Race Towers, of course with this fine weather where else did you expect me to be.

I've spent the last two afternoons sitting in the warm sun at the garden table with this little chap feeding away on mealworms. He and his female companion are getting tamer by the day. Unfortunately the Starlings have noticed the meal worms are trying to barge in, they won't come if I'm there, so the Black birds can eat as much as they like. The female is shown in the first photo, she's broken her right leg at some point but still flies but has a hard time on the ground.




On with the modelling .



Did a thin wash of a dark brown mixed with the green, once dry I added another lighter brown.

Once dry I sprayed a coat of AK 3RD GEN mixed varnish, glass and mat, as I haven't any semi . again when this was dry, a mixture of Vallejo white and some water washable white, mixed with a little thinners and water to give a very weak mix .
This was brushed on, then a dry brush used to remove a lot of it, wiping on kitchen roll as I went.





The bunker has had some more layers added to the roof to build up the curve, and the hole in the left hand side enlarged to allow the troops entry.


I also added to the side of the gun slit, with angled formboard, then filled with a fine filler .

Progress is being made, need to put some rebar in the new breakthrough hole as well.

Comments welcome, esp on the winter wash, as its a lot thinner than I would normally do and a different paint.

Thanks for looking in.

Dzhon.

[scottie3158]

John,
All looking very nice mate.

[JR]

John,
All looking very nice mate.

Thnks Paul.

[GerryW]

That winter wash looks the business! Looks hurriedly applied and weathered off :thumb2:

[JR]

That winter wash looks the business! Looks hurriedly applied and weathered off :thumb2:

Thanks Gerry.

[outrunner]

That white wash looks good John.

Andy.

[Mark1]

I've checked out some of your previous work and look forward to seeing this when it's finished :thumb2:

[Lee Drennen]

Looking good JR. your flowers are beautiful

[adt70hk]

Coming on very nicely John.

ATB.

Andrew

[Neil Merryweather]

Love that whitewash John, and the figures look interesting.

[Si Benson]

Morning John,
Hope all is well. Liking how this is coming along, worn white wash is looking good to me :thumb2:

[minitnkr]

Shaping up nicely Dzohn. PaulE