Tommy1drops Miniart SU-85

[Guest]

Made a start on the SU-85, as followed in the instruction booklet, the engine was started first, this has gone together fairly well, with no issues with fit, the only one thing I have noticed with Miniart kits is how soft the plastic is.
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[papa 695]

Lots of parts Tommy and a nice start

[Mr Bowcat]

Looking good Tommy.

[tr1ckey66]

Good kit choice Tommy. It reminds me of the knocked out AFV Club T-34 76 I did a while back (which also had an interior). This will be a great kit to weather and detail. I'm looking forward to it!

Cheers
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[Robert1968]

That's a nice looking kit Tommy and good start. I'll be following this closely

Regards

Robert

[Guest]

A little more progress done on the SU-85, this is going to be a long old build I'm starting to think that the standard non interior version would have been a better idea now[ATTACH]286368[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]286369[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]286370[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]286371[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

A little more done on the SU, continuing the internal features, these include the steering levers and control rods along with a little more added to the transmission[ATTACH]286519[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]286519[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]286521[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]286522[/ATTACH]

[Robert1968]

You might be regretting this just slightly but judging by the fantastic detail your getting from this kit is awesome
That engine looks the dogs danglies and will be awesome once you get to the painting stage me thinks
Looking forwards to the next update

Regards

Robert

[papa 695]

The detail is amazingly good, you can see that already just by the bits you've done so far. Great work Tommy.

[Pikeman]

There is more to this kit than I thought loads of parts but you are making a great job of it so far,nice one Tommy

[Guest]

Some more done on the SU, still on the interiorand there is lots to it

The air filters have been assembled, along with the hull sides and the suspension locating housings on the hull floor.

All the steering link rods have been fixed, these are very fine and brittle, no doubt that some have experienced these snapping, especially when removing them from the sprues.

This also applies to the drivers seat, as this comes in 3 separate pieces, the arm supports have a rod/bar that you have to glue behind the back rest of the seat, this part is very flimsy and anyone with clunk fingers may find that it will snap

The two radiators have also been assembled and will be fixed in place once paint has gone on to
the hull floor, I think that it will be easier to do this, rather than paint around them and the engine.

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[Mr Bowcat]

That's looking great Tommy, love the detail on the engine.

[Steve Brodie]

Great work.

[Robert1968]

That looks awesome tommy just like you built a real engine to go in the SU really lifelike colours
Very impressive

Regards

Robert

[Pikeman]

The engine looks superb Tommy ,nice