Dave's UniModel 1/72 ZSU-37(1944)

[GerryW]

Looking good

[David Lovell]

Hi all have cracked on and got it up to primer, bit of work done on the turret ,it drastically needed thinning down did this with sanding sticks and nail file sticks untill bordem set in but better than it was whilst doing this noticed no internal detail to correspond with the doors on the turret front(there's none for the pistol ports as well but hey ho)so made a pattern from masking tape using the outside detail then put to the inside right over left ,left over right hope you can follow that ,only done to hint at detail being there ,can barley see it now built


Rest of the build went smoothly nothing major nothing that wasn't expected ,personally I love these little UM models but not many peoples favourites

I did cut some sprue tab bits and stuck to the compartment floor(above) just to give it a bit of false detail as it can be seen (if you look hard enough)through the turret floor ,artistic licence?




A bit picture heavy ,no work tomorrow so will throw some primer at it hopefully leaving the way clear to show it some green across the weekend as usual c+c always welcome . Dave

[Nicko]

Nice going Dave - she really is a tiddler...

Nick

[Jim R]

Hi David
Great progress. Well done with the tracks.
Jim

[GerryW]

Lovely progress, watching in awe.

[Tim Marlow]

Cor, that’s a mini beast and that’s no error! You’re doing a grand job on this David.

[JR]

You know me and tracks David , think it's a mental thing, deciding that I can't do them even before I start.
I love these kits from Eastern Europe, normally cheap and with a good many problems but they produce kits the mainstay of producers don't want too .
Looking at what you achieved you should be well pleased .

[David Lovell]

You know me and tracks David , think it's a mental thing, deciding that I can't do them even before I start.
I love these kits from Eastern Europe, normally cheap and with a good many problems but they produce kits the mainstay of producers don't want too .
Looking at what you achieved you should be well pleased .

Yeh nothing unexpected made these little kits for long enough now to except their short comings before the bits are even tipped out the box this one was pretty good but in the words of Simon T there was some fettleing involved. Unless I've missed it you haven't mentioned how you got on with the perfect plastic putty so grabbed some my self its what I've used on the kit couldn't recommend it enough good stuff adheres and sands brilliant only complaint is with the tube unscrew cap its a bit like a out of controll toothpaste tube a bit wasteful. Loving the groupe build havent done one since Simons. Dave

[David Lovell]

Nice going Dave - she really is a tiddler...

Nick

Lovely progress, watching in awe.

Hi David
Great progress. Well done with the tracks.
Jim

hope that's all of you many thanks for your encouragement ,its all to easy to flip through flicking the like button. Dave

[David Lovell]

Cor, that’s a mini beast and that’s no error! You’re doing a grand job on this David.

Tim back at ya as the youngsters say ,holding the same respect for your work on the tiny figures ,nice one. Dave

[Allen Dewire]

Dave, it still amazes me how you can build these tiny things and do such a great job. The Su-76 is one of my favorite Rooskie Bummskie things. Still trying to find one in 1/35 from Alan at a cheap price too. One of these in 1/35 would be nice too as 1/72 is too tiny for my old peepers...........

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[David Lovell]

Dave, it still amazes me how you can build these tiny things and do such a great job. The Su-76 is one of my favorite Rooskie Bummskie things. Still trying to find one in 1/35 from Alan at a cheap price too. One of these in 1/35 would be nice too as 1/72 is too tiny for my old peepers...........

Na Zdorovie (Prost)
Allen(ski) Pres.
RBB Factory #69

I know MiniArt do some Su- stuff quite old now so you might grab a bargain somewhere. Dave

[eddiesolo]

That is beautiful work on something so small, lovely job mate.

[David Lovell]

Sorry chaps but suffered a totally unexpected family loss ,to try and get away from the downer this caused threw my self at the build unfortunately probably not the best thing to have done whatever could go wrong did including breaking the gun barrel ,paint job total disaster lost the will to live (not literally you know what I mean)with the whole thing havent binned it but it has been thrown up the back of the cupboard. Don't worry I'm good will try and fit in another one before this GB ends get a few more days out of the way first thanks all. Dave

[Mark1]

Sorry to hear that mate.