ICM Kozak-2 Ukrainian Armoured Vehicle 1/35th Scale

[minitnkr]

I use a granite cutting board for big stuff & metal machined blocks for small pcs. The metal blocks come in handy for squaring things up.

[Guest]

get a piece of 5mm glass and use that as the 'table' to assemble my chassis. I have the glass doors from an old video cabinet someone had thrown out, edges all safe so no cuts.

I use a piece of glass from an old picture frame, but as you say, the edges are rough-cut so I have to be a little careful with it. Also, it’s just normal window glass so it can break — best would be a bit of tempered glass with smoothed edges, of course.

[Guest]

Some more bits added.

[Tim Marlow]

yes, I'm one of the silly ones who crosses out each step as its done

Not silly, I do it as well. However, I cross out each part as it is added, and add instructions like “add after paint”. Once all operations in a section are complete I cross off the whole section.

That would never work for me, I go back and forth through the instructions all the time :smiling3: I just use them to show me which parts go where, and not as a guide to the best order to build the model in … (It might be useful to add here that I also have a very good memory for which parts are already on and which still need to be added, so I don’t cross out parts I’ve stuck on either, as some people do.)

See above Jakko. I do this, but use the instructions as a live work book, crossing off a section when all of the parts are on the model.

Me too. I even cross off each decal I attach!! With a memory like mine it’s a very prudent action.
Here speaks a person who can walk from one room to another to do something and totally forget what where and when!!!
Notes and crossing things out are all part of the Waspie tool kit!!
Crack on cracking on Steve, you’re taming this un that’s for sure.

I do that as well, especially on the more complex airframe decal jobs with a lot of stencils to add.

[Waspie]

Not silly, I do it as well. However, I cross out each part as it is added, and add instructions like “add after paint”. Once all operations in a section are complete I cross off the whole section.


See above Jakko. I do this, but use the instructions as a live work book, crossing off a section when all of the parts are on the model.


I do that as well, especially on the more complex airframe decal jobs with a lot of stencils to add.

I learned that from you Tim. Already started scribbling notes for the Wasp future build.

Re. the decals. I circle the ones that are needed for that particular build, For example, the Sea King had several options of decals dependant on mark being constructed. So I circle the decals needed for 'my' particular build, then as I add a decal it is then crossed off with a 'X'.

May seem an overkill or a lack of memory but I'm still learning the trade and as already intimated, memory isn't at its peak as age creeps up!!! Or in my case, crept up!!!!!

[Guest]

as I add a decal it is then crossed off with a 'X'.

I only do that with models of aircraft that have a ridiculous amount of stencilling on them, because I found I soon ended up confused about which ones I had already put on and which were still on the sheet.

[Waspie]

I only do that with models of aircraft that have a ridiculous amount of stencilling on them, because I found I soon ended up confused about which ones I had already put on and which were still on the sheet.

The 1/48 Airfix SK falls in the ridiculous amount of decals category!!

[Guest]

I'll tell you something for sure, this is the last vehicle I'll be doing. I'm like 10% and it's been a nightmare already and I really hated the damn leaf springs, not only couldn't I get th seams off but they didn't even match up seamlessly. so yeah, I'm sticking to aircraft after this one for sure.

[Guest]

Try a Tamiya vehicle kit instead after you’ve done a few aircraft. As Andy put it very well earlier in this thread:

ICM are well known for using half a dozen parts to make something that could probably have been moulded in one

Tamiya, OTOH, go the other way: often moulding things in one piece that other manufacturers would use half a dozen parts for. You’ll find them much easier to build for sure

[Waspie]

I'll tell you something for sure, this is the last vehicle I'll be doing. I'm like 10% and it's been a nightmare already and I really hated the damn leaf springs, not only couldn't I get th seams off but they didn't even match up seamlessly. so yeah, I'm sticking to aircraft after this one for sure.

That's a boogar!! Hopefully it'll get better Steve. :thumb2:

[Guest]

I'll follow along too. ICM are well known for using half a dozen parts to make something that could probably have been moulded in one, but don't let that put you off. Take it a step at a time and you'll be at the finishing post in no time.

Oh boy am I finding that out now, yes! ... crikey!

[Tim Marlow]

Just look on it as the rich tapestry of a modelling life Steve. After all, if you don’t try it, how do you know if you don’t like it……

[A_J_Rimmer]

I'll tell you something for sure, this is the last vehicle I'll be doing. I'm like 10% and it's been a nightmare already and I really hated the damn leaf springs, not only couldn't I get th seams off but they didn't even match up seamlessly. so yeah, I'm sticking to aircraft after this one for sure.

I think as others have said, I'd definitely try something a lot simpler first before crying off completely, but as has already been said, not everything is for everybody and you don't often know until you try.

[Dave Ward]

If you're after a Tamiya wheely thing, then I can recommend this:

A lovely model. Excellent fit & just that bit out of the ordinary!
Dave

[Guest]

Done some more work on this but boy I'm struggling, there's so many tiny fiddly pieces and I've even had to use superglue for some as they just kept falling off with tamiya extra thin.