Strv 122

[Bagge]

Hi :Hiay
Started this one last sunday when we had a event in the modelbouwclub in Halle.

But after reading articles and reviews on the net i had to remake some things that is not correct in the kit (is it so difficult to get it right?!).

gluing styrene rods in the holes where the original bolts were, and then glue new ones that are correct.

And then cutting away the pieces that i glued so nicely at the meeting
Surgery was succesfull and now it has the correct parts installed (the first ones are for the danish not the swedish one, bad hobbyboss!)

Added a small cover next to the commanders cupola (the white styren piece) and the handle on the side.

Here is the correct part but with modifications, cut off some details and the hinge, yes only one hinge and in the wrong place! must scratch 2 new ones.
Also cut off all the plastic handles and drilled holes for new ones of steelwire.

New decals from Echelon!

//Mats

 

[Dusan]

Excellent detail!


All the best!
Dusan.

 

[Bagge]

thanks Dusan my first try with modern armour!
//Mats

 

[jknaus]

Hi Mats. Moved this to ground power from introductions. Cool looking tank.
James

 

[Bagge]

always forget to change that, thanks James!

 

[Iron Mike]

Nice start, Mats!

 

[chukw]

That looks like fun- excellent work, my friend!

 

[rtvmodeler]

Nice details friend!

Regards,
Rodolfo

 

[Bagge]

thanks Mike, Chuck and Rodolfo
Mixing paint for the camo, not easy to find correct colour, then we have the job with masking it to..... :gogo

 

[Leopard2]

Nice work. I haven't heard much good about the Hobby Boss Leopard kits. Let me know how the masking and painting comes, I still have an S-tank in my stash.

Joe

 

[Bagge]

Thanks Joe
the kit have alot of issues, but in all it's a nice quick build (just make sure to have alot of references!) some details is good then others are non existing (like the vision blocks for the commander) i don't think they did much research before putting this kit together.
well today i will paint the bottom part with the dark green.
Joe, i just ordered the S-tank, heard it's a nice kit but one big thing though, it's 10mm to short! must have been a bad day with the measuring tape when they did the research!!
//Mats

 

[phantom II]

Must have been using the miliinch tape measure again... :fencing

 

[Bagge]

 

[Bagge]

Got the dark green on the lower parts so i can close it up

Rubberbands.....

Turret almost done, need to fix the monts for the antennas they are not the correct ones.

It's a big tank! here is just the turret compared with the Pz III from dragon :woohoo:

Have some paint on the tracks so tomorrow maybe they are in place, need to weather them a little first.

//Mats

 

[Bagge]

ok progress, must finish this one soon, more important things coming up

tracks painted and in place.

just some small parts left and then camo painting :geek
//Mats

 

[MrT]

Looking good Mats!! Fast work.

 

[Bagge]

yeah, not so into these new thingies, will go back in time again
But it's a swedish one so that i must have in the shelf together with the german and british ones.
//Mats

 

[Iron Mike]

Looking good, Mats!!

 

[Bagge]

thanks mike

 

[Bagge]

Here we go, after a visit to the hospital for an echo, and for the first time see our little baby, and hear the heartbeat :woohoo:
This is the progress so far.
Primer done (late last night, humbrol white)

Swedish dark green done (a mix of tamiya xf 26, xf 69 and xf55)

tomorrow at the clubmeeting i will start masking the camo
//Mats