1/35th scale KV-1

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Done ~ Trumpeter 1/35 KV-1 finished as a dusty/dirty mild use patina as their other one got shot out from under them.
I did a T34 with heavy Russian mud and that destroyed allot of the effort with the running gear hiding it so I go for a dirty look.
The kit itself was an old mold with plenty of flash a rather time consuming task especially the tracks.
Painted in Mr Color Russian Green as per plans everything else is Tamiya XF series with the exhaust plume a lacquer soot paint.
The decals proved problematic as they went over bolt heads and were quite large but I learnt a few tricks, so yeah they are not perfect but will do me.
The most fiddly bit was the tracks I only put in 1 half of the return rollers so the top part of the completed sagged track could just be placed easily.
Plus I did not glue the road wheels on left either end ones off so pulling them out a bit enabled the guide horns to be inserted.
Then with the front idler & rear sprocket just started fitted the front & rear road wheels pushed it all in, the track had not been fully glued one end was free.
The next headache was fitting the mud scraper bar into its location near the drive sprocket ended up cutting the locating tags off then easy peasy fitted.
Anyway that's it for this one have a Trumpeter 1/35 E-25 on the mat now.
Thanks for looking.