Abandoned (not) rusty SU-122

[reserve]

Using the old Tammy kit for this so if I bungle it I'll only be out about $20 and some time. Basic rust in enamel so I need to let it cure a couple of days before moving on






Had to toss the kit two piece barrel as it was awful but a section of Evergreen tubing that measured within .002" was readily available. Other that that, it's pretty good for a perhaps forty year old kit

Regards,
Mark

[Leon]

Looking good so far Mark!

[reserve]

Thanks Leon

Here's the basic idea





Since by all accounts the Soviets were fond of tearing around the battlefield at full speed while buttoned up such things were fairly commonplace on the Eastern Front

Regards,
Mark

[rbaer]

I'm in, looks fun!

[Tojo72]

I like it already !!

[406 Silverado]

Looking good. Gotta love the old kits. They are perfect for when you just want a quick build to have fun with, try new products or techniques. I have a few T-34's and I think an SU-76 that I should bang out to clear the stash lol.

Looking forward to seeing this one come to life.

[reserve]

Thank you Gents

I botched the rust job.

I think that this was a combination of not enough hairspray and too heavy a top coat of 4bo green, but in any event the top coat would not give it up when I tried to chip it. Instead of starting over I decided to just finish and fade it; I'll try this again on another old mold having learned a few things here.






The kit supplied tracks were awful, so here it sits awaiting a set of Fruils that should appear sometime next week. Some of you may notice it's sitting quite tall, this is because I sawed off the suspension arms which were molded to the hull and remounted them on pivots. This will allow the suspension to articulate when I screw it down to the base

Regards,
Mark

[406 Silverado]

Trying techniques is always a learning experience. Like they say, practice makes perfect. It's been years since I last did the hairspray or salt technique.

She looks good in the faded green. Some light weathering will make it pop. Damn now I feel like working on one of my T-34's lol.

[jsteinman]

Looking good!

[reserve]

Thank you gents

So here's what I've been able to make out of it so far













I'll try to get a little more contrast on the ground and I may add a figure, possibly two.


Regards,
Mark

[406 Silverado]

The layout looks good.
I was tempted to dig out my SU or one of the T-34's I had started,but I found a box with 5 started KV tanks lol. Have to bang those out first lol

[wbill76]

Even though your original intent/experiment didn't work out, it looks like you've salvaged it nicely.

[jsteinman]

Coming along nicely - love the scrub grass!

[reserve]

Thanks gents, always try to be adaptable me

Most everything has come to a screeching halt for me; my Dad died on the 10th of this month. Once the dust from this settles I'll be back at it

Regards,
Mark

[moramarth]

Most everything has come to a screeching halt for me; my Dad died on the 10th of this month.

My heartfelt condolences, this is always a major blow to all who experience it.

BTW, I don't know if it was the case with the SU-122, but the Su-85 and SU-100 had difficulties due to the limited depression of the main armament.  If I recall correctly there are photos of them in nose-down attitudes in deliberately excavated hollows in defensive positions.

Best Wishes,

M

[Tojo72]

My condolences on your loss,lost my dad back in 2001 at a fairly young age

[dennis]

My condolences Mark.