Week #52-SG-122M2U PzIII+New Tower @ Soviet 122mm Gun "U11"

[406 Silverado]

This weeks banner image belongs to a fella named Sergey Yakovlev otherwise known to all of us as S e r z h.  When MSC was in full swing, most of us who were here at that time had the distinct pleasure of seeing his pre-painted builds among all of the fully finished ones that adorned this site. What makes Sergeys so special was all of the innovative twists that he put into his builds by way of 3D printing for parts not available to make these creations of his happen. What is displayed on the header and in this thread is an adaptation of the U11 Soviet gun onto a Pz III chassis. He pretty much scratchbuilt all you see above the chassis line to make this all come to life. 

 I've started a thread elsewhere here telling of his untimely death a couple of months ago in late November due to a ruptured gallbladder at the age of 51. Sergey will be remembered on this site as one of the "greats" in modeling building, a person of good nature and will be missed for some time to come.

Thanks goes out to his good friend Neo for providing photos and letting us know what happened with Sergey.

The build thread where the buildup of this masterpiece can be seen: SG-122 M2U (PzIII + New Tower & Soviet 122mm Gun "U11"

[kyledehart5]

That is some really amazing work.

[brandonk]

Great work, Sergey. Hope you are having a great time modeling on the other side. God Speed.

[Joe Rix]

A righteous way to celebrate Sergey's legacy. Gorgeous build. Godspeed friend.

[dodgy]

This is truly inspirational work.

[Medicman71]

Very nice!

[moparmadness]

Great scratch building!

[jmarc]

I have visited the tread and it's worth visiting it the entry image is half of what is show in the tread very interesting !!

[lyle]

Congrats! Well done.

[handiabled]

Great tribute Joe to an extremely talented modeler