Eastern Express 1/35 Soviet B-4 203mm Howitzer

[stikpusher]

I built this for a So.Cal. AMPS 12 Hour Build Challenge, three four build sessions, and just completed this, right at the 12 hour mark. There is a bit more I would like to have done, but with all the clean up needing to be done on this beast during construction, this was as good as I could do within the time allotted. To put it nicely, this kit is not for the faint of heart, modeling skills required. I built it OOB, painted it with Tamiya lacquers, and weathered with Tamiya acrylics. It looks fair enough from 2-3 feet away, but up close the time constraints show...













Thanks for looking

[Leon]

From the pics it looks darn good!

[deafpanzer]

Too cool! I really like it. Was it in the famous actual WWII video that showed it shooting and destroying a building somewhere in Berlin?

[406 Silverado]

These 12 hour builds of yours put some of my 6-7 month builds to shame Carlos. You really did a great job within the short time frame on this.

[stikpusher]

Leon, Andy, Joe, thanks for looking in and your kind feedback.

Leon, cameras can make your work look good or bad… it’s all in th editing and angles. 😉

Andy, yes there is a clip to be found online of one of these in the Battle of Berlin being used in direct fire mode down a street… I feel sorry for the poor sob’s on the receiving end of such firepower… 😵‍💫

Joe, I did what I could within the time allotted. I do recall that some general said perfection is the enemy of success. A good plan now is better than an excellent plan too late. 😉

[stikpusher]

12 Hour Build Challenge results… 8 started, three completed, this one took first place.

Victory is mine!



and a gift certificate to Brookhurst Hobbies 😉