The 1/72 Build Log

Hey folks! I finished Trumpeters 1/72 IS-7 yesterday! Now I´ll let you enjoy some pictures of the painting process as well as some pictures of the fininshed model. Let´s get started! First off all I sprayed the parts shown in my Built-Review with Vallejo´s Grey Primer so the paint would stick in a proper even layer. For the base-color I used Vallejo ModelAir Olive Green mixed with ModelAir Light Grey and Light Brown to achieve a somewhat worn Russian standard paint. As you may be able to see, I varied the mixture around the areas to create shades and more worn-effects on the exposed areas of the vehicle. Tracks are left off for separate painting. Speaking off which... that´s what I did next. For a dark metallic look as seen on the original vehicle at the Kubinka Tank Museum, I took Vallejo ModelColor Dunkegrau as it seemed to fit nicely into the overall base-paint. The exhausts were then painted with Humbrol Rust. For the tools on the sides I mixed myself some woody-lookin...

Greetings, frieds and fans of braille-scale modelling! Today´s the tine for another review of a 1/72 Russian tank. This time it is the largest tank to be built in the Soviet Union - the mighty IS-7. Let´s get into it! The vehicle: Starting in 1945, engineers of the factory No.100 began the development of the Object 260 - the result from an initiative for a new modern heavy tank that stated in late 1944. In 1946-1947 the 65-68ton tank underwent some changes until the first prototypes were built in 1947. The tank had an impressive 130mm armament and a extremly good top speed for its size (60kp/h). Trial were conducted in 1948, but at the end the vehicle was deemed obvious due to the large size and weight. The following tank, labeled the IS-8 or T-10 was the last serial produced heavy tank of the Soviet Union. I also worte an in-depth article about this vehicle. Check it out here The kit: Released earlier this year, the Trumpeter plastic-injection kit first offered an alternative...

Welcome to another first-time for my on this blog. Todays subject is talking about one of our modelling subjects with an interesting story - the IS-7. Wether you´re familiar with this Russian tank or you´re asking "Waht the heck is an IS-7?", this should be quiet an interesting read. I´ll generally try to cover a subject as well history- and performance-wise as well as in modelling terms. The resulting articles will likely not be able to keep up with expert literature, but should give you a nice overview of our modelling subjects, in this case the IS-7. Let´s begin! Object 260 - the IS-7 The final form of the IS-7, photo taken in 1948. Source: Wikimedia  History: Sometimes going big is the only way to prevent going down - this definetly was the case for the Soviet Army´s heavy tanks when they faced German powerful anti-tank guns in the closing years of the war. Building heavy tanks for breaktrough role in response was a logical step concerning those challenge...