Sunday 15 November 2020

Soviet 76mm Infantry Gun - part 1

 

It feels like - and probably is - months since I last built a kit, so today I dug out this tatty box and set about the contents.  I knew it would probably be a bit fiddly as the gun uses the same carriage as the 45mm AT gun (itself a development of the German 37mm).  Gun aside, the appeal of the kit is that it also includes the limber, a pair of horses and five rather nice crew figures.  

Two hours later and the build is largely complete.  I have, of course, dispensed with several of the more delicate parts including many of the bits of harness. But so far so good. 



14 comments:

Martin Rapier said...

Great stuff. Having the limber is a real bonus, and only two horses to paint!

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Nice addition

Reese Crawford said...

Good to see you back to the big scale figures!

Archduke Piccolo said...

Looks liken a nice piece of kit! Even unpainted they look good.

Brian Carrick said...

You were clearly in need of an emergency plastic transfusion.

Bluewillow said...

Nice kit, I think I will pick it up myself

Cheers
Matt

Tim Gow said...

Martin Rapier
Expect my usual low standards of horse painting!

Tim Gow said...

Geordie
Indeed - a useful kit.

Tim Gow said...

Reese Crawford
It’s never too early to plan next years campaigns.

Tim Gow said...

Archduke Piccolo
I must keep,up,the momentum and paint the sods now!

Tim Gow said...

Brian Carrick
That about sums it up!

Tim Gow said...

Bluewillow
I can safely recommend it sir!

Martin Rapier said...

"Expect my usual low standards of horse painting!"

I'm sure they will be better than mine. I hate painting horses.

Tim Gow said...

Martin Rapier
horse 1 = brown
horse 2 = a different shade of brown
Right?