Presenting Jose Luis Galiano Hevilla and his amazing KV-2 Russian Heavy Assault Tank from World War II. The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks were a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defense commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II.
Very nice build. Which kit was used the Trumpeter or the Tamiya (old or new)? That is assume 1/35 scale.
Excellent job. The mud looks great as does the whole tank’s finish.
Nice job, weathering looks great and the model looks well built! Does the Russian Green seem a tad dark to anyone else but me? I still think it looks great, but that really stood out to me.
Unless attempting to build a certain tank with the different production runs and maybe even then the color shifts from the photo to different electric media and one’s viewing can change how one views a tank. I don’t usually pay it any mind if in the ballpark, YMMV.
It looks like a lighter shade of green is showing through some of the weathering/streaking on the right side and other areas. Looks pretty close to me .
I think this is just brilliant.
Soviet armor, design wise, just isn’t sexy. But with the weathering job you did, it really sets this kit off.
Great job!
I think the green looks fine. This obsession with the “correct” shade of green is silly. I question if they would have a Soviet flag just crumpled up and hanging off the tank. I don’t know if they have the same reverence for the flag as Americans have.
@Invader @Metalhead85 @Tank_1812 , I think the green still looks fine, that just caught my eye based on what I’ve seen others do. I like it, I don’t think it’s inaccurate or anything like that, tbh I’ve never really been into Russian armor. I was just basing it off of other models I’ve seen at shows and on here.
It looks like it just rolled across a muddy field. Simply beautiful craftsmanship.
Overall I think it’s outstanding, a hundred things to praise about it. As has been said there’s a fairly wide spectrum of OK soviet greens, my only problem is there are maybe too many different shades here. The mud’s great but slightly unevenly (or too evenly) applied, like on the rearmost top-sides. The flag’s an odd addition & why is it placed there anyway?
I know there’s plenty of period images showing no markings, but with such a giant slab of armour on the turret sides it looks so bare - a creative/non-standard slogan chalked on them might have added more interest, along with a more unusual crew member on board. Picky, picky I know it, but it wouldn’t take much tweaking to make it perfect.
I have seen people add so they might recall the nation the vehicle belongs to or let the viewer know (the article text provided two possible options). As they might not have a base to apply the information plus it helps add a little color to the model.
As for the rest I agree all that can be done but I view that as the modelers choice and to each their own.
Hmm – it’s a KV2 with no German over-markings so it would be a reasonable assumption that it’s a Red Army AFV. For viewers who don’t recognise it as such, I doubt they’d recognise a crumpled piece of red cloth either – that’s why I suggested some Cyrillic markings, not so much to clarify the identity better (although it wouldn’t hurt) but more for visual interest. But hey I agree 100% that it’s modeler’s prerogative.