I wasnt planning on doing a blog for this one but what the heck.
So I was looking at this kit on my shelf the past few days and after looking in the box and seeing that its pretty much a Tamiya style build (good detail, easy construction) I started it. It took a good 6-7 hours to build but if you put on a good podcast it passes quick.
So I built it OOB with only some added antislip.
(Sorry for the bad pic I took it in a rush not knowing if I wanted to do a thread on it or not)
Then today I sprayed the highlights with a even brighter green. (The modulation seems gone but its still there) It looks super bright in the pics but a wash and filter will deal with this.
I also airbrushed the tracks carefully with Vallejo dark rust and hand painted the rubber on the road wheels and tracks. (The modulation looks gone but its still there)
I have one on the shelf myself. This kit is a good argument for buying aftermarket soon after buying a kit. This is an older kit and most of the aftermarket for this kit has died off. I used some Leopard 2 track because the 103 c track hasn’t been on the market in quite sometime.
Congrats Ezra, the model looks great already! I am looking for the update after the black camo applied.
I built the B version from Trumpeter some years ago, also added a/m photo etch (cannot remember which brand) and using that the details are much nicer. It would be the shame if those a/m pe stuff would not be available in the future because the STRV-103 family kits are very cheap and interesting subject.
I have amazing news: the Eduard.com website still has two p/e sets for the Trumpeter kits. Might be costly if no local importeur, but worth. I looked at the pdf assembly instructions on the website and identified the 35538 item used on my kit. That was my second ever p/e addition and loved the works and the result.
I would definitely buy it again.
Tamás
Ps. I also used metal barrel but no result on google…
So I was cleaning out the shelf of doom and I found this model again! I had completely forgotten about it.
What I never took a pic of is I sprayed the barrel with the black camo and that was it.
So here it is now with a newly applied wash, chipping, and starting the dust, mud and streaking. I also added a few scratch details including the muzzle cover.
As well as the biggest change… COMPLETELY RIPPING OFF THE SUSPENSION. I figured it was too boring before so I sliced off the swing arms and wheels and repositioned them as needed. It was really easy and took like an hour.
Now you will have to display it on a diorama where it is sitting on the bank of a stream just below the top edge and the TC laying at the top of the bank with some binoculars.
