Tim’s Trumpeter KV-7 in 1/35

[Tim Marlow]

Hi all
Here’s an update on the tracked volley gun….


Not much to show, but it was a fun day. I’m still adjusting to the size change. This thing seems enormous :surprised:



Pretty good build so far. A little bit of flash, but nothing too onerous. However, there were a couple of minor issues as follows. I’ll post the info in case anyone else comes across them in the KV series from Trumpeter;

First up, Section three…
The lifting eyes (parts A28) do not need to be added to the rear deck. They are already moulded on so I simply drilled them out with a 0.5mm drill in a pin vice.

Part V3 doesn’t fit as made. The front locating pin is too far toward, so I cut it off.

Part V14, appliqué armour, doesn’t locate on part V3 as the left hand slot is missing. Again, I cut it off. To make sure I got it central I then added part A17 from section five and just used that to centralise the plate on the glacis.

Section four…
Part V3 (as indicated on the instructions) is actually part V4.
The best order for the rear plates is A11, then V9, and then V4. The rear light lens (S1) is best fitted after painting. Saves on masking.

Thats as far as I’ve got so far….I’m hoping to do the rest of section four and move on today!

Cheers all
Tim

[GerryW]

Sounds like you're finding the problems - me, I find them at the end! :smiling5:

[Tim Marlow]

Sounds like you're finding the problems - me, I find them at the end! :smiling5:

Finding them as I go along Gerry. The kit is good, but the instructions seem a bit like an afterthought…perhaps this was just produced to get a few more uses out of the moulds?

[GerryW]

Finding them as I go along Gerry. The kit is good, but the instructions seem a bit like an afterthought…perhaps this was just produced to get a few more uses out of the moulds?

I'd probably find the awkward bits after the glue's set :smiling5: :smiling5: :thumb2:

[BattleshipBob]

Tad late Tim, sorry. Count me in

[Tim Marlow]

I'd probably find the awkward bits after the glue's set :smiling5: :smiling5: :thumb2:

Some of the parts can’t be stuck together without minor mods Gerry, so no glue until they fit :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Tad late Tim, sorry. Count me in

No probs Bob. Just think of it as a big Stug with too many barrels…..

[adt70hk]

That is pretty big compared to your 28mm figures.... I wonder how many would fit in the hull without the top on??? :smiling5:

[Lee Drennen]

Tim looks like a great build and I like that Box Art too

[Tim Marlow]

That is pretty big compared to your 28mm figures.... I wonder how many would fit in the hull without the top on??? :smiling5:

Yep, pretty big Andrew LOL. There is a shot in the finished figures section with a lawn ornament stood on the hull…..I think it would take around thirty of them

[Tim Marlow]

Tim looks like a great build and I like that Box Art too

Yep, I’m enjoying it Lee, so thanks for the GB. As to the box art, it’s really nice. Much better than the instructions LOL.

[Guest]

Morning Comrades.

http://www.4bogreen.com/kv-series

Dzhon

[Tim Marlow]

Morning Comrades.

http://www.4bogreen.com/kv-series

Dzhon

Been there John. Mine’s not listed though…. :surprised:

[Guest]

Been there John. Mine’s not listed though…. :surprised:
[/QUOTE)
I know, only because it never appeared after the trials.

• KV-7 (Object 227) (also called U-13). - Experimental self-propelled gun with 100 mm of frontal armour, armed with 3 cannons: two 45 mm model 1932/34 and one 76 mm F-34. 200 rounds of ammunition was carried for the 45 mm guns and 93 rounds for the 76 mm gun. One unit was produced and tested in 1941.
• KV-7-2 (improved variant) (also called U-14) had two 76 mm F-34 cannons, and 85 mm of frontal armour. Vehicles were not taken in service primarily because they could not fight tanks (the KV-7s had only 15 degree gun traverse to each side) and could not combat concrete bunkers due to the small caliber of the guns. After the failure of the KV-7 it was decided to put one 152 mm gun in the casemate instead of three smaller guns; this led to the development of the SU-152.

Still fun to build as so different from those 28mm figures !

[Jim R]

Hi Tim
When you get fit and instruction issues it show how important it is to read and plan ahead and dry fit. Common sense but how many times do we say to ourselves "I should have left part A1 until later 'cause now part B1 is going to be a b****r to get in place!!" :rolling:
Nice neat progress. After your 'little people' it will seem massive.
Jim