Tonys Zvezda 1/35 OT 26 Russian flamethrower tank

[yak face]

Heres my entry for the GB , the Zvezda OT 26 russian flamethrower tank . As most know armour is not my thing , my previous forays all being in 1/76 or 1/100 ,so a 1/35 biggie ( albeit a small one ) is a step out of my comfort zone. I chose this kit because I thought it would be easy and not too complicated as its only a small , simple looking tank. Zvezda on the other hand had different ideas ! Its quite a lot of parts for a small, light tank and has seperate track links and track sections instead of the rubber band type . Ive got me some 4bo and I‘ll be asking some beginner questions along the way , so off we go comrades !

[Jim R]

Hi Tony
Good luck with this and all credit to you for stepping out of your comfort zone. I'm sure you'll make a great job of this.
Jim

[Tim Marlow]

Wow, comfort zone alert . You’ll ace this Tony. You have modelling skill to burn…..

[Mark1]

You'll do a great job I'm sure. As long as you weren't planning on using that chisel though! :smiling5:

[spanner570]

I'll be keeping tracks on this owd lad!

[Tworrs]

Nice looking model, all the best
Garry

[adt70hk]

That is a lot of parts for such a small tank.....

Good luck with the build

Andrew

[Mini Me]

I have every confidence in you Tony........the larger size may be a plus....you could just tell yourself you're building a 1/76 scale Super Heavy Tank......all's good till you get to the tracks...uh, can't help you there bud, you're on your own with those..... :rolling:

[Gern]

It would appear that Zvezda have also done well out of this GB! Got to agree with Mark though. I know you usually 'specialise' in smaller scales, but that chisel is definitely OTT!

[yak face]

It would appear that Zvezda have also done well out of this GB! Got to agree with Mark though. I know you usually 'specialise' in smaller scales, but that chisel is definitely OTT!

I might be using it dave , its certainly sharp enough . Its actually one of my sons general purpose chisels that ive repaired and sharpened for him . The handle had split so I glued , drilled and bolted it together . Its only really good for using as a paring chisel now or very light impact with a wooden mallet so I filled and painted the handle in gt40 Gulf racing colours just for s** ts and giggles !

[yak face]

Well it's starting to look like a tank , a septic tank ! Once i start getting some wheels on it should look a bit different

[GerryW]

Starting to take shape, how's the fit? Looks a little 'loose' at the front?

[Mini Me]

Nice progress Tony.....looking forward to the rolly round thingys :thumb2: Rick H.

[papa 695]

Nice start Tony

[adt70hk]

Cool!!