MSTA-S

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Sprue A
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Sprue B
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Sprue C
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tracks
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decals
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A plethora of molded on grab handles
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so cut these away, beware of surrounding detail
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Don't sand yet, use the white marking to place 2 center holes at the ends
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these will keep the tip of the drill at it's place, and make sure you drill at the right spot
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drilled out slightly larger then the wire you want to insert
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now you can sand/scrape flush
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For 1/72 I usually use 0.3mm wire, give it a sharp bend for starters
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fit it through the opening
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I know there are handle tools, but distance isn't always perfect... So I measure it like this: I put the tip of the pliers at the end (furthest point) of the drilled opening, Then keep the pliers in this position while removing the handle
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bit clearer 😉
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then bend, results in a perfect fit
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nice, the put the wire totally down
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apply some CA
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and move the wire a bit outward. You get some glue in the opening like this. For equal distances, you can also add a small plate under the handles to use as a spacer.
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General view
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General view
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General view
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General view
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April 9, 2020
Ccupolla ready, except from some details to be added after painting
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overview
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May 2, 2020
The choosen camo.. at least an attempt to replicate this
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First layer with buff... this pics replicates the color the best
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Turret too
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and details...
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May 5, 2020
After 2 evenings of taping...
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and a lot of tape later....
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and lots of tape and time later....
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and lots of tape and time later....
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and lots of tape and time later....
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and lots of tape and time later....
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Mix given wasn't right... aaarghhh
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unpacking time....
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unpacking time....
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unpacking time....
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unpacking time....
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May 12, 2020
Taped in again...
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Taped in again...
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Taped in again...
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Taped in again...
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and last color on
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and last color on
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and last color on
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and last color on
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wheels and tracks mounted
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wheels and tracks mounted

9 8 April 2020, 05:39

Bart Goesaert
next in the series... MSTA 152.4mm Howitser. Nice kit, but fist one that needs a lot of filler on the hull compared to others...

8 April 2020, 06:25

Treehugger
Seems nicely detailed for being a 1:72 kit I think.

8 April 2020, 07:03

Bart Goesaert
True, but compared to the others from the series I'm building, these didn't need a drop of filler. But detail from the kit is exquisite.

8 April 2020, 15:42

Scott Dutton
Nice project, so many you can add, Tiger, Bumerang, Typhoon etc etc. I'm in

10 April 2020, 00:16

Łukasz Gliński
Watching 👍

10 April 2020, 13:34

Mirko Römer
Great kit and beginning!

10 April 2020, 13:40

Stefan Schacht
nice start, I take a seat.

10 April 2020, 13:48

Bart Goesaert
thx, made a start on the camo, the easy part is done...

2 May 2020, 20:14

Bart Goesaert
first layer done... some places need a retouch, but I'm glad so far... The paintmix proposed wasn't right, so it took a while to get it correct...

8 May 2020, 05:11

Bart Goesaert
and last color too... ready to paint the details...

12 May 2020, 18:21

Zsolt Czegle
Nice progress!
I have also one on my stash, and planned to build in next months!

12 May 2020, 18:28

Bart Goesaert
Great, looking forward. Seem to have lost the triangular part underneath the arm that holds the barrel. Can I ask you for some dimensions and a picture?

13 May 2020, 05:53

Gliterden
Amazing paint job! what color references did you use?

26 July 2022, 16:40

Bart Goesaert
Thank you. I've checked the site here for the instruction manuals of the several T-90, MSTA, Coalitsia in this camouflage (Trumpeter, Meng, ...) but found the ocre (middle tone) too much off, so ended up mixing a blend till it looked a bit like the pictures (yellow, brown, buff, but the final mix... that was on the go, so the ratio's... I don't know

26 July 2022, 17:04