belugawhaleman Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I've been working on Takom's Krupp Morser in 1/35 scale. An interesting build with lots of tiny parts including PE parts. Many of these tiny parts have multiple attachment points that need to be filed or sanding before gluing in place. I have been working for the last couple of day and I still haven't got to the actual gun yet. here are some pictures. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Wow, crazy.....harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 It's looking good! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 I had some minor difficulties so far, mostly due to the tiny parts and how they are attached to the sprue making removal difficult. Two tiny hooks disintegrated during removal and had to be remade using stretched sprue. A small gap had to be filled at the top of one of the frame cross members. This was done with a strip of styrene. Otherwise, fit is really pretty good and it's a fun build. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Looking good, never done any stand alone artillery pieces......hmmmmm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 More photos of work in progress. The breech end of this beast was a little fiddly, but I managed. I recommend Tamiya's PE razor saw sets for removing the parts from the sprue trees. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Added the rifling to the muzzle. This is a PE strip that needs to be rolled into a tube and inserted into the muzzle. It needs to be shortened by about 1mm to fit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 Final assembly and it's painted. I had to change plans with regard to the wheels. I originally had planned to use the wheels with the articulating pads. I assembled them and painted them, but they kept breaking. The final straw came when trying to mount them on the gun when about a dozen of the pads broke off. So I chose the simple option. Here are some pictures of the model as it is. I haven't decide or not to call it finished or to try some additional detailing and weathering. The model is fragile so handling is difficult. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 This turned out great ! I love it.....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 minute ago, harv said: This turned out great ! I love it.....harv Thanks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 50 minutes ago, harv said: This turned out great ! I love it.....harv No kidding and agree, and also in Lightning Time !! This looks SO good ! Like , Harv, I love it too ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Great build, congrats.........love the factory fresh look...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Bomber_County said: Great build, congrats.........love the factory fresh look...... Thanks. Yes, I realize my un-weathered krupp must look a little bland to most modelers here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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