Warlord Games KV1/KV-2 tank part three

A while back I was building the Warlord KV-1/2. I had reached the point where I needed to add the tow cables, but needed some bits and pieces to make the tow cable shackles.

These are 7mm to the foot shackles and split pins.

Warlord Games KV1/KV-2 tank part two

Continuing work on the Warlord Games KV-1/2 tank.

The poor join between the base of the turret and the sides has been filled with milliput and smoothed. The holes for the hand rail on the top of the turret were also filled (from inside) and re-drilled. 0.7mm rod was used to replace them.

The pistol ports were drilled out and a replacements (of a style similar to that of the IWM's T34/85) made from 1.0mm plastic rod smoothed out.

The left hand shackle has not been added yet as it will have a cable attached to it. The plastic rear machine gun was replaced with some more 0.45mm rod.

The two lockers were dented using a file. They were glued in place (they are positioned adjacent to the two exhaust ports).

The KV-2 turret had the backs of the hand rails reinforced with milliput. The pistol ports were drilled out on each side and on the rear door. They were replaced with shaped plastic rod.

The rear machine gun was replaced with brass rod.

 I also drilled out the lens of the front head lamp.

Warlord Games KV1/KV-2 tank

Another Salute 2017 purchase, the Warlord Games KV-1/KV-2 tank.

This is the first kit I have seen with the new colour  instructions. It is a two sprue kit, but also includes a sprue of Russian infantry and a weapons sprue. Instruction leaflet for the Russian infantry and the front of the instruction booklet.

There are also two data cards and some smoke markers.

Infantry sprue.

The two tank sprues.

It can build both a KV-1 turret and the KV-2 turret. Strangely there is a pistol port on one side of the KV-2 turret, but not the other side or the back of the turret.

So, the KV-1 turret and the main part of the body has been constructed.

The details still need to be added to the turret.

The join on the turret sides needs blending with some milliput.

The rear machine gun port has to be added.