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Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Zvezda 1/72 Soviet WWII 37mm AA Gun

The strange kit I could only but dream about in my youth. Made under license in Russia the ubiquitous Bofor AA gun in the sacred 1/72 scale so beloved of me. Zevezda do come in trumps with strange exotica (see below):


Famous in my eyes for firing the opening shots of the Stalingrad Campaign, manned by women militia workers firing over open sites at the advancing Panzers. A nicely moulded, no fuss model, if ever so slightly fiddly to put together, hampered perhaps by my choice of using super glue. Got there in the end though :)

I have another one of these to put together plus an 85mm AA gun for my Soviet AA unit.
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5 comments:

  1. Paul Foster3 July 2014 at 03:51

    Nicely done Geordie.

    Its a well thought out piece.

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  2. Sun of York3 July 2014 at 12:38

    When I made mine I used PVA glue to strengthen the joins. I do recall I had a real problem with one fiddly piece, but a wonderful little model.

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  3. Geordie an Exiled FoG7 July 2014 at 19:53


    Son of York:
    PVA glue? I would have thought that a bit too runny

    Paul:
    It's a nice kit, if you see it get it ;)

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  4. Sun of York8 July 2014 at 02:07

    The PVA glue I paint on over the clip in joins to secure them, rather than bond them. I was finding bits were popping out or I was concerned they could come loose, although I must say I was always very impressed at how well parts went together, but there always seemed to be one troublesome bit (that could be easily fixed with knife and glue).

    Cheers

    Mark

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  5. Geordie an Exiled FoG11 July 2014 at 22:11

    I can see your wisdom now, the superglue approach (despite the strong bonds) is way too messy

    I am thinking of reverting back to normal model glue

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