It is a JS-2 heavy tank built, which was impulse buying in ancient times. I built it in January 2009.
This is the Soviet tank JS-2 Stalin released from Tamiya recently. However, I can’t say it is suitable to buy with a child’s pocket money; the price is 4,200 yen.
（2008/12/09)
The plastic jig was included to fix six trank rollers side by side neatly.
I used the none movable plastic parts caterpillar. You can choose the rubber belt caterpillar and the plastic caterpillar you want. Tamiya prepares the plastic jig to set up the loosening shape. How kind it is!
（2008/12/12)
The impression is powerful that the body was the origin of the KV tank series and matched with the big turret.
I referred to the article on the JS-2 detail in the back number of the armor modeling magazine. The casting part surface was rough; it’s an excellent effect to paste the putty and make a rough surface.
I made the clear headlight parts to cut down a clear plastic runner.
（2008/12/20)
I adjusted these two figures to the turret. Their heads were changed to resin parts.
I always used metal wire for traction rope. In the Tamiya kit, it’s Nylon rope.
（2008/12/20)
Basic painting completed. I mixed dark green and olive drab to match the Russian tank.
（2008/12/29)
As in this photo, I pasted the masking tapes to draw the white 8mm line on the turret side. I cut the blank part of the numbering decal as much as I could to prevent decal silvering.
（2009/01/10）
At last, JS-2 was completed. JS-2 is German wording; in the case of Russian wording, it’s IS-2. Since Joseph Stalin (Iossif Stalin) was initially, it might be called a Stalin-heavy tank.
43 caliber 122 mm tank gun had immeasurable firepower. It was possible to penetrate from the range distance of 1,000m through the front armor of the Tiger heavy tank. The tank soldier was killed and injured in case of cracked armor and scattered the inner wall, even if it was not possible to penetrate. The survival rate of JS-2 is improved as the armor of JS-2 is 120 mm.
I dropped the weathering a little; I did too much dirty paint and repainting. It is necessary to care about the balance of the weathering in the front, back, left, and right.
I expressed a white cross on the turret and the white belt on the side in a tricky curve, as seen in longhand.
Two Russian tank crew. I think that I finished with a very good painting.
The person on the right is a higher rank, though I cannot say that the shoulder strap is accurate.
After split-up the numbering decals, the transparent blank was removed.
The reserve fuel tank and saw are the characteristic items of Russian AFV.
I did the washing and made it dirty with the pastel on the track roller and the caterpillar.
There are molding lines as the weld marks on a reserve tank.
The marking of this vehicle is the 7th Independent Guards Heavy Tank Brigade in April 1945, Berlin. Soviet army tank forces’ basic pattern is brigade organizations and the tanks in 60-70 in one brigade. It’s organized of 3 battalions.
The photo moves the turret to the left.
I glared at the caterpillar to amplify the villainy of the heavy tank. I suppose the powerful atmosphere increased.
（2009/01/18）
