TurretTo continue with the turret:
These are all the kitparts involved.
As I want to open the huge turrethatch, the interior needs a bit of work. Luckily the T34 turret was not very busy from the inside.
- Detailed the inside of the hatch
- Built the breech of the gun
- Added vision slots and pistol ports on the inside
- Added some detail to the gun mantlet
- Drilled out the barrel.
Than the interior was painted and weathered. As the turretfloor is closed with this kit I simulated the turret ring by painting a black disc. After adding some crew that should be sufficient, I hope.
The turretparts glued together. Some filler was needed around the seam.
Made a scribing template from a piece of plastic card, to scribe the weldlines in the turret.
The turret fully detailed:
- Corrected the profile of the turret front a bit
- Scribed the welding lines
- Added welded on plates to the turret ring
- Melted in vision slots with a heated srewdriver
- Added the plugs to the pistol ports
- Added three lifting eyes from 0,3mm iron wire
- Replaced the periscope after it broke off in the process
- Filled the hole for the machinegun in the turret roof.
- Drilled three holes in the gun mantlet for the optics and the machinegun.
Picture from behind. The hatch is temporarily fixed with a blob of Blue Tac
The turret on the hul for a general impression.
Now on with the wheels.