JS-3M

Awarded: Gold

Users' choice

This gallery has 19.35% of the users' votes.

By: Golikov Sergey Victors

Manufacturer(s): Trumpeter

Modifications: The scratch with a plastic card hull rear. Open driver man and commander's hatch. New drive sprocket wheel, crable for fuel tank. Many details of the equipment replaced the other parts of different sets of models (Roden/PST). The cast and welded lines with use Milliput putty.

After-market parts: Armo gun barrel, Karaya wire line, Elf lamp, Master club nuts and bolt.

Description: JS-3M from the Soviet Chinese border, 1972. Model painted in Humbrol enamel, chipping and rubbing a dry brush made acrilic Vallejo, weathering, wash, filter with MIG sets. Mud, Dust - MIG pigments.

Judge 1: Simply spectacular. Nice subtle tones on a single color is very difficult to do and you have done this very well. Weathering is very good indeed. This is VERY minor, but I would choose a different background (eg. lighter sky blue) for the photos but that is only my preference as the contrast is hard on the eyes. But the model is simply breathtaking.
Judge 2: An excellent build topped off with a fantastic paint finish. The weathering in particular stands out, with touches such as stains on the engine deck being a nice touch. The only minor criticism I have is that the green used for highlighting some of the smaller details (e.g. the side fuel tank brackets) is quite bright compared to the green on the rest of the model.
Judge 3: Good build and nice amount of improvements in details. I like the most mud and weathering of tracks. Only thing that stood strange is strange bright green used for details and streaks (from rain?) only on right back side of the vehicle.