Ukrainian Ulan (Lancer):
Given Ukraine's recent spectacular deep inside Russia, I thought it fitting that my next project (which I actually started before my little sojourn into the land of AH aircraft) will be a depiction of another display of Ukrainian innovation. Much more to follow but here's a little taster...
Work continues on my Ukrainian special project, and I have provisionally given it the name Ulan (
Lancer) - a more detailed designation will be given later once the cat is let out of the bag, so to speak.
Unfortunately, the Dragon Scud B kit I am working with is quite old and the quality of the moulding and fit is not great. However, it will have to do and as I am chopping quite a bit of it up, I am really not that fussed.
Essentially, the model builds as 6 major components: the lower chassis, cab, services module, targeting module, elevation model, and Scud missile. In my version the chassis and cab will remain as is but the service module will be beefed up, the targeting module will be removed and replaced with the forward stabilisers and something (not given it too much thought yet), the elevation module will be adapted to accommodate the new weapon system, and, of course, the Scud will be replaced with...
WIP pics.
