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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Camthalion on February 22, 2017, 12:28:45 PM

Title: ZiS-3 Gun
Post by: Camthalion on February 22, 2017, 12:28:45 PM

Bought an Italeri ZiS-3 ages ago for a project that has changed direction.  So looking for something simple painted it up anyway and added a base.

(http://i.imgur.com/vUWLFks.jpg) (http://imgur.com/vUWLFks)
(http://i.imgur.com/ZY5cA7n.jpg) (http://imgur.com/ZY5cA7n)
(http://i.imgur.com/NcwHGeT.jpg) (http://imgur.com/NcwHGeT)

Title: Re: ZiS-3 Gun
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on February 22, 2017, 02:02:31 PM

Used to see one of those things in almost every modern Russian towed artillery unit stationed in East Germany back in the day.  Sole purpose was to perform the close-in anti-tank defense role which would have given the gun crews time to retrain their weapons to address the new close in threat.  Always stood out in the crowd of other gun tubes and easy to recognize on aerial imagery from the Berlin Air Corridors :) 

Looks like you have captured the action quite well.  Great work!

Title: Re: ZiS-3 Gun
Post by: Old Wombat on February 23, 2017, 01:35:29 AM

Nice, simple build with a few figures = a nice way to relax! :)

Title: Re: ZiS-3 Gun
Post by: Story on July 29, 2017, 07:05:50 AM

This is a 1990's Zvezda or Revell Zis-3 turned into an early Cold War Zis-2 57mm ATG.

(http://i.imgur.com/qsh54gw.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/PvK5bCb.jpg)

Title: Re: ZiS-3 Gun
Post by: Camthalion on July 29, 2017, 07:18:18 AM

Quote from: Story on July 29, 2017, 07:05:50 AM

This is a 1990's Zvezda or Revell Zis-3 turned into an early Cold War Zis-2 57mm ATG.

Nice.  I have a Miniart one around somewhere can be made as either I think.

Title: Re: ZiS-3 Gun
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 29, 2017, 08:16:22 AM

@ Story - nice conversion!  Looks very convincing and plausible.