Soviet Army Reorg & Refurbishment

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 3:31 am

Now that I have finished my German WW2 Army refurbishment / reorganization, it's time to get started on their opponents: the Soviets! As before the goal here is to take a collection built in large part second hand and get it touched up and organized for Flames of War. Some of the recent additions are good as is, but a lot of the older models need new paint jobs, they need to be organized in to units, and given proper basing.

In any case here are some "before" photos!

As with my Germans, I'll just keep updating this thread as I make progress.

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:39 am

First Unit: Keep it simple. You can *always* use another battalion of T34s! So while I catalog what I have and what I need, this is an easy place to start. First off they come off the old bases, and get new, longer ones to protect the gun barrels. We use a nice 2 part epoxy - none of this wimpy super glue for Mother Russia!

Close up of the current state of paint (ugh):

You can see the new base sizes here:

And here they are curing on their new shiny steel homes, while the T70s keep watch in back:

RedLeif · Post by **RedLeif** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:05 pm

great collection, thanks for sharing.

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:49 am

A little more progress. The T34/85s have been base coated and dry brushed. The 76s are finished and ready for basing.

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:55 pm

First couple units completed:

T34 85s:

T34 76s:

T70s:

And safely in storage:

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:59 pm

And up next for re-fit: Two units of KV1s, another company of T34s and a battery of Katysha rocket launchers (Note: Order lots more of these):

catseye72 · Post by **catseye72** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:01 am

That's some great work. I wish I had the talent that I see on this forum.

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 4:43 am

Making more progress on the Soviet hordes.....

T34s:

Katyusha Battery:

The Heavies (Part 1)

The Heavies (Part 2):

BurtWolf · Post by **BurtWolf** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:15 am

Looking very good - looks like your doing more dry brushing?

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:28 am

I bought the KVs painted. I'm just redoing the basing.

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 11:52 pm

Some more progress. I find that having my painting table in the den really helps a lot. I can sit down and work in very short increments while I wait for a pot to boil, or the dryer to finish spinning, and just do one little thing. Maybe add the sand to 20 bases, or give a group of vehicles a quick wash. With a convenient place to work, you can get a lot done just in 10 or 15 minute sessions.

The pics:

Finished Katyusha battery:

T34s to round out my first battalion, which is now up to 3 full companies of 10 tanks each:

Heavy tanks in support:

In case the first lot don't get the job done:

And the whole lot safely put away in storage:

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:29 am

A little progress this week, got a little side tracked with some terrain.....

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:47 am

Coming soon to a city near you....

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 6:07 am

RedLeif · Post by **RedLeif** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:10 pm

Nice progress Mark.