DIY grab bars on JS-2 in 1/72 scale

I am still working through the issues associated with tracks, but then along came grab bars!

Here’s my JS-2… warts and all. Once the tracks are done, I’ll put up the whole package.



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These look great! I used paperclip wire for my last completion, which was a 1:72 T-34/76. While it was a massive improvement on the moulded detail (which was just a ridge on the turret piece) and matched the thickness of the moulded plastic grab bars elsewhere on the model, it was probably too thick for the scale.

Yours look much more appropriate! Was there a particular wire gauge you used?

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Yours looks great!

I used 24 gauge copper wire. Next time I would drill the holes before assembling the turret.

And I’m just going to mount tracks before assembling the upper and lower hull. Next time.

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