Hey guys,
This has been on the bench for a while. This build represents a lot of firsts; hard-edged camo, dot filters and multi-layer washes.
This particular Shilka is in the 3 color camo of the Egyptian army during the October 1973 war. I chose this scheme because the other 3 options were more green and I already have a few green AFVs [H]
As always, constructive criticisms are welcome.
Enjoy.
-Fred
Nice, nice!
The ZSU-23-4 is an interesting and cool looking vehicle! One thing that caught my eye right-on was the saw - I wouldn’t paint it two-colors, but don’t have any reference to back it up… Keep up the good work and have a nice day
Paweł
Very, very nice work Fred! Makes me wish I hadn’t sold my kit of this a little while back.
Thanks, guys [H]
Pawel, the only picture I could find was on an all-white vehicle, so I have no way of verifying if the saw was body color, or otherwise.
Thanks, Frank. She builds into a nifty little vehicle. The indy track links are a headache, as they are all individual (the last Dragon I built had some of the “straightaway” sections, prebuilt). She’s definitely different from all the more common AFVs you see around here - I guess that’s why there’s only 7 views and 2 comments. If it’s not a Tiger or some other german tank, no one’s interested [*-)].
I’m hoping to do an Ontos, sooner or later. But first, more planes.
-Fred
Very cool! It’s great to see something different. I’ve always thought it was a neat looking and rather frightning looking (if you’re a pilot) vehicle.
Great job on building and the camo and weathering look very sharp. [Y]
Excellent work Fred [Y]. Thanks for sharing.
Regards, Rick
Your Shila looks really good, nice to have something different for a change on this site. You will find that M1’s, tigers, panthers, and shermans are the norm for any website. Your’s is a refreshing model and hope to see more. The saw on the side of the hull has been seen in both it’s natural color and painted over with the vehicle’s color. It all boils down to the unit commander and how he wants his equipment painted, nice thing about russian equipment, no set standards. But other than that, I really like your build.
Chris
Thanks for posting the finished pictures. I think it came out great…thanks for sharing
Dang computer…duplicate post.
Nice Fred, very nice indeed.
Thanks for the compliments, everyone [:D].
As much as I enjoyed the build, I whish it didn’t take as long as it did. I think I spent twice the amount of time of the treads as I did on the rest of the build - and that includes paint and weathering.
Definitely a fun build though and a little something off the beaten path [H]
-Fred
Fred, for an aircraft guy, you’ve got a knack for AFV’s. I like the hard edge camo and the tracks look great.
I think it looKs MEAN!
Very cool model, for sure
i’ve built a few of these kits. you are right the tracks are a nightmare…too bad i found out about the after market ones after the fact. lol. maybe for the next one i build. i like yours and agree with the concensus…nice to see 1) more modern builds/russian and 2) something other than a tank. nice job! [Y]
Agree with what the others said about being off the beaten path and love it! As far as the saw, from what I know they were mostly used for cutting down tress for unditching logs and there probably weren’t alot of trees to cut down in the Sinai desert so I think the body color on it is quite plausible. Thanks for posting this neat build and keep up the good work.
Pat.
This is really good… I like it a lot.
Really nice finish.
Overall, really beautiful work, especially the weathering. What colors did you use for the camo scheme? My only critique would be the white on the inner surfaces of the hatch and armored flap for the driver. More than likely those would be the original Russian Green the Shilka was delivered in. Also that headlight on the right side next to the blackout drive light is an IR light, it should have a gloss black lens. Well, in any case you did a great job capturing the menacing look of the Shilka![Y][:O][t$t]
HEY! Easy boy!
[whstl]
Very nice job Fred. That IS a different looking beast, isn’t it?[:D]
Nate
Sweet, looks great.
Terry.
