Zvezda 1/35 KV-2 Soviet Heavy Tank "King of Derp" Build-log and Reveal

[@stephanedavid3421]

Just the happyness to watch a moment of history. Sincerely, you are definitively a great artist! Thanks for this masterpiece.

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thank you very much, for those nice words! I'l happy that you like it !

[@TacticalJackalope]

That is some fantastic work. I would impart a thought or two these vehicles were basically new and often had a lifetime of only a few days or weeks. While obviously mud and dirt and grime would accumulate on the exterior the interiors would have remained pretty much new.

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thank you very much :D You are probably right that the weathering may be a little exaggerated. But I wanted this to look as a real worn down "work-horse" ;)

[@slate_fm]

I have the same opinion

[@chrisbowles4981]

Amazing work!

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thank you very much :)

[@jippevanderlinden2020]

Al this scratchbuilding looks amazing

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thanks! It was fun to do :)

[@gavinbooth]

Very enjoyable video and I loved seeing the scratch built items . Regards Gav.

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thanks Gav :) Yes, that waws fun to do - but I didn't have much reference material so I had to the the best I could from what I could find on the Internet.

[@bobz1736]

The tank and figures are amazing. Scrap yard could do with toning the colours down a bit and tank tracks a different colour to the ground their on... 😉

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thanks Bob for your comment ! Yeah, there are areas that would need some improvement, but this was my first base and I learned a lot of things making it.

[@bobz1736]

@@KillBoxScalemodelling - I'm at a similar stage and learning as you go. That's the great thing about modeling 😉👍

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

@@bobz1736 I couldn't agree more - there is always something new to learn 😊

[@beaverchicken]

This will be a perfect kit for me. I'm nit sure why but I want to put a small camera inside a tank model and see through the barrel or somthing and this looks perfect

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Yeah, that sounds really cool, the 152mm ML10 has the caliber for it... Best of luck with your build!

[@BigYabai]

The bottom of the hull of mine came warped on one end so I had a bit of trouble getting it to fit and ended up with a bit of mess from cement. Nothing some mud can't hide though haha The turret and the chassis of mine are going to end up as two separate kitbashes; the turret will get scratchbuilt arms and legs to be a sort of KV-2 robot, and the chassis will be fitted with a scratchbuilt refrigerator to replace the turret.

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

That's the best thing about armour - they get damaged and dirty so it's easy to hide mistakes :D :D Great kitbashing ideas - good luck with the builds !

[@ThatMofoDamon]

This is a very nice diorama,nice work also on the tank, i like all the scratch building you have done and the details you've added.

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thank you for those nice words, Damon. It was a fun build, but it was difficult to find good reference pictures of the interior of the KV-2.

[@ma.luisadestreza2392]

This is one of the advantage of the 1:35th scale which is details. Parts are big enough so that you can put extra details even on the inside and you aint gonna loose much parts. Anyways nice build!

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thanks a lot! Yeah, you are correct about the scale, it's convenient for scratchbuilding and still the finished model does not take up too much space :)

[@BAST_master_MODELS_]

Greetings from Belarus! Cool looking dio! This is my favorite tank. I also did a diorama with him. Regards BM

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thanks! This is one of my favorite tanks too - I remember when I saw it for the first time in the on-line game World of Tanks; I fell in love with it directly!

[@BAST_master_MODELS_]

👍Looking forward to your builds. I suscribed! Come to see us. You’re always welcome!

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

@@BAST_master_MODELS_ Thanks! Subbed to your channel too ;)

[@BAST_master_MODELS_]

🇸🇪🤝🇧🇾

[@dragangrahovic7289]

Badass af

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thanks Dragan :)

[@andrewerntell4775]

Great build. I love the weathering you used on the ammo boxes. The weathered wood finish is near perfect. It would be great if you could do a video solely on weathering wood. It's an overlooked part of modelling that is hard to master, so I'm sure many would appreciate if you would share your techniques.

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thanks a lot, Andrew! That's a very good idea for a video - I will do that!

[@patrickroos739]

First! Very nice....great scratching and dio!!

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Thanks Patrick! :D

[@brockweaver8476]

Is this model good for beginners?

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Yes, it goes together pretty well and it is not a complex build. But Zvezdas assembly instructions can be a bit difficult to understand sometimes.

[@brockweaver8476]

@@KillBoxScalemodelling thanks

[@preppersandthewild9614]

@@KillBoxScalemodelling I have one all assembled! It's awesome! :D

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

@@preppersandthewild9614 It's a great looking tank!