side view with auxilliary fuel barrels fitted and the fuel caps replaced with 2x parts made with punch & die sets.
The cap is hexagonal and the bottom part is round (a wee bit thick, too but I call that artistic license 😉
rear of the SU-122 with the replaced handles of the aux. fuel tanks properly visible.
I left the simplified handle of the round inspection hatch since it would have destroyed a lot of detail
the interior bit of the gun mount in detail
It's ingenious in allowing you to snap fit it and move the gun if you like. The actual gun is pushed through the 2x latches at the bottom and fixed with a bolt
Test fit of the gun and shield.
The white blob on the shield was just a shallow depression in the kit part so I sanded it flush and created a one according to reference photos
the replacement gun barrel I messed up a little by using to much glue but the factory welds weren't always pretty either. Let's wait how "bad" it looks with the primer/base coat on
resin vs plastic
bandage patttern vs no pattern
The idler is quite OK for early 1943 built SU-122s but I could have used "reinforced" ones but kept the kit ones for simplicity of assembly
In contrast the delicately detailed sprocket was a bit "soft" in the kit byt fiddly to fix in place.
I should have filled the hole and created a mounting axle both was too lazy. So fiddly it had to be 🙂