This is Tamiya's 1:35 JS-3 "Stalin" tank, another oldie-but-goodie from Tamiya. It all went together easily and smoothly, and I have no critiques except to say that it has open sponsons which benefit from being covered with some styrene card or similar. I've been messing around with simulating cast texture, but this is rendered so well on the kit that I left it as it was.
Tamiya give you a commander figure, some string for the tow cable, and polycaps for the drive sprockets, but no other extras like interior, clear parts, or photo-etch. I wouldn't say they're missed on this subject. This was built mostly OOB, except for some mylar for the optics, wire for the antenna and grab handles, paper napkins for the tarps, an applewood stick (stolen from our pet rabbit!) for the unditching beam, and some additional stowage from the ol' spares box.
Have a great day!
Yeah, it's a monster, all right. Looks so squat and heavy!
