This time on the workbench I’m building the Zvezda OT26 Flamethrower Tank. I have never built a Zeveda model so this small tank should be a great place to start. It’s a reasonably priced kit at under £15 so let’s see what we can do with it.
Building The 1/35th Scale Zvezda OT26 Flamethrower Tank
So out of the gate, you can see that the tank is quite square in places, maybe because of this, the upper and lower hull are cast in multiple parts. This straight away makes it a trickier build than the Tamiya Model Tanks I have been working on. You can check out the full in box review of this model HERE.
In the conclusion of the build phase, there has been a fair amount of sanding and filling on this kit. Admittedly the work has been worth it as this cute little tank has made me practice a few skills that I don’t necessarily use on every build. In particular because of those solid plastic tank tracks.
Painting And Weathering The Zvezda OT26 Flamethrower Tank
So this tank model is getting a super simple paint scheme and very minimal weathering. Then after a coat of green paint, I have painted the exhaust a rust colour and given the body work a rust wash.
After the rust wash I have given the rivets and panel lines a dark brown wash. once the wash has been neatened up the rivets really pop out. Finally, I’m going to finish it up with some rust pigments.
With some rust pigment on the body and tracks, I’m all done with the final stage of weathering. I haven’t used the additional tools on this build, as I don’t think it needs the extra detail. I’m just finishing it off with some glue and glaze for the light’s lens and I’m calling this scale model tank done.