1:35 Voroshilovets tractor Trumpeter

The 1:35 Voroshilovets wheel masking set (Trumpeter)

This is an accessory for painting, not a kit. The templates follow the boundary between the rubber and the disk of a road wheel, so the boundary does not have to be drawn around with a brush nor blocked out with a compass-cut template. The set is cut for the model of the artillery tractor Voroshilovets from the manufacturer Trumpeter.

The real subject

The Voroshilovets was a Soviet heavy tracked artillery tractor intended for recovery and for carrying heavy loads. It has a long tracked running gear with a row of road wheels, which are clearly visible on a model and form a prominent part of the silhouette of the vehicle.

Why it pays to paint the wheels off the model

Road wheels are best painted at the moment when they are still on the sprue or stuck on a skewer, that is before you mount them on the chassis. You have access to them from all sides, you do not have to aim the airbrush awkwardly between the suspension arms and there is no risk of overspraying an already finished hull. On a tractor with a long chassis that pays off doubly, because you paint the wheels as a series, with one setting of the airbrush and one cycle of masking, so that they are guaranteed to have the same shade. Only once they are finished and dry, separate them, clean up the remains of the sprue gate and mount them on the model. The light spots left after cutting are then enough to retouch with a fine brush.

Who the set is for

• Modelers building the Voroshilovets tractor from Trumpeter
• Those who paint the running gear off the model and want a uniform result
• Builders who are held up by drawing around the tires by hand
• Anyone interested in Soviet artillery hardware in 1:35 scale

The package holds only the masking templates. The kit, paints and thinners are not included in it. Before purchase verify that you are building exactly the kit mentioned.