WIP - Dragon 1/72 Sd.Kfz.166 'Brummbar' (30.05.11)

Looks like a productive couple of hours Ben, nice work so far!

Ooooh!  I didn't know Dragon had this one in 1:72!!  Looking forward to how it turns out!  Zim at that scale can be tough; kudos to you for giving it a go! 

WOW!  That was quick!  Perfect choice to keep yourself busy for next four weeks.  Good luck putting on the zimm.  I will be doing the same on my Pz IV this week.

nice work enjoyed the pics

Ron

Hi guys,

Just a quick update on how the Brummbar is going!

As expected it's been a pretty simple assembly up until now. I've been really busy working from home for the past two weekends so there hasn't been much bench time as such. The photos below show the results of 2 hours work!

I'm all back to normal now so will easily be able to get the basic assembly completed next weekend. All that's left to do is assemble the roof for the casemate and the rear engine deck. The wheels are those genius wheels where you can paint the tyres and the hubs totally separately then fit together later on. 

I've got some Superfine White Milliput which I'll have a go at zimming the casemate with along with the front section and maybe the lower hull walls behind the running gear. I'd like to Zim the casemate and will have a real good go at it - I've a selection of Exacto blades and one has a head of about 0.5" which is totally flat and will make a great small-scale applicator for the Zim. I've also got a selection of Tamiya raking tools which range from big and chunky to superfine so marking it won't be a problem.

I don't know whether to apply a VERY light rattlecan primer coat or to apply a light coat of Vallejo Model Air 'Mahogany' through the AB then basecoat it with a well thinned DY. The only only cammo effect will be some VERY fine Red/Brown streaks like on the box art. The Model Air will make a good primer as it's nice and thin and should pre shade well too but whatever I do I need to be careful or any detail will be totally lost.

I don't think I'm going to use the Schurzen but am going to install the Schurzen brackets all the same.

Here's a few quick photos - the casemate was obviously just dry fitted whilst the pictures were taken:

Thanks for looking guys - as usual all comments and critiques all very welcome

WIP update next weekend!

ATVB

Ben  

Hi, Ben, great subject, pity that accuracy requires a zimmed vehicle but as I was reading thruogh the thread I was wondering how much of a great exercise zimming up this little kit would be. I mean from the point of actually masking up the un zimmed areas and using a great putty, i would try Halfords knifing putty ( real cheap) thinned down with humbrol liquid poly, its a great experience/ exercise eeven to try on a piece of scrap, even if the putty starts to cure the liquid poly bruhed over it will soften it up.

Good luck with the kit.

Terry.

Snookered me Ben. When I first saw this, I assumed it was 1/35. LOL

Hey, have fun, that's the rule I forget sometimes. 

Hi Bill,

Yep - I've got Dragons 'Mid Production, Brummbar in 1/35 which I built a long time ago and that came pre-zimmed OOB.

I've decided that seeing that this is my first ever very small scale build I'm probably not going to attempt to re-create a decent Zim pattern this time round. Hell, it's hard enough trying to slap on and texture Zim on 1/35 armour.

I'll build it for what it is - a cheap, well detailed little kit that should be fun to build!

That said, I might see what I can do with the casemate but if it just looks messy I'll have to remove it. I definately won't be doing the lower hull walls behind the running gear.

ATVB

Ben

Ben,

The "mid" designation refers to a set of 80 vehicles produced between Nov '43 to May '44 when zim was standard and these 80 were produced on new chassis, so zim is a must I'm afraid for it to be accurate.

Looks like a fun project and should keep the 'edge' off your building desire until the GB starts.

Howdy!

That's a very nice project. My tip for you would be to carefully examine the little parts and do some math - many things can/should be replaced with wire, thin styrene (like the one taken from the throw-away cold beverage cups), etc. or could be added, if they are simply missing.

If you wish, you could visit my thread here for inspiration. Hope it helps, good luck with your build, and have a nice day

Paweł

Hi Ben,

I've just recently started in on this scale with the Dragon StuG IIIG. I plan on painting with my airbrush, on low pressure.

Nate