Thanks for sharing your work!  May I offer two suggestions?  1) the interior surfaces of your Stug III ausf B hatches would be dark grey and not white/ivory, just like the rest of the exterior.  As you have it, they just scream "shoot me"  2).  Tamiya mistakenly calls the SdKfz 251 a "Hanomag"  In actuality, Hanomag was one of six manufacturers of the SdKfz 251 and it's unfortunate that the 1970s era research by Tamiya has morphed into a generally accepted term for the 251.  The Germans generally called it an SPW (ess--pay-vay) or in documents, SdKfz 251.

now thats what i call a clean build !!!

T26E4 - Thanks for the suggestions. Will definitely keep them in mind as I have another Stug by Dragon to build.

Axeman - thanks for the comment.

They look good. I'd love to see more photos though.

Some nice clean builds. If you like clean, there nothing wrong with that, but some washes would certainly help bring out the detail.

Those old Tamiya 251's look pretty good for such old kits. They leave a little to be desired in regards accuracy, but still nice kits. Did you add the water tank between the two front seats. You seem to be a bit of a 251 fan, if so, I would suggest the newer Ausf D kits that Tamiya have, those are pretty nice.

Last time I had a Tamiya 251 I used the rear end to soup up my 'rod!

Bish - Thanks for the comments. Yes, the water tank was added.  I am looking at the Tamiya Ausf D kit. Thanks for the reassurance about the kit.  Has anyone built the Zveda Ausf B kit? BTW, I do have a photo of a T-34 that was meant to be factory fresh because it is at the factory ready to go into battle. May have to post that one also.

WOW... that is a great looking build. (One of these days I will be that good.)

You are. I would add that your stuff is really well built. I am also struggling through the phase of getting used to crudding the things up.

Ye, that water tank is one of the let downs of the kit. It was only fitted to the ambulance version. I do have one of the Zvezda kits, one of the 30 251 kits I've got. It look really nice, fortunately I was able to get an Eduard PE set that corrects the internal errors, but Eduard seems to have stopped producing that set. Not built the kit yet, but from what I have red its rather nice, I still have the other Zvezda kits to get yet.

GMorrison - Thanks for the kind words. Found the picture of the clean build T-34. The crew is ICM and the tank riders are from Dragon.

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Thanks for the information about the water tank. Makes sense now that I think about it. So it was used in place of the 50 gal water tank hung on the outside?

Do you mean the drums seen on the outside of some ambulance versions. I think these drums are a field addition. The tanks fitted between the two front seats were a standard fit. The drums on the outside may well be a field conversion to a factory built ambulance or they could indicate a vehicle that's been converted in the field to this role, or maybe even both. The drum on the outside was certainly not a standard fitting.

Are you doing the conversion yourself or using an AM set.

I found a picture of a captured 251 ambulance in American hands. The photo does not show the added drum on the outside. As it is a black and white photo I can guess that is gray and white with the white star and the red crosses. I may have to do most of it myself but did find a Resicast medical AM kit and a Blackdog AM stowage kit. The photo looks to be an Ausf D.  Wish me luck.

I have an old Dragon 1/72 P-61 in my stash. May have to find it soon.

There is an AM /8 conversion designed for the Tamiya /9, but I am sure it could be used on other kits. I have not got one yet, but plan ion getting 4 so I can do each version, that's if a 251 Ausf A ever comes out. But as far as I know, its only available in Europe, I assume you are in the USA.

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That being said, a conversion without this is certainly doable. I do hope you will post a thread when you do it. If you had not guessed, I am a bit of a 251 fanatic.

And would be interested to see that P-61 as well. I am using some AM designed for that Dragon kit on my Airfix one.

Nice collection! I agree about wanting more photos of each build individually. I really like the tarps cover you added to the gray 251/1C

Some very nice looking builds Missile. Excellent work.

Whoa! That's Way-Out-There great!  However, the occupants could use a Double-Double about now.

stikpusher - The cover and the stowage are from a Blackdog AM resin kit. I have parts leftover such as a bit of stowage for the boxes on the side. Will use it in the next kit. Thanks for the comments.

I have not used one of those Blackdog sets, but they seem to have some nice looking sets. But I think your right not to use it all on one kit.

Bish - You are right about the Blackdog kits. They are well made, but there is too much for one 251. It would look cluttered and there is no room for the pioneer tools. You can use it on 2 models and have a bit left over. Thanks for the tip on the MR kit. Looking to see if I can get one and upgrade an Ausf D.

I was looking at the Warrior set, I have never seen a warrior with that much kit on it, but they certainly look nice. And no problem on the /8.. I have been meaning to get one for ages, but haven't gotten round to it yet. I need to try and get at least one this year.

Bish - Thanks for the tip on the MR resin kit. I ordered one and should have it in a couple of weeks. When I start building the Ausf D /8, I will post pictures of the build. And, as always, all comments will be welcome. I may have to dirty it up a bit, but not too much because it is an ambulance and should be cleaner than most vehicles. Now to study up on the powders and pigments for detailing.

Very nice Missile- thank you for sharing

Dave

Missile

Bish - Thanks for the tip on the MR resin kit. I ordered one and should have it in a couple of weeks. When I start building the Ausf D /8, I will post pictures of the build. And, as always, all comments will be welcome. I may have to dirty it up a bit, but not too much because it is an ambulance and should be cleaner than most vehicles. Now to study up on the powders and pigments for detailing.

Nice, your quicker off the mark than me, I have been holding off over a year and still haven't got one. I keep half expecting them to have stopped being produced. I really must get one soon. I'll be interested to see what you think of it when it comes and will defiantly be watching out for that build.

Stage_Left - Thanks for the kind comment.