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SdKfz 250/9 in prog.

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SdKfz 250/9 in prog.
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 10:24 AM
Here is a shot of my Tamiya 250/9 with Eduard PE. The spare vision blocks were painted with silver and transparent green, the effect is quite good but not really visible in this shot. I used salt weathering for the chiped paint and a steel dry brush for added wear.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 10:43 AM
HI Derek,

More pics? specially interiors pics !

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Posted by styrene on Thursday, April 8, 2004 10:46 AM
Nice start, Derek. Need more pics!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 10:57 AM
Yeah... GIVE US MORE!!!! Its lookin real good chief...
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Posted by zokissima on Thursday, April 8, 2004 11:58 AM
Looking good so far. You should vary the chippings of the paint a little more. They all look about the same size Smile [:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 12:41 PM
It isn't glued to the rug, is it? I'll join in the more pic request too!Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 2:00 PM
Looks great so far, I can't wait to see how it turns out Smile [:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 4:01 PM
Nice one! Big Smile [:D]

I especially like the stowed smg Wink [;)]

Hey, I do a lot of 1/700 waterline kits - how did you do the sea base? Clown [:o)]
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Posted by mark956 on Thursday, April 8, 2004 4:14 PM
Very nice Derek. Thanks for sharing the picture with us.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 4:34 PM
Thanks for the comments.
Zokissima: Good observation, maybe next time i'll mix in some Kosher salt too.
Will get more pics up soon. Should be a few over the next few days as this winds down.

Sorry Andy, I do 1/96 - 1/350 full hull. Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 4:53 PM
Looks great!
Needs more pictures!
like the mp40 on the wall
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Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, April 8, 2004 7:51 PM
Looking good Derek. Glad to see another one with the salt trick. I'm suprised no one has mentioned wanting to see more pics of it yet, but bring them on anyway!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 11:34 AM
Well, even though no-one has asked for more pics I'm gonna post some anyway.

This first is a shot of the front of the crew compartment showing some of the stowage.

Rear of the crew compartment showing fire extinguisher and MG34 ammo drums on the wall and the large 20mm ammo storage cans.

In this view I was trying to show the color of the vision blocks but I am not having much success. The method used seems very effective if not a touch too green.

Coming up next will be the weapon and mount.
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Posted by tigerman on Friday, April 9, 2004 6:48 PM
Very nice Derek, but how 'bout some more pics. Big Smile [:D] Okay, I'll shut up now.

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Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, April 9, 2004 7:51 PM
very nice so far. looking very good.

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Posted by stipp on Saturday, April 17, 2004 10:37 AM
Very good! I do like the extra viewing glass color, when it is thick like that you do see a lot of green, especially if it has a slight tint to it for bright sun. I got a question, what was the normal color of the interior of the 250s and the demags? and what models did they change or if they did? Ya know between the a,b ,c, ds?
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Posted by Buddho on Saturday, April 17, 2004 3:14 PM
Great looking pics , Derek.

The details look sharp. I hope the fit up of your 250/9 is going better than my 140/1!

Regards, Dan

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 12:15 AM
TY for the comments.

QUOTE: I got a question, what was the normal color of the interior of the 250s and the demags? and what models did they change or if they did? Ya know between the a,b ,c, ds?

Interior color was the same as the exterior color on all open vehicles (halftracks Marder, etc.) but camoflage colors were not carried over into the vehicle. The changes occured when the paint specifications changed so it wouldn't be for a specific vehicle. If the paint specs change during the "B" model run As and some Bs would be the previous scheme and some Bs and all the Cs and Ds would be the later. As would also have been repainted in the later scheme. You have to go by the period of the war not the Mod. of the vehicle for the scheme (I wouldn't knock a model of a 251/1 Ausf A with three-tone exterior and a grey interior though.)

QUOTE: I hope the fit up of your 250/9 is going better than my 140/1!

Looks like there will be a little trouble getting the hull halves to fit right, I think I'll have to match up and glue one panel at a time.

I think this will be my standard method vision block now, the more I look the more I like. Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 1:35 AM
I had little trouble joining the halves on mine, Derek. Those smooth sides are real easy to sand.
Look forward to some more updates.

Matt
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Posted by ChrisB on Sunday, April 18, 2004 4:44 AM
Looks like it's going to be an awesome model when finished.

Chris

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Posted by mark956 on Sunday, April 18, 2004 8:53 AM
Very nice Derek.
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Posted by stipp on Sunday, April 18, 2004 7:41 PM
Thanks for the info in interior colors! And the half track is beautiful! i love the paint chips! What is the correct camo for the afica corps? mustard or a lighter sand and did they incorporate the red and green or was that later during the war after they run out of the field gray?
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 7:55 PM
Very nice Derik keep up the great workCool [8D]
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Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 1:31 PM
k, I don't know if it's just me, but I can't see the pics. I tried linking to them directly, and it's telling me that the pics are no longer there...
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 1:44 PM
stipp: My apologies for not responding sooner. The DAK (Dueschtes Afrika Korps) originally had grey vehicles but they were quickly overpainted with Sandgelb (sand yellow), either completely or with some grey left showing through in a disruptive pattern.

More pics!



The hull halves were hard to line up but I persevered.
I started at the rearmost plate on the left side and glued that ONE plate, after that had set I used Ambroid Pro Weld (This stuff wicks right into the seam.) on the next plate foreward and allowed it to run down the inside of the joint and held it while it set. Once this was dry I ran some down the inside of the front plate from the front again holding until set.
Then came the hard part. Starting at the right rear I followed the same procedure but had to push the parts in place as the lower hull panel edges were slightly narrower than the upper edges.
The final step was gluing the rear plate. It is important to leave this to last to allow the lower hull to flex.
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Posted by wipw on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 3:24 PM
Derek, thanks for posting new pics. Somehow, I missed this post the first few times around. Sorry to be so slow with the accolades! (Which you richly deserve!) Anyway, I can't see any of the earlier pics either. I assume they have been either moved or removed from Ron's site.

Where did you find Pro Weld? I love that stuff, especially when I'm gluing abs to styrene, which doesn't happen often. It makes a super strong bind! But I haven't seen it for years. My bottle is just about gone.

Nice work, as always!
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Posted by wildwilliam on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 3:28 PM
my, you HAVE been busy!
keep up the good work.
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Posted by spector822002 on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 4:39 PM
dead link here for some reason Wink [;)]
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Posted by spector822002 on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 4:43 PM
woops there it is ! Nice work , Iike that model of 250 , pretty kool ! Cool [8D]
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Posted by stipp on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 6:13 PM
Hey no problem with the response! That is a Tamiya kit? I have the same one done 20 yrs ago. The tracks were a bit tricky for a 15 yr old back then! great pics of a great favorite! Keep up the great work and thanks!
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