M1 A1 A2 Tanker

 

tigerman:

 

Scott, good to see your work. The casement isn't glued down yet is it? Otherwise i can't see how you' get the gun glued on.

 

 

 

What I was supposed to put the gun in first!? Ah.... crap......  I knew I forgot something....

Can I do it like a ship in a bottle now?

 

See ya

Scott

 

P.S. All kidding a side. Nope not glued on yet. 8-))

Okay, you're yanking my leg. I just wanted to be sure you didn't miss that step.

tigerman

Scott, good to see your work. The casement isn't glued down yet is it? Otherwise i can't see how you' get the gun glued on.

What I was supposed to put the gun in first!? Ah.... crap......  I knew I forgot something....

Can I do it like a ship in a bottle now?

See ya

Scott

P.S. All kidding a side. Nope not glued on yet. 8-))

Scott, good to see your work. The casement isn't glued down yet is it? Otherwise i can't see how you' get the gun glued on.

good stuff !

OK, here are my first WIP pics. Building major sub assemblies first and then going to add small fiddly bits later.

See ya

Scott

Andy , is that the DML kit ? Great looking build on the model and those figures look great also . I cant do figures with a hoot myself . I'm tempted to order one of the DML redentions of the 234 ..........tempted yes ....but my stash is so huge now i dont know . Oh well , more fuel for my funeral pyre !

Carl, I built mine for the 8 wheels GB... it was called 'Achtraden GB'.  It was my FIRST GB about two years ago and my first kit to built after a long break.  I had fun and the group was awesome too.

I painted two figures for this 234 BUT I haven't started doing the base yet...

Now I am tempted to pull my DML 234/2 Puma out and build it!  I don't have 234/3 and 234/4 but it is my goal to build all four before I leave this planet...

deafpanzer

Carl- I am really digging this 234!   Now I want to build another 234... DML 234/1 kit was my first one after 20+ years break.

Dupes- Looking good!  Looking forward to your next update...

Good to read you dig it !!!! Did you post pictures of your 234 ?

Carl- I am really digging this 234!   Now I want to build another 234... DML 234/1 kit was my first one after 20+ years break.

Dupes- Looking good!  Looking forward to your next update...

Dang Carl, that sure is looking great!

Very nice progress Dupes!

Bill thanks !

Carl-it just keeps getting better.  Great work.

Thanks Eric . Good to hear abut the tracks .

The exterior is rocking Carl. 

Got a little done on the tracks today, hopefully finish them up tomorrow.

Hey guys ! Rained today so i finished up the interior and suspension .Next to wprk on is the exterior equipment (shovels , fuel cans .......etc)

You sure got that together quickly Marc. You'll beat me in no time.

Dupes-as always, great work from you.  Looking forward to seeing it with some paint.

bbrowniii

Carl

WOW, that is some super paintwork. I love the two-tone transition for grey to camo. REALLY impressive!

Thanks for the comments !!!

I wanted to add a little interest to to the paint scheme . My idea was that the 75mm pak 40 was painted Panzer gray and intended for use on a wheeled carriage . (see below picture). Instead it was mounted on this chasis at the last minute due to a shortage of pak 40's and only the front of the shield and forward barrel were painted in camo .

dupes

Carl - that looks awesome! "Old Italeri kit" my a$$!

LOL Dupes and thanks !!!

I was surprised myself at how well the detail popped on this old kit with some carefull painting .

Lots of detail on the kit of yours ! A wood color floor will look really great . That could be a pain in rear to paint though . Keep the pictures coming ! I'm not real savvy on the figures , for me if they are WW II German then close enough . but you will have to consider if you want to put up with the accuracy people if they arent correct , right ? Me ? I mostly go for "close enough" .

Dupes

FINALLY!

That is really coming along well. There is a TON of detail in that crew compartment. I can understand your dillema regarding painting.

That gun is CRAZY. What was it? A 128? Those three recoil piston things on the top really show how much of a punch this puppy packed. And that running gear! Whoa!

I could go on and on. All I can say is that this thing is a beast and I'm digging it!

By the way, I'd be inclined to say that those two figs would be good. They seem generic enough. Of course, I'm no expert on German uniforms so maybe someone with better info will chime in to confirm or contradict me.

Carl

WOW, that is some super paintwork. I love the two-tone transition for grey to camo. REALLY impressive!

If any of you have any input as to the accuracy of those figs, let me know! Both vehicles operated with Panzerjager-Abteilung 521, which I think would be classifed as "sturmartillerie".

If you guys see anything about the build I'm missing, let me know as well!

Oh, and as far as the barrel - I threw together the plastic one (mostly to avoid having to buy another AM one for the second build) to see how it came out...looks decent to me. Considering adding a muzzle bag after seeing the photos at this site here.

Alllllllrighty. I decided not to start priming last night - wanted to give myself a few more hours to mull over exactly how much of this guy I want permanently glued, versus doing in subassemblies. It would certainly make doing the interior and track application easier, but hiding glue marks etc. in my paint job might not be worth the trouble.

So, here's where she stands:

If the inside of the crew compartment looks a bit bare, it's because the majority of the crew equipment (anything that isn't mostly panzer gray) hasn't been attached yet. Seen here:

Give you an idea of the size of the beast:

And a top-down into the crew compartment. This is another reason I'm considering leaving the top half off - all of those slats are supposed to be wood. With a bit more time, I would have dremeled (is that a verb?) them off and replaced them with wood...in this case I'll have to paint them to look like wood instead.

As far as figures - I had considered this fella:

But thought afterwards that he might be too late-war. Thinking that the two dudes in this pack with the binoculars might be more appropriate:

Carl - that looks awesome! "Old Italeri kit" my a$$!

Bob , thanks for the kind words ! Its been enjoyable posting here with you and the rest of the  guys . Looking forward to more !

Carl-very nice work-outstanding might be a better word......wow!

75 mm Pak 40 is completed .

bbrowniii

Shellback:

dupes:

Hoped to have a pic for you guys this morning - decided to wait, got one step of construction left to go. Ran out of gas last night or I would have wrapped up that phase.

Priming tonight!

 

With pictures , right ?

 

Perhaps we need to be a little more.... direct.

 

WE WANT A DAMN PICTURE, DAMMIT!!!

We tried ....................oh well .

Yeah, well, you're going to have to wait until tomorrow morning. I'm headed to bed...will transfer, photoshop, and upload to photobucket in the morning...assuming my internet connection cooperates (this is my 3rd attempt now at posting this).

Shellback

dupes:

Hoped to have a pic for you guys this morning - decided to wait, got one step of construction left to go. Ran out of gas last night or I would have wrapped up that phase.

Priming tonight!

 

With pictures , right ?

Perhaps we need to be a little more.... direct.

WE WANT A DAMN PICTURE, DAMMIT!!!