Great job there Steve, relly like that.

I'll add it to the roster tonight, thanks for taking part. Always a pleasure.

Hi Steve, I like that, it really looks great!

regards,

Jack

My turn. I completed the 251 but I'm not going to add the figures, I have so much more to work on.

So here ya go. Thank you Bish for hosting this group build. It has probably been 30 years since I last build this kit and it didn't come out anythig like this.

Enjoy

Gamera

Really nice work there Bobby. 

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the squad finished. 

 

Thank you sir.  There are a total of nine figures with the kit!!  Hope to be finished with them soon.  

Bobby

Really nice work there Bobby. 

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the squad finished. 

Bish

Looking good there Bobby, be nice to get this wrapped up.

 

Thank you sir.  Been a fun kit for sure!  I thought the decal for the front grill was going to be a pain, but it went on like a charm.  Lots of MicroSol to get the decals to lay down, especially on the hood!

Bobby

Flyin' Low

Looking really good Bobby, nice job.

 

Thank you John.  It is a really nice kit!  Lots of extras with it that I just can't find room for!  LOL!  Gernades, knives, the rifles I put in the racks, canteens, cargo, helmets.  There was a lot of extras!  

Bobby

Looking good there Bobby, be nice to get this wrapped up.

Didn't get a chance to finish it up tonight.  I got the driver in and the decals on.  Still need to do a couple of more coats of MicroSal and finish up the rest of the troops.    Maybe tomorrow. 

Bobby

Have a few more progress pics for you.  Started on the crew and added the machine guns.  Never really done figures before so this is a challenge for me.  Hope they turn out alright. Hoping to be close to finishing today, so be on the look out for more pics tonight.  Thanks for looking.

Bobby

No worries Bruce, i know the feeling. Have cut right back myself. Hopefully you'll be able to jump into the RAF build later on.

hogfanfs

Bobby,

Great job on the figures! Looking forward to seeing how you finish painting them! 

 

I haven't pulled my halftrack out yet, I want to finish my Type 4 for the 1946 GB, then dig into this one. I'm not entering any more GB, until I finish all the GB's I've entered. Unfortunately, that will include your RAF GB in April, Bish. 

 

Thank you sir.  Doing a little research on uniform colors now.  hope to have all completed soon.

I hear ya about GB's!  They are addicting for sure.  I'm in about 6 right now.  LOL!

Bobby

Bobby,

Great job on the figures! Looking forward to seeing how you finish painting them! 

I haven't pulled my halftrack out yet, I want to finish my Type 4 for the 1946 GB, then dig into this one. I'm not entering any more GB, until I finish all the GB's I've entered. Unfortunately, that will include your RAF GB in April, Bish. 

Bish

Looking forward to seeing you tackle those figures bobby.

 

Or they will tackle me!  LOL!  Working out uniform colours now.

Bobby

Looking forward to seeing you tackle those figures bobby.

Gamera

Nice work there Bobby, I think it's simpler to just do all the figures at once too. 

If you can't find the guys head maybe scratchbuild him a small Jack O' Lantern to replace it?  

 

Brilliant idea!  You know if I can't find it I WILL do that now!  LOL!

Bobby

Nice work there Bobby, I think it's simpler to just do all the figures at once too. 

If you can't find the guys head maybe scratchbuild him a small Jack O' Lantern to replace it?  

Nothing major to report...just wanted to post a pic of the "massing of the troops!"  LOL!  I have not done much figure work before this, but boy is this kit giving me the opportunity to do some!  LOL!

Bobby

Just noticed a headless soldier....sorry.  Where is his head? 

Gamera

Nice work guys!

Bobby, personally I think the weathering and grime look pretty darn good.

 

Thank you sir!  I'm working on the figures now.  Something else I haven't done much with.  That and I'm getting all teh bits and pieces for inside the halftrack....rifles, radios, canteens..they actually have a bunch of combat knives!  Man are the small!  LOL!

Bobby

Nice work guys!

Bobby, personally I think the weathering and grime look pretty darn good.

Tal Afar Dave

Hey Eagle,

Great job on a classic Tamiya kit; one of my all time favorites.  On the rear drive train, the small road wheels would have a molded on rubber rim. (We had one of these parked out in front of our battalion headquarters in Germany; wish I had taken more pictures!)  

Lookin' good!

TAD

 

Thank you TAD!

Oh man!  I knew about the rubber rims too!  Thank you!  I got into the weathering I forgot to make them rubber. 

Hey, where were you stationed in Germany?  I was in Germany for 3 years at Bitburg.

Bobby

Bish

Thats coming on nicley Bobby. I think your being a bit hard on yourself there.

 

Thank you sir!  LOL! been hard on myself for sometime now.  But I appreciate the kind words.  Means a lot.  Thank you mate!

Now I have to mount the muchine guns and start on 8 figures!  Doing the driver first to get him in (notice the steering wheel is missing....waiting for the driver to be finished!) 

Bobby

Hey Eagle,

Great job on a classic Tamiya kit; one of my all time favorites.  On the rear drive train, the small road wheels would have a molded on rubber rim. (We had one of these parked out in front of our battalion headquarters in Germany; wish I had taken more pictures!)  

Lookin' good!

TAD

Thats coming on nicley Bobby. I think your being a bit hard on yourself there.

Nice job on the tracks castel. So whats stopping the body from fitting.

And here is what went down so far today.  Enjoy.

Eagle90

Here is the next round of pics I took.  The next stage if you will.  Enjoy.

Eagle90

My apologies everyone for not posting pics.  I've been taking them, just haven't had the time to post....so here are a couple of posts with the progress of the halftrack.

This build has been a little different for me..a challenge in a good way.  I really appreciate the help with the color issue I had too.  Great stuff..many thanks to all!

I'm not crazy about the weathering I'm doing.  Have you ever just not been able to get into the zone with something?  That's the way I feel about the weathering on this one.  Didn't want to do too much weathering, so I don't know if that's my "block" or not.  The Tamiya kit is very nicely done.  I had some "self inflicted" issues with the windscreen, but I kinda got around it.  Not pretty fixes, but hey, it's a utility truck.  LOL!  .

The vinyl tracks went on easier then I had expected which was a plus.

Here she is.  Enjoy.  Also, awesome work everyone!  Very inspiring!

Eagle90

Finally, finally....I have found some time to finish the tracks. They were a bit of a pain, especially the so easy to break links. The next challenge will be to fit it on the chassis because, as you guessed it, it doesn't fit. So there will be some trimming, chopping and filling.