Gamera

'Magic' tracks are individual link tracks but they come in a bag so you don't have to clean up each and every one. If you want to go with individual links they're far and away the simplest way. 

 

This is their biggest advantage. Speaking of tedious work...

'Magic' tracks are individual link tracks but they come in a bag so you don't have to clean up each and every one. If you want to go with individual links they're far and away the simplest way. 

Bish

 

 

Gamera

Nice choice Eagle, same kit as Maildude and same vehicle as mine though my kit is Dragon instead of Tamiya.

 

 

 

 

Eagle is just getting used to his first piece of Dragon armour. Have to break him in gently, its all wheels, but we will have him doing Magic tracks before he knows it

 

Thanks Gamera.  LOL!  Yeah, this Dragon kit a a monster for us jsut getting into armor.  Lots of extra parts left over too!

What are these "Magic" tracks" you speak of? 

Gamera

Nice choice Eagle, same kit as Maildude and same vehicle as mine though my kit is Dragon instead of Tamiya.

 

Eagle is just getting used to his first piece of Dragon armour. Have to break him in gently, its all wheels, but we will have him doing Magic tracks before he knows it

Nice choice Eagle, same kit as Maildude and same vehicle as mine though my kit is Dragon instead of Tamiya.

Bish

 

 

Eagle90

Hey Bish,  is this an acceptable entry?

Eagle90

 

 

 

 

Well, it has wheels on the front and tracks at the back, so looks good to me.

Though i am not to sure about the funny colour and the big white star.

 

LOL!  Yeah, it's not Desert Yellow or grey!  I did the little Willys Jeep and the Sherman in 2014/15, so this will be my first US halftrack.  Hummmm, hope I have some olive drab somewhere.  

Eagle90

Eagle90

Hey Bish,  is this an acceptable entry?

Eagle90

 

Well, it has wheels on the front and tracks at the back, so looks good to me.

Though i am not to sure about the funny colour and the big white star.

Hey Bish,  is this an acceptable entry?

Eagle90

Steve & CN: Nice looking work there guys!

Nice start castel. The similarity with the Pz I is not  accidental. The maultier used the track assemebly of the Pz I. Early vehicles had the sames poked road wheels, i am guessing left over when Pz I production ended, and they shared the same track.

Yours is the vehicle my rocker launcher was based on.

That looks so cool Castel

OK, between changing diapers and hauling kids to school and occasional sleep , here is some progress with maultier...Oh, I also have a real job, too

 That remaining piece of sprue on the shifter stick was bugging me more and more so I decided to be brave and remove it. Surgery was successful, looks much better

The track part, without the tracks, for now. The wheels on the far right come without a cap, so will have to improvise something.

It looks like as if I am building a small tank, it is even the size of a Panzer I

Cheers...

Nice to see you started Steve, i was woundering if you would add that water drum. Yes, the inside would be grey including the drivers area.

Looks really good MD, nice job 

I started on the 251 today and here's the interior OTB. I may add a few goodies inside but want to spray the interior color first.

Bish, the exterior color will be grey, should the interior be grey as well?

Looking good MD, good decision on that rear door. I leave mine off till the end.

MD: She's lookin' great! And you're almost done.  

Everyones builds are coming along nicely. Here is where I'm at. Yep' the rear door broke off again, so it's being left off till the end. I really am bluffing my way through this armor build, I have no real experience with making it look used. Aircraft seem a little easier, but I don't think it is looking too bad. I still have a bit to do, accessories, etc.

Oh ok no worries! I've tried sanding or cutting stuff like that too and had the part break in half and the top shoot off into neverland. In fact the little Kurogane staff car I finished recently- well the shifter is a piece of wire with a superglue blob on the end for a knob. 

Gamera, you are right, that is a bit of a sprue leftover. The shifter lever is very thin and fragile, I didn't dare to trim any more. It won't be visible anyway once the cab is installed. But if I feel brave, I'll try to trim it.

Cheers...

Bish: Very cool, it's always great to see someone pull out one of these classic kits. Looking forward to seeing you detail up this simple kit that many of us cut their teeth on. 

CN: Nice work, looks really good! Only little nitpick is that bump supposed to be on the shifter about halfway up? If so ignore me but it looks sorta like it's left from the sprue gate. 

Steve, i will dig out one of my AFV club sets, i have AM for all those kits, and try them out on mine. If they fit i will let you know and send you a couple of sets over.

Off to a nice start castel, i like the look of that engine.

Here is a bit of a wip on my Maultier

That would be great if possible. I'm not planning on spending anything on AM for this kit.

The U-boat guns used up my AM budget or a while.

Eric, do you know if AFV club tracks will work, the kit supplied ones. If so i have a few spare i can send Steve a set if he doesn't want to spend $ on AM. From your post in my WiP thread, i am guessing this is the same with all Tamiya 251's.

modelcrazy

Bish,

I have been having quite a time with the 1/72 251 (I.E. I hate it), so to keep up with my usual modus operandi when I don't like a kit, I toss it in the rubbish.

Well today I swung by the craft store and purchased the good ole standby, the Tamiya 1/35 Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Hanomag. I'm sure everybody is familiar with this kit.

 

Needless to say I will be switching my entry.

Steve

 

 

 

 

You will most definitely need AM tracks. The kits are too taught and won't lay down.

Time to get going on my second entry. As i am sure many know, i have a bit of a fetish for the Sd.Kfz 251. And of all the possable variants, i have 2 favorites, the Stuka zu Fuss and the /9. So, i have been really looking forward to this one.

I'll be adding an Eduard PE set and i also have this from Verlinden.

While it says its for the tamiya 251/9, it could be used on any of their 3 251 Ausf D kits. The only pars which relate to the /9 are some ammunition and wicker containers. The only thing i will be useing it for is the engine as the Eduard set covers the rest. I'll also use a set of Dragon magic tracks from the spares box.

I also have the spares box to hand and a dragon 3 in 1 kit thats includes a /9

I started off with the hull floor. having done an AFV Club and Dragon 251 recently, its clear simpler but less detauled the Tamiya kit is. The ammunition bin in the rear left corner was replaced with the one from the Dragon kit which allows the option to have the box open. The rear seat was replaced with an AFV club one from the soares box but it had to be trimmed a little.

With that the floor was fitted into the hull and the hull sides detailed. Unlike the otehr brands, Tamiya moulds the lower sides onto the bottom of the hull. Which means less chance for me to mess this up.

And the hull top had a few pieces added. I cut out the engine hatch doors and added the inner rim from the Verlinden set.

And then the gun. I had thought about replacing this completly with the Dragon gun. But on checking, it turns out that the /9 Ausf C and early Ausf D have a differant gun to the late Ausf D. While i could have modified the Dragon one, the detail in the tamiya kit with the PE means it would not have been worth the work. I did replace the barrel with a rifeled metal one from RB.

And finally a few of the bits left off for painting. On the kit drivers set i cut off the seat back and replaced it with a Dragon one. And i learnt on my last 251 to leave off the IP until afer painting.

So now to get the inside primed up and painted. I am goign to take a different approach to weathering on this, so will see how that turns out.

Yes, I'm still plugging away here... 

I sprayed the camo on the other day and the Tamiya buff dried with some of the worst orange peel I've ever seen. I hosed the model down with rubbing alcohol and scrubbed it off. No big deal since I figured it would be easier to spray the sand camo, mask it, and then hit the rest of the halftrack down with olive drab.

No idea what went wrong with the Tamiya, I'm going to with Testor's Model Master next time...  

Your more than welcome castel, i'll add you to the roster tonight.

Hey Bish, any chance I joine with ICMs Sd.Kfz. 3b Maultier in 1:35? Just bought it the other day and remembered this GB.

Cheers...