SdKfz 234/1 Completed 5/10/12

WOW AWESOME WORK Blitz great paint work on the figure. got to like german camo so much to work with.

Clay

lookin' good so far!

Thanks for the offer Wing Nut but I'm happy with the detail on the back as pretty much none of the interior will be visible once it is closed up unfortunately. 

I've managed to get some spraying done on the weekend and did the interior hull walls in Tamiya XF-9 Hull Red and the floor and turret interior components in Lifecolor UA 206 Olivgrun.

I haven't done a particularly tidy job with the Olivgrun on the floor as I figure by 1945, neatness was not on the German list of priorities so there is a bit of overspray at the base of the hull wall and the floor so that is deliberate. 

I'm not going to weather the interior too much as the vehicle only lived for a handful of months so I'll probably just do some dry brushing and line washes. 

The turret is very cramped already but I'm hoping I can fit at least one of these if not both in there which unfortunately makes the interior even more invisible but at least the visors are operable so I'll probably leave them in the open position. 

Looks ggod blitz.  I have some extra PE springs for the back of the seat.  PM me your address if you want them.

Got more work done on the weekend and so now the interior is pretty much ready for some paint. 

I am going to do the interior walls in red primer and have the floors and turret interior in olive green which will be the dominant colour outside. 

The instructions say that these ammunition racks shouldn't be used but I am tempted to use them as otherwise there will only be loose magazines. Haven't decided yet, maybe I'll come to a decision after I've painted the interior. 

After being inspired by another build I've also decided to splash out on an RB barrell to replace the one in the kit.

In terms of weathering, seeing that the vehicle barely saw a few months of service I'm thinking that there wouldn't be a great deal of weathering needed, inside and out. With that in mind I was thinking about the mufflers which are usually painted quite rusty but being a fairly new vehicle what colour would the mufflers be?

Good start Blitzwing. Keep it up.

Drybrushing will be your best bet...either that or working with a micro-brush and an Optivisor!

I haven't done too much work on the kit as of late but what is the best way to paint the spring detail on this seat? The only way I can think of is dry brushing but is there any other way?

As much as I would LOVE to take credit for those builds, alas they are not my work. I am hoping with fingers and toes crossed that my build will be finished as well as those.

Blitzwing that is an AWESOME build & paint job on both.

Clay

Thanks guys and I'm happy to hear that the kit is a good build.

Deafpanzer -  Those guards on top of the turret are what drew me to this version over the puma in the first place and yeah those connection points do look very fragile. I'm still planning to have them open at this stage though.

Wbill - That information is great thank you very much. Dominant green scheme it is.

I'm thinking of a scheme something along these lines. 

DML's 234 family of kits are fun builds, looks like you're off to a good start! As to your question on the paint scheme, factory hard-edge schemes no longer called for the application of a single color over the primer coat before the camouflage pattern was added as a paint conservation measure. That meant that the dominant dark yellow base coat gave way to a 3-tone pattern that had more prominent brown and green sections. Dark yellow continued to be used in the scheme though and different factories and vehicles sported some interesting schemes as a result. HTH!

Loved this kit... I had so much fun building it three years ago.  The turret guards was so fragile that I managed to knock them off few times...

great start Blitz i'm with constructor. suspension was fun. some complexity adds interest in kits.

Clay 

I've done the 234/2 last year. The suspension was a joy to build because of its complexity and good fit. Keep us posted on you build. Thanks.