Tamiya SdKfz 7/2 . Completed build pictures .

Looking forward to it!

Should be a fun build. Looking forward to your progress.

Hey guys thanks for looking in .

This is cool . The date 1972 molded into the chassis . That was the date that the SdKfz 7 ( the version with all of the seats ) was released by Tamiya.

Some very basic detail down here .I wont be doing much upgrading underneath .

And of course what would a WW II German armor vehicle be without all of those wheel parts ?

This should be sweet Carl. Great subject and I know it'll  be the bomb after all the AM's are added.

Thanks Eric

This is the Eduard p.e. set for the Tamiya SdkFz 7/2 that I'll be using .

Here's a step by step on the Friul tracks with the explanation being below the picture .

1.The kit tracks are these ancient vinyl contraptions . They are too wide and poorly detailed by todays standards .I went with a set of Friuls .

2. and 3. . The kits wheels are made to fit the vinyl tracks which are overly wide so some surgery is needed to make them narrower to fit the Friuls .

4. The holes in the tracks for the brass wire connecting pins (you cut your own from a coil of brass wire provided by Friul) have a bit of flash and need drilling out .

5. , 6. and 7. Some of the track assembly .The rubber pads on the tracks are a separate part (those rectangular pieces at the bottom of 7 ) And they fit snuggly into a notch in the tracks .

8. The Friuls assembled and wrapped around the modified width wheels .

Great start. Those tracks must be tiny little buggers.

Carl,looking forward to an outstanding project.

Looks good, looking forward to this build.

Eric , you got that right bro .Tiny ! Especially compared to the Friuls I used on the Jagdtiger .

Tojo , Hope you will enjoy it .

Modeler , thanks for taking a look .

Nice looking project, Carl. This was always a great kit as it was. It should be quite the stunner when you're done.

Hey Karl good to hear from you .

The front suspension was steerable but looked like a toy when built so I added some scratch built parts to the front axle .

The vinyl tires had a heavy seam down the middle of the tread and I ruined one tire trying to sand off the  seams ridge . I replaced them with a resin set from Tank Workshop .

Here's how it looks with the new tires/ wheels .

I was even able to make the front axle pivot .

Now that is cool work!

Terry

Great work on the suspension. Looks like it's coming along nicely.

Terry , thanks for lookin !

WOW, awesome work, Carl! That axle is trick! The tracks look great, too! Much better than kit tracks!

RX , I missed your post up there bro , thanks for the comment !

Karl , thanks bro !

Those kit tracks are ancient . 40 yrs ago they might of been superb , but now .........not so much .

Hi Shellback.

That is some awesome work you have done there, really like the way that front axle came out!

Thanks for sharing!

Very Best Regards

Johan

Johan , good to have you watching !

The side screens were done with the p.e. from the Eduard set . The Tamiya kit has the gun platform access ladders molded in the stowed position so I made the ladders from scratch with styrene rod so I could display them in the down position . I used copper wire to attach the side screens to the side s of the gun platform .

A view of the rear with some of the Eduard pe details .

Looking great with all the mods Carl.

is that plate molded into PE or is it another after market?

Wrong post.Sorry. 

Eric good to hear from you .

Clint , the license plate itself is a separate piece of p.e..There are two choices of plate numbers to correspond with the two choices for the front bumper . A thin piece of styrene is behind the formation light to give it a thickness.

No prob Eric . I kinda suspected that was the case my friend .

Here's some of the stuff going on inside the cab .There is some nice fitting diamond plate p.e. .

Most excellent work and upgrades on the ol' 70's kit; very encouraging!  I'm jealous of those front wheels and tires.  My Italeri 6x6 sure could use an upgrade.  I know they're out there somewhere...

Looking great there my friend.