1/35 Tamiya Sdkfz 251/9 Ausf.D WIP

This kit has gone together so quick I thought I would take a little time to add a little flavor to the half track prior to painting. I've beat up the front fenders a little bit and added some baking soda to the muffler to get it a light weather affect. Next I'll begin painting and weathering the interior.

The kit supplied rubberband style tracks lacked fine detail so I ordered the aftermarket set from AFV club. They recommended the late style tracks for this particular vehicle so I bought those accordingly. They came in two sub assemblies, the stamped metal links and the rubber pads. I had to glue one rubber pad to each link. Sounds like a lot of work but it didn't really take too long. About two beers worth of work! 

After a couple nights I put together a few sub assemblies and removed the rest of the parts and prepped them for paint. She is ready for the paint booth.