Tamiya 35020 Sdkfz.251 Half Track

Tamiya 1:35 (35020) 

Fixed some of the parts prior to priming. 

TS-29 Tamiya spray on the tracks. 

Tamiya fine white primer spray 

Tamiya fine white primer spray 

Tamiya XF-59 (3:2 ratio thinner) airbrushed. Tools & guns hand painted. 

Tamiya XF-59 (3:2 ratio thinner) airbrushed. Tools & guns hand painted.
 

Tamiya XF-59 (3:2 ratio thinner) airbrushed. Tools & guns hand painted. 

Cabin complete 

Went overboard (not true to actual history...) with coloring the dash/switches. 🙂  

 

 

The track rollers were the hardest part. The instructions didn't indicate the discs to have the outer rims to be black but in looking at real pictures of the half-track all the track rollers have a rubber 

 

 

Love the way the doors swing open and close. 

Came out pretty nicely. 

Tried to create sag on the track. Lesson learned...use different clips/these are too strong & be patient with the cement clue. 

Next Day: That did not work...back to the drawing board! 

Probably a bit extreme to use zip ties..lol..but it worked! 

Starting the figures.