Tamiya Sd.Kfz.251/9 Kanonenwagen
the necessary players are assembled
some metal goodies
more metal!
AFV plastic bits - quite nice
rubber tracks are nice, way better than Tamiya's!
Decals sourced from the kit as well as extras from Dragon, AFV & Italeri
AFV bits before sanding
careful now!
hmmm....not exactly level!
cleaned and sanded
bonnet plug will need screw holes
gnarly and quite visible ejector marks
putty is added
...sanded and filled
post clean up
the AFV resin will be epoxied
left to dry overnight - note gap at rear
the kit "handles" were replaced with thick foil
my attempt at adding latches to the ammo box
..a little crude but not super visible in the end...
right fender made with wine bottle foil..
the AFV wheels needed some encouragement to stay together!
small bits can be made while waiting!
the AFV resin needs to be sanded flush
the "valves" are added
heavy foil for strapping
field-improvised jerry can rack
initial filling & sanding
added fender details, some spare Academy 75 mm shells
Eduard mudguard/license plates
using this delightful giftbox lid and some old Tamiya bricks for a base
salvaged brick wall and stir sticks with grey basecoat and red brown
drybrushing, washes to come...and some added hinge detail, etc
prelim washes and drybrushing
French war bonds posters..must have been here a while!
more of the slow progress...panzer grey primer on the stonework
the bricks are almost done 😛
some scrap metal pieces added...
...prelim coat of steel & rust - before rust filters and washes.
large sliding door in base rust coat
test fiting the 'track
a little overexposed..the base colours for the stonework.
Comentarii
29 May 2014, 00:45
M.Julian MarlesSo far the major letdown is the AFV parts - the wheel runners are too short and are not level either. Easily fixed with putty but maybe AFV should measure next time before realeasing thousands of after-market bits that don't fit? o_0
29 May 2014, 01:47
John Van KootenSorry to hear about the issues with the AFV Club item. And I agree, the English spelling on some of the commercial products out there is utterly ridiculous!
Anyway, I will be following this closely because I am also contemplating reworking some of the older kits I have. Plus, I am absolutely addicted to German half-tracks 😉 so can't go wrong there 🙂
Good luck and please do keep us posted on progress and/or any issues with the kit 👍 it will be interesting to see how this develops! 🙂
29 May 2014, 07:09
M.Julian MarlesI will post more pics tomorrow, today was spent removing the parts, cleaning up mold lines, and, yes filling sink holes. I should mention also that supposedly the AFV front suspension is missing a steering arm, I will check this later. Apart from the PE, there's not THAT many parts and should go together fairly quickly I think! Thanks for the interest!
29 May 2014, 07:35
M.Julian MarlesI found two articles in some older mags I had.....I now realize I must add triangular flanges behind the armoured gun plate, and I may also thin it down, it seems quite overscale. More to follow! 🙂
29 May 2014, 07:37
M.Julian MarlesA few simple tweaks to add would be wiring for headlights, maybe some extra suspension details, tire valves, and those little lugs on the front cowl. Nothing too serious! ^_^
29 May 2014, 07:39
John Van KootenSounds good! 😉 Looking forward to the additional pictures 👍
And yeah, if there's not too much cleaning up to do, it should be a fairly quick build, right? 🙂
As for the gun shield, yes, it does seem overly thick and lacking any detail 😉 but it's probably not that hard to make it look more accurate 👍
Can't wait to see what's going to happen next in this build! 😛
29 May 2014, 08:33
Fabian D.Nice project ... I've got another of that horrible Ausf C... not shure if I could get the motivation together😉
Concerning spelling mistakes... what pain to look at kits if you're German I've seen everything from unpronounceable to completely wrong words ... not even speaking of the Brummbar ("mumble pub/bar"😢 issue 😄
29 May 2014, 09:03
M.Julian MarlesLol, ah yes the ol' Brummbar! Yeah the old ausf.c ...well it's probably not worth adding aftermarket bits, maybe do out of the box/nostalgia or a what-if scenario?
29 May 2014, 09:22
Fabian D.I´ve already got one finished in a "do it right" attempt, but the second one I got as a bonus somewere will have to be some kind of fun build...
29 May 2014, 10:44
M.Julian Marleswhew...disaster averted ...carpet monster consumed my AFV suspension support for about an hour! Cleaning up seams and attaching suspension while watching the hockey game....go Habs!
30 May 2014, 02:12
M.Julian MarlesA few more pics up now....going slowly but surely as I have whooping cough! 🙁
30 May 2014, 03:59
John Van KootenNice! Good going! Love how you're paying attention to detail and rework/add them 👍
Funny how the things we think are simple, quick builds turn out to be much more involving than anticipated, eh? 😉
Carpet monster... yeah... it is always hungry, isn't it? 😛
Hope your cough goes away soon 👍
30 May 2014, 07:05
M.Julian MarlesAnother problem with the AFV add-on is the drive sprocket fit - there are two plugs that fit on the sprocket but if you push them in the whole way, they sit at an angle....I decided to use epoxy and just position them as best I could. Things are going slowly as LA and Chicago are going into overtime in the hockey game! 😛
2 June 2014, 02:52
M.Julian MarlesIt's been a long time due to work issues, but back to work on this. Took a break from the kit and made a small base out of a dollar store giftbox lid, some old Tamiya bricks, stir sticks and some cut up business cards....lol
10 September 2014, 21:16
John Van KootenHahaha! Nice! 😄 Awesome use of alternatives! Thinking outside the box for sure!😉 Looks cool too! 👍
10 September 2014, 22:09
M.Julian Marlesthanks, it's slow going but I decided to take a break and work on the base, and go back to the PE in the kit in a bit...I also have some muscle cars going too!
10 September 2014, 23:48
In the trenchesOne of my favs love the armoured cars looking forwar to thte pix
11 September 2014, 00:49
M.Julian MarlesCurrently between airbrushes, it may have to ne dark yellow.....or maybe I will mask it...
11 September 2014, 05:39
M.Julian MarlesPhil....oh, those are just my "open" hot wheels....but I have many more in box as well as Matchbox/Lesney, Corgi, Dinky, Tomica, some 1/25 Nascars etc...actually I have about 10,000 diecast 😛 ..long story!
12 September 2014, 07:23
M.Julian Marles..and star wars, GI Joe, playmobil, Tonka, Micronauts, heh heh!
14 September 2014, 21:05
M.Julian MarlesI primed the stonework for the little "workshop/factory" ruin for the half track, and basically finished the brickwork section. I added some wooden trim, a hinge, and some posters.
14 September 2014, 21:07
M.Julian MarlesThanks. One thing I like about doing stone and brick is getting to use that massive selection of humbrol paints! 😛
14 September 2014, 21:54
M.Julian Marlesnext on list is add a big steel door on a track for the shop entrance and then rust everything up. Add a couple more small details then back to the track itself. Bought some new CA glue so I can get back to the dreaded PE parts (o)_(*)
15 September 2014, 00:44
M.Julian MarlesI guess I'm calling the little base pretty much done, a couple of ejection marks I missed will get covered with foliage. I also am slowly getting back to the 215/9, built up the gun yesterday. The carpet monster got a piece of PE so I will try to replicate it or hide it....lol..
6 October 2014, 21:11
Album info
This will be my first build log in a photo album. I am using the older Tamiya kit # 35147, the Sd.Kfz.251/9 so-called "Kanonenwagen". In addition I am using bits of the Eduard PE set for the 251/1, and the AFV club "Whells and Tracks". (someone should really get an English proofreader! - AFV I am talkin' to you!). I also have a few little bits and bobs from the spares box like some Dragon halftrack bits, a few US jerrycans as well as some German ones, and a couple of tools from the Italeri workshop set.
