Sd.Kfz. 251/16
weathering in progress...
my workaround for the missing torsion bars... not nice, but after pouring a tube of superglue in, it seems to be solid...
more chipping, than a cammo...
5 green Lamps on a Notek? Well... Not quite standard, I guess.
Another "Why Dragon, Why?" Only the right drawer can be displayed open, while the other tow are moulded closed. If you wan´t to close it, you end up with this. (And of coure there is absolutely no interior proivided, just in case you wanted to open it).
Done, or as good as it gets...
Коментарі
9 June 2014, 00:33
H K
No pressure, but I am also watching 😄 I am in awe of your flawless execution of the sidearmor plates.
No pressure, but I am also watching 😄 I am in awe of your flawless execution of the sidearmor plates.
9 June 2014, 07:47
Fabian D.
well, speaking of the armour... that´s kind of a small problem I guess. Dragon produced the upper plate on the left side a bit too short... (see pic 4)
I´m not yet 100% happy with the floor, but I´ll do the small painting stuff first.
well, speaking of the armour... that´s kind of a small problem I guess. Dragon produced the upper plate on the left side a bit too short... (see pic 4)
I´m not yet 100% happy with the floor, but I´ll do the small painting stuff first.
9 June 2014, 21:30
John Van Kooten
It's German, it's a half-track. I'm in as well!! How can I not be! 😄 haha!
It's always something with Dragon, isn't it 😠 😉 lol
Luckily it's easy to fix with a bit of plastic card but stil... strange this issue is not mentioned in any of the reviews for this kit.
I did a quick check on a number of the Dragon Sd.Kfz.251 kits I have but all are containing parts that are the correct length. Both the locators in the hull and the top plate itself are 13mm wide.
I do know Dragon has updated parts in those 251 kits so maybe you got a "pre-update" kit? That's the trouble with that. One never knows what kit they are getting... with or without updated parts 🤔
It's German, it's a half-track. I'm in as well!! How can I not be! 😄 haha!
It's always something with Dragon, isn't it 😠 😉 lol
Luckily it's easy to fix with a bit of plastic card but stil... strange this issue is not mentioned in any of the reviews for this kit.
I did a quick check on a number of the Dragon Sd.Kfz.251 kits I have but all are containing parts that are the correct length. Both the locators in the hull and the top plate itself are 13mm wide.
I do know Dragon has updated parts in those 251 kits so maybe you got a "pre-update" kit? That's the trouble with that. One never knows what kit they are getting... with or without updated parts 🤔
9 June 2014, 23:19
Fabian D.
Not much scuccsess with this kit... actually quite annoying. 🤔 I tried to mask the cammo with a liquid mask, but had to leave before I was completely done. So the masking stayed on there way too long and was really pain to remove. Because of that I had to repaint almost the entire cammo, which all led to a really messed up surface and paintjob. I´ll try to save it with some weathering, but I won´t start all over again.
At least a lesson leared. Never a Dragon 251 again, fitting upper and lower hull is literally pain (as you need a lot of force), never leave masking fluid on too long...
Not much scuccsess with this kit... actually quite annoying. 🤔 I tried to mask the cammo with a liquid mask, but had to leave before I was completely done. So the masking stayed on there way too long and was really pain to remove. Because of that I had to repaint almost the entire cammo, which all led to a really messed up surface and paintjob. I´ll try to save it with some weathering, but I won´t start all over again.
At least a lesson leared. Never a Dragon 251 again, fitting upper and lower hull is literally pain (as you need a lot of force), never leave masking fluid on too long...
2 November 2014, 00:11
Fabian D.
@Es-haq: Paintjob looks good from a meter away, but anything closer than that... well... 😮 🤔
That´s why there will be no extras here, only the two figures which came with the kit.
But thanks for your support, I think I´ve got something better to use you glasses on 😉
@Es-haq: Paintjob looks good from a meter away, but anything closer than that... well... 😮 🤔
That´s why there will be no extras here, only the two figures which came with the kit.
But thanks for your support, I think I´ve got something better to use you glasses on 😉
2 November 2014, 00:15
Fabian D.
well lets agree on it looks good from a meter away... as I said before, masking went more than wrong.(pic😎 And the suspension is messed up because of the 6 missing torsion bars. (rear part of the vehicle sits too low, one weel will always be in the air).
I´ll add a little dust and dirt but after that it will be banned to the second row... too far away for a close inspection 😄
well lets agree on it looks good from a meter away... as I said before, masking went more than wrong.(pic😎 And the suspension is messed up because of the 6 missing torsion bars. (rear part of the vehicle sits too low, one weel will always be in the air).
I´ll add a little dust and dirt but after that it will be banned to the second row... too far away for a close inspection 😄
29 November 2014, 12:21
Fabian D.
Well, Christian, we´ve already reached final destination. Train termiantes here.😉
I´ve just added some more dust and dirt, but I´ll leave it just like that. While doing the final weathering I came across some other odds with this kit (all in pictures: 4, 10, 11).
All in all: I can´t recomend this kit. You´ve seen the issues. Fitting upper and lower hull is pain, cleanin up the DS figures is impossible, painting them is terrible. Their Faces look pretty odd, well...
But Dragon isn´t the only one to blame here, I am the one who screwd up the paintjob. But I can live with it, in the second row, in the darkest spot of my display shelf. 😄
Well, Christian, we´ve already reached final destination. Train termiantes here.😉
I´ve just added some more dust and dirt, but I´ll leave it just like that. While doing the final weathering I came across some other odds with this kit (all in pictures: 4, 10, 11).
All in all: I can´t recomend this kit. You´ve seen the issues. Fitting upper and lower hull is pain, cleanin up the DS figures is impossible, painting them is terrible. Their Faces look pretty odd, well...
But Dragon isn´t the only one to blame here, I am the one who screwd up the paintjob. But I can live with it, in the second row, in the darkest spot of my display shelf. 😄
30 November 2014, 16:21
Christian Meyerhoff
ZZZ... Well Fabian, I call this one an excellent build, but not finished now. But with some little additional work this one will become a beauty for sure. I was always looking for a perfect Sd. Kfz.251, but did not found it right now. Mixing the AFV kits with some Dragon parts might be a way to go. But anyway.. excellent build so far mate !
ZZZ... Well Fabian, I call this one an excellent build, but not finished now. But with some little additional work this one will become a beauty for sure. I was always looking for a perfect Sd. Kfz.251, but did not found it right now. Mixing the AFV kits with some Dragon parts might be a way to go. But anyway.. excellent build so far mate !
30 November 2014, 21:22
John Van Kooten
@Fabian: Haha! Yeah, there certainly are some odd issues. still, with all the problems, you've made it look good! 👍 It does deserve a spot in your display cabinet 🙂 in the darkest spot? LOL😉
@Christian: getting that perfect kit is, I think, the Holy Grail of modeling😉 I fear it will never happen. But that's what keeps things interesting as well, right? There's always something for us to work on and improve 🙂
@Fabian: Haha! Yeah, there certainly are some odd issues. still, with all the problems, you've made it look good! 👍 It does deserve a spot in your display cabinet 🙂 in the darkest spot? LOL😉
@Christian: getting that perfect kit is, I think, the Holy Grail of modeling😉 I fear it will never happen. But that's what keeps things interesting as well, right? There's always something for us to work on and improve 🙂
30 November 2014, 23:27
Fabian D.
Thanks. But I´m still not over the spoiled paintjob... hasn´t happend in years...😉
@Christian: of course, I could restart the enire painting process, but I can´t get bothered. I´ve have a lot of other kits lying around which need some attention aswell... and I´m slightly running out of storage space for almost completed kits.
I have another 251 in my stash and I promise I´ll do better on this one, ok? 😄
Thanks. But I´m still not over the spoiled paintjob... hasn´t happend in years...😉
@Christian: of course, I could restart the enire painting process, but I can´t get bothered. I´ve have a lot of other kits lying around which need some attention aswell... and I´m slightly running out of storage space for almost completed kits.
I have another 251 in my stash and I promise I´ll do better on this one, ok? 😄
1 December 2014, 02:04