Pontonwagen(Pf.11)/Geraet B

Alec K
Pulling up a seat for this one 👍

Angel Yovtshev
Welcome Alec K!

Rui S
I'm in, too.😎 It's looking great already 👍

Angel Yovtshev
Thanks Rui!

Bart Goesaert
Almost missed this one... Nice framework

Angel Yovtshev
Thanks Bart!
The frame is a proof of sound German engineering- when I built the basic frame, it twisted easily in every possible direction.
Then, with every cross-member and strut added, it became stiffer and stiffer 🙂

Ingo F
Nice, i wil take a seat and watch the next cool project by the Master. 🙂

Angel Yovtshev
Welcome Ingo!
And thanks, but...I'm not a master.
I'm just a guy (with grown up children), who loves facing modelling challenges and has enough time to look for their solutions.
Plus-I love building from scratch.

Alec K
Ah, the perils of fame... 😄 😄 😄

Rui S
Nice progress 👍 looking forward to see it painted

Angel Yovtshev
Thanks Rui!
BTW- I just sprayed the base colour(German Gray)
🙂

Rui S
Beautiful weathering & Pontoon, Angel 👍

Angel Yovtshev
Thanks Rui!

Stefan Schacht
nice start and scratch building, i take a seat.

Angel Yovtshev
Thanks Stefan!
I'll soon finish this 3 parts (Henschel 33, Pf.11 and Halbponton) build.

Treehugger
Wow, nice work on the scratch built trailer.

Bart Goesaert
and that is nice.. really, nice...

Angel Yovtshev
Treehugger, Bart-thanks for your comments!
Halfponton is painted and partially weathered, but I have to relocate some load items on the trailer.Otherwise the halfpontoon won't be sitting on it nice and neat...

Holger Kranich
Hi Angel, i´ll follow your build for sure! Always nice what you are doing.

Angel Yovtshev
Thanks Holger!
This build is closing completion.What I basically need to do is weather all three vehicles(the Henschel,the Pionierfahrzeug and the Halbponton) and add some minor details, that I left out for the Endspiel.

gorby
Stunning stuff! I'm watching and learning.😉

Rui S
I agree, stunning beautys 👍

Angel Yovtshev
Thanks,Gorby!
Not sure you can learn much from me, but I really liked the way you dealt with the plethora of rivets in your A7V scratchbuild.
I see a lot of learning possibilities for me in your splendid build!

Angel Yovtshev
Thanks Rui, my friend!

Alec K
Looks spectacular Angel 👍

Angel Yovtshev
Thanks Alec!
Glad you like my build!

Angel Yovtshev
I found out recently-when building the load of Pf.11, I somehow missed the fact that the Übergangschiene(8t) is arched, not flat...
Scratchbuilt one-using AFV Club's Assault Bridge as refference- according to the measures from the B Type Bridge Manual I own.
Here it is, painted, partially weathered and mounted on the Pontonwagen.

Joerg R.
Marvellous👍👍

Rui S
Oh I'm so gelouse right now... Your caution with detail is so fine & intense that i don't find any more better words to coment.😮

Olivier
Jealous we are many. I just sit in awe and try to learn... 😉

Angel Yovtshev
Joerg, Rui, Olly-thanks for these kind words, gentlemen!

Yesterday I was sent some(60+) pictures of a surviving Pf. 11, exhibited at the Museum of Engineer Units in Svishtov, Bulgaria!!!
I secretly hoped there was at least one-of the 32 trailers, delivered in 1943-kept somewhere and I was proven right 🙂

Thus the last knowledge gaps were covered and there will be some additional modelling work to be carried out.A neverending story 🙂

Alec K
The research part of our hobby is sometimes more fun than the building part, I think 😄

Angel Yovtshev
Definetely, at least for me!
I also find it is a rule of thumb, that you never get the missing information before you finish what you build 🙂

Rui S
Yah I also like it a lot and sometimes takes a lot longer than expected😎

Angel Yovtshev
Unless you receive a present from Fortuna, like I did 🙂