Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf C stuka fuss

[longlance67]

Thanks very much for all the kind words !


cheers




shane

 

[longlance67]

Howdie All,


Been slaving away on painting and weathering items of stowage before joing the hull halfs, its a real pain in the ass, a lot of small parts needed painting and weathering which is taking me a lot of time, also i have milliput some traplins too. Also getting attention is the radio wiring. Ill have have photo updates up very soon


cheers,


shane

 

[longlance67]

HOWDIE All,


BUILD UPDATE:


For the last three day ive been painting up lots......well not that much tiny parts, about 12 hours of painting i got this



One thing im very proud of is the improvise "field grill", the bricks are left overs from a plus models set, the grill scourced from a scrap part of etch grill and finally the mess tins from a dragon Gen 2 set



A milk urn from a tamiya set was also added


Gerrycans:




Tools:




I wanted the MG34 to have an improvised cover over the barrel to stop ice from blocking the muzzle, so cut a section of tin foil to shape and wrapped it around the barrell and finaly adding a little detail by wrapping some twine to lock it in place







cheers



shane.

 

[fubar]

Very nice indeed mate, i particularly like the MG cover......it's the little details that make a great model. ;D

Keep it going dude.

TTFN Matt

 

[spud]

wow shane that MG cover is class, love the detailing,

 

[longlance67]

Fubar &Spud,

thanks for the kind words, glad yee like them, even though painting stowage details can drive me out of my mind at times, i think the effort was totally worth it,


have one or two things yet to paint up, and then the radio




cheers



shane

 

[panzerace007]

LL ,

Good stuff ! I like th wrap on th M.G. !! Dig th details !!

 

[longlance67]

- Panzerace, cheers for the support mate


Howdie all, have some progress to show off ;D

BUILD UPDATE

been detailing the headset and wiring it up, which was a tricky job




also been adding a few nick nacks to the interior











cheers


shane

 

[fubar]

Wow very nice work there mate.

Question......did you say the dio is gonna be a deep winter scene? If so is the vehicle open topped? Does this mean you will be putting some snow inside the vehicle?

TTFN Matt

 

[longlance67]

Wow very nice work there mate.

Question......did you say the dio is gonna be a deep winter scene? If so is the vehicle open topped? Does this mean you will be putting some snow inside the vehicle?

TTFN Matt

thanks very much Matt,


yes the scene will be indeed a winter scene, im either thinking of having the vehicle partially covered or not all, as im thinking of having it in an hostile environment so in my mind having the vehicle fully cover ould impede the manning of the guns in the event of a bug out. So that would mean putting a bit of snow and mud into the interior floor

Im also thinking of changing the scene slightly to more a action based theme of the small encampment standing, it would have some troops moving to weapons and taking up positions its just a thought may not use this idea, it just may work a tad bit better, as im unsure of my sculpting skills are up for the job

any thoughts would be nice


cheers



shane

 

[K-4]

Very good job, is almost ready, waiting for the end.

Love, the leather effects seating

congratulations

Richard

 

[panzerace007]

LL ,

That interior is PHAT !! I love th seats ! Great Job ... keep it rollin' ....

If you are lookin for a winter scene full of desperation & despair .... look no further than Stalingrad ( th movie) . This aughta get those Wheels-a-turnin' !!

Stalingrad Movie Part 8​

 

[spud]

Shane its Awsome the headset is realy nice, Interior is Saweet, I love the leather looks really good

 

[longlance67]

K-4 - thanks for your comment and support, it couldnt be too long till the finish line


Panzerace - Stalingrad is one of my all times favorite war films next to Das Boot, the video you posted is one of the best scenes of the film...........maybe a future dio project


Spud- cheers for the kind words mate !


cheers



shane

 

[geegad]

its all in detail and you've got it all really nice little pieces they will make the finished build and the chips in the half track are quality....

geegad

 

[scratchmod]

Nice detail work. Good to see a couple of German HT's being blogged.

 

[Rentar1]

I loving this build! You are making me feel I'm slacking a bit. keep up the detailing, you are a great motivator.

 

[longlance67]

- Geegad, thank you very much for your support buddy


- Scratchmod, cheers buddy the 251 is one hell of a fine model to build with lots of camo scheme and weathering potential has to be one of my all time favorites


- Rentar, thank you so much for such kind words ! Really glad your enjoying the build, to be honest the true motivators are you guys, without all your great support and kind words of encouragement, the hobby wouldnt be complete.....so thanks to all lads !


UPDATE

Just a quick update to share with yee, got the hull sections joined, which allows for last run of assembling beofre the fun part.......the painting and weathering




cheers



shane.

 

[Chris S]

Hey Shane ,

Sorry buddy ,been a bit busy lately and missed this : Great build you have going here ,that interior is first class !!! your best yet I reckon I like the work on the MG too ...very nice .

Keep at it buddy .

Chris.

 

[longlance67]

Howdie Chris,


Never to late to join in buddy, cheers for the kind words mate



cheers



shane