Heavens Eagle
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@Sharkmouth Appreciate the posting Saúl, but where is the link?
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Das Werk SdKfz 251/1 Ausf D in 1/16th scale
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AFV Modeller posted on Faceplant so no link yet.
Heavens Eagle
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OK, that helps. Much appreciated.
Heavens Eagle
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I have been working on this quite a bit. It's just that at this point there is a lot of little steps that have to be gone through to get things done. Building the parts that go in the chassis. Build the engine, and drive train. Detail the engine and drive train. Adding in missing parts (big voltage regulator on the generator.
Painting the engine on something like this isn't a "spray it black and go" job. The engine actually has all kinds of colors and textures, some of which are subtle, but it makes a huge difference. I do have some decent color photos taken during a 251/9 that are a big help as they were before/after photos and even the after were not all that different from the before. Mostly just really cleaned up.
The first photo is of the narrow bogies. These are big enough that you can see inside them quite easily and the grey plastic axle shows quite easily. The top center part of these 4 axles on each side will have to be painted with the primer color at minimum.
The lever shocks were actually pretty easy to mod so they would work. I will do an in depth instruction on how I did them. The rear was really easy as all that had to be done was the shock itself.
Here are some photos.
Painting the engine on something like this isn't a "spray it black and go" job. The engine actually has all kinds of colors and textures, some of which are subtle, but it makes a huge difference. I do have some decent color photos taken during a 251/9 that are a big help as they were before/after photos and even the after were not all that different from the before. Mostly just really cleaned up.
The first photo is of the narrow bogies. These are big enough that you can see inside them quite easily and the grey plastic axle shows quite easily. The top center part of these 4 axles on each side will have to be painted with the primer color at minimum.
The lever shocks were actually pretty easy to mod so they would work. I will do an in depth instruction on how I did them. The rear was really easy as all that had to be done was the shock itself.
Here are some photos.
Good job Paul, surprised you didn't install those moving parts with brass rods.
Heavens Eagle
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Actually the suspension is fairly well designed, fits well and is strong as it is. I didn't need any additional strength or alignment. On the front lever shock attachments to the support bar those needed to be cut loose and modded to allow a little side to side motion I did use a brass rod just because it worked better, but could probably have used a plastic rod. The rod in that place just made it something that I didn't have to worry about once done.
Heavens Eagle
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Thanks John. It is actually a lot smaller than many of my other 1/32 and 1/35th scale models. I am loving the detail and the sizing is such that you can actually see the details. The trick is to do the paint where it all shows which is where I am struggling. It's getting there, and is a learning process, but the ponder factor is a chore.Very Kewl but way to big for me!
