Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte...Update 01/29/12

[TomN]

Hi Everyone,
Started a new build, here is the kit and assorted aftermarket goodies...

This will part of a Kharkov dio, with the half track pulled to the side of the road, parked on a hill,
with the front wheels turned to the right. I didn't feel like scrath building the whole front suspension,
so I just started hacking away at it and rebuilding it.

More soon, thanks for looking,

Tom

 

[Iron Mike]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

Nice start, Tom!

 

[jknaus]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

Looking good
James

 

[MrT]

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Great start Tom!!

 

[rtvmodeler]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

Nice start friend!

Regards,
Rodolfo

 

[Plastik Smurff]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

:java

 

[reconron]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

Popcorntime again....

Greetings,Ron.

 

[moon puppy]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

We're going to corner the market on popcorn.

 

[AndyFettes]

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Can I order some caramel please

Watching with great interest Tom

 

[Tony lee]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

Andy while you're up there get me another with extra butter please.

Tony lee

 

[Bagge]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

Looking good have this kit in the stash so it will be interesting to see how it builds up
I take my popcorn with salt and butter please
//Mats

 

[Tim A.]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

My Bro-n-law plants around 8,000 acres of corn every year. It's mostly IP which is the kind used in food grade products but for kicks he'll usually have 5 or so acres of popcorn. I'll have to see what he's got we may need it here... :laugh:
Nice start Tom


Tim

 

[TomN]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

Hey thanks guys, here's some more progress...hope we don't run out of popcorn.

Started work on the ModelKasten tracks, they go together easily enough, but are quite small and need a bit of clean up.

The set comes with inner road wheels and new metal drive sprockets. I wasn't sure if I would use them at first, but after
assembling one sprocket, I could see that it is much more finely detailed, so I decided to use them.

And you get some plastic adapters too...

The new road wheels are nice, but the hole in the center is too large for the Dragon axle part. So I punched some washers.

And picked out the most centered ones...

These were first glued to the axle arms.

Then to the road wheel...

That's where I am at now, thanks for looking

Tom "Two Sheds" Jackson

 

[panzerace007]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

TOMMY,

Great Start on th HT !! Great save on th Road wheels ! I love M.K. trax !! were there ejector pin marks on these ? You mentioned some cleanup. I have build th ones for the Elephant & I'm now on a set for th Tiger &haven't really encountered that much need for cleaning them .

Rock-On ! I'm gonna need a Bucket of Corn too !!

:drinks

 

[TomN]

Re: Dragon Sd.Kfz 250/1 Alte

Thanks Erik!
I love MK tracks too. Just a little sanding and scraping after clipping from the sprue, you know, the usual, nothing major.

Now let's see if I can save the Dragon outer road wheels. :hmmm

 

[moon puppy]

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[TomN]

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Update time...finally. Lots of pics, hope you don't mind.

I've been working on the interior. The way Dragon has designed the seat supports is a bit simplified.

So I removed it and replaced with some sheet stock.

I rebuilt the seat supports with Evergreen angle.

Here are some of the subassemblies.

I've been experimenting with transfer tape a little bit.

Basically it is double sided tape, without the tape. You apply it, then peel off the backing and it leaves a layer
of adhesive. Then carefully place the part where you want it, and it sticks like crazy.

Smaller plate with transfer tape.

All the floor plates installed.

The seats are ready.

Other parts with some PE and details added.

Seats glued in and other parts dry fitted.

Looking at the pics now, I wonder if I have the drivers seat too far forward. It looks impossible
for anyone to get in there. I'll see if I can fix that tomorrow.

Phew, thanks for looking, all comments welcome,

Tom

 

[Bagge]

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[reconron]

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Hey Tom,this is way COOL!!!

As for the driversseat;maybe you have a driver figure in your stash,you could hold the figure above the seat,so you have a sence of how a figure could fit.

Always have liked the look of the 250 and 251 family,looking forward to the next steps!


Greetings,Ron.

 

[jknaus]

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Very very nice. Is that a rare earth magnet you use to hold the straight edges in place?? Will have to keep an eye on this build.
James