Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen: Scratch 1/35

[Dario Risso]

I will try to scrachtbuild this armoured loco, using Revell/Dragon's model as reference

http://www.track-link.net/gallery/1503

I started the easiest part, the armored sheets

This is my "aftermarket" material; as you can see, almost all comes from the pharmacys where I've works some time ago

This is my main worries: the vents grills.
At the left are the 2 first prototypes, in plastic. The last is the paper prototype that will be transfered to copper sheet

This is the first grill...it just left ....11 to build :shock:

I made it in 2 parts

Well, more updates next year

Darío

 

[Sharkmouth]

Re:Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen - Scracht 1/35

¿Estas practicando su arte? ¡Muy bien hecho!

Excellent way to keep ones scratch-building skills...

Regards,

 

[Rudi Richardson]

Re:Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen - Scracht

Nice one Dario!

Will you scratching the railway tracks as well? Or "cheating" with Trumpeter tracks? If the former, what size I-beams are you planning to use?

Rudi

 

[Dave Diaz]

Re:Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen - Scracht

Hola Dario!!

Nice to see you rolling your sleeves and doing some real modeling. :laugh:

Good work so far, you have your work cut out for you on the vents. I think plastic is the way to go on those. Maybe make a frame and cut strips for the vents, it will be faster.

dave

 

[Dario Risso]

Re:Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen - Scracht 1/35

Thanks guys! I count with your support in this proyect !

Rudi, I planned to use wood H beams for the tracks, as I made for my Hornisse:

http://s88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/panzerjager_2006/Hornisse/

I´ve still not buyed it, so, I don´t remember the measures; when I come back to home in jan 5 (I´m in hollidays in Brasil) I will continue with this proyect

Thanks to all for the visit

Darío

 

[Dario Risso]

Re:Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen - Scracht 1/35

Well, I back to the "hard work" :laugh:

I made some little advances

The wheels, made with pasticard

And painted

The mufflers and a failed hook (the upper is the original)

Darío

 

[Dario Risso]

Re:Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen - Scracht 1/35

I has to broke all the chassis parts, due to a mistake in measurements :angry: So, I re-start the proyect with the hull

I add the 2 front lights, made with parts of Demag D7 and aluminum discs

Some details added; the grey parts are from the Revell sSP Artilleriewagen. I made a mold with epoxi 2 components putty for the nuts, then I made the nuts with melted plastic sprue

Darío

 

[moon puppy]

Re:Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen - Scracht 1/35

Neat trick with the punch out..good work.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Re:Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen - Scracht 1/35

Bien hecho... Well done.

I like the open light sections!

Regards,

 

[Iron Mike]

Re:Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen - Scracht 1/35

I'm really liking this idea, Dario! I especially like your approach to scratch building, thank you for sharing with us! B)

 

[Dario Risso]

Dankeshön kameraden :laugh:

Little advances:

Front tops (Revell's kit spare parts and scracht), the hook and the mufflers

The tiny ...I don't know they name in english, but are those small eyes for tie down a canvas

I'm waiting other spare parts from another Revell's kits for the rear part

Darío

 

[Jenny Croft]

Dario , this is starting to look amazing ! A lot of work but your efforts are looking brilliant .

Jenny :kiss:

 

[Dario Risso]

Danke Fraukommandant

This is an atypical building for me, so I forget to start the post with the info.

IMAGES FROM INTERNET, FOR DISCUSSION ONLY

Some links about armoured trains:

http://modellbauer.foren-city.de/topic,10088,-panzerdraisine-fotos.html

http://familycafe.egloos.com/9596199

http://www.aereimilitari.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=10443&st=0

Panzerdraisine Trieste: http://miles.forumcommunity.net/?t=33089922

Drawings: http://henk.fox3000.com/Horvat.htm

Drawings and pics: http://www.paradesquare.ca/railway/references4.htm

Some usefull books:

Armored Trains - Osprey NV 140

Armored trains of the Wehrmacht (1) - Mil. Veh. 97 (in russian language)

Armored trains of the Wehrmacht (2) - Mil. Veh. 98

Deutsche Panzerzuege im Zweiten Weltkrieg - Wolfgang Sawodny - Podzun Pallas

German Armored Trains In WW2 - Schiffer (same , but in english)

German armored trains on the russian front 1941- 1944 - Wolfgang Sawodny - Schiffer

Panzerzüge im Einsatz auf deutscher Seiter 1939-1945 - Wolfgang Sawodny - Podzun-Pallas Sonderband S-13

German Armored Trains In WW2 vol.II - Schiffer (same, but in english)

Panzerzuge I - Wydawnictwo Militaria 20

Panzerzuge II - Wydawnictwo Militaria 26

Darío

 

[Dario Risso]

Well, some updates. I've received some spare parts from a friend (Gracias Huguito!) and other friend gives me parts of the Pz III turret (Gracias Diegote!)

I made some copies os the air intakes caps, using latex as moulding and dental acrilic for the parts

Turret, still in progress

I made the tiny drain holes for the commander's cupola, using a .3 mm drill bit

Turret requires some welding, so I made it using stretched sprue melted with toluen

As it look today

Ideas, crítics y comments, all wellcomed

Darío

 

[Dario Risso]

More updates, before I take a break to continue my Sd.Kfz. 7/1

Cupola hatches; the upper one is from Dragon's Pz III L/M:

In place:

With an "H" shaped pine wood strip, I made the rails:

In place, with balsa railroad tie (sleepers)

Darío

 

[Jenny Croft]

Superb work Dario , I wish I could get that H shaped wood here , is it from the Ship model accessory section ?

The train looks great

Jenny :kiss:

 

[Dario Risso]

Dankeshön, Jenny. In Argentina it was selled in architectural or Radio Control stores, at €1 for 1 meter strip. I took the measures from the rail that comes with the Dragon/Revell panzerzüge

Darío

 

[stevenk]

I love a great scratchbuilding project, and this one is no exception! Excellent job, and a great subject!
Steven

 

[Dario Risso]

Thanks Steven

Well, I'm tired of scrachtbuilding, so...I started to add some "living things" to this scene

Scene original idea

The yellowed figures are Tristar PzGren. Vol.1; the Pz Komm. is from Dragon and the dog from Tamiya

Atila, with just 3 coats of base color and a little of dark grey

Antother truppen, with base color on the face; this will go in splinter cammo. Can somebody tellme wich is the right name for that cammo scheme? Sumpftarnmuster? Or Splitertanrmuster?


http://www.tristar-model.com/image/productsphoto/35004/productphoto35004.jpg

Hope yoy like it!

Darío

 

[Roman]

Hi, Dario
Locking good. I like it.