panzerace007
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Hey Everybody,
Well it's not exactly a Tank , but it is from the 11th Panzer Div. ... The Ghosts.
It's the new kit from ICM. The Stoewer KFZ 1. This kit wasn't too awfully bad. There are some minor issues , but any one with a little experience can easily over come.
:hmmm "Rolling ..."
The first thing you will come across are that the Axels are way too short. So , I rebuilt them. I used some 1/16th rod from ever Green & drilled out the transfer cases( on both ends of the Vehicle). this actually made them True & very sturdy !!
As you move through the Instructions , everything is pretty much straight forward. Until you get to this Huge Eyesore.
Don't fret. I fixed it with some Gunze Mr.Dissolve Putty. I thinned it with Lacquer thinner & it laid right down into th pin marks.Once dried I too an X-acto chisel blade & planed the spots flush. After that it was sooth sailing !
I deviated from th instructions a bit. I wanted to weather th interior before the Body went on. I also wanted to minimize breakage of the stick shift, parking brake & Pedal assembly so I painted & weathered the interior. Here it is with the Base coat & a 1 run at dry brushing of Vallejo's Flames of War - German Camo Black Brown to show some wear.
Next came another layer of Dry brushing of Poly-S's Faded Aluminum in the hardest of wear places.
Next came the Pigments. I used ModelMakerZ European Dirt to give it that lived in look.
Here's a close up of the pedal assembly & some Dirty-ness
Included in the Kit decals are some for the Dash. Th Speedo, Oil Pressure, The Shift pattern ( the square decal) & a Clock All fit nicely & settled down great with some Future & Micro-Sol applied after the decal was set.
The Convertible Top wasn't bad, but the Top of it really lacked any type of Detail. I fixed that by Giving her a Wrap of Foil from a Klondike Heath Toffee ice cream bar. It's the only one that Klondike puts out that has any Texture to it. I happened upon it one Summer day whilst I had Me a couple of these Great snacks. I then noticed the Texture of the Foil.
On this type of Application you MUST remove the Wax paper from the inside of the Wrapper. Th foil will then be Less than a 1/16th of an Inch !!! I put some CA on the top of the well ... Top. I then laid the Roof top side down onto the Foil. I burnished it down making sure it was snug. Once dried I ran a small bead on the edge of the Top & wrapped the foil around & under the Top. After that was dried I continued to burnish it down until I was satisfied.
i just had to burnish it a little more & then she was ready for some Grey Tamiya Primer.
Ta-Dah !B) I base coated the Top with Tamiya Khaki. Dry brushed it with Vallejo Panzer Aces Canvas & a final Dry brush with Tamiya Khaki-Drab.
Here's a shot of the Under carriage. Not too bad.A fair amount of parts to make the Detail really come out.
I settled on the Often over looked scheme of a 2/3rds Brown & Panzer Grey Camo, that was seen towards the end of the Polish & through the french Campaigns, respectively. Tamiya Flat brown & German Grey were the paint of choice. I also pulled out a set of Vehicle Masks from Trax. they didn't have the Stoewer on there so I matched it up with the KubelWagen ones. Next it was time to shoot some Poly-S dust. Lightly. I also used an Old Model Airplane trick. I attached the Head lights, Windshield & spot light with some Future.
Well it's not exactly a Tank , but it is from the 11th Panzer Div. ... The Ghosts.
It's the new kit from ICM. The Stoewer KFZ 1. This kit wasn't too awfully bad. There are some minor issues , but any one with a little experience can easily over come.
:hmmm "Rolling ..."
The first thing you will come across are that the Axels are way too short. So , I rebuilt them. I used some 1/16th rod from ever Green & drilled out the transfer cases( on both ends of the Vehicle). this actually made them True & very sturdy !!
As you move through the Instructions , everything is pretty much straight forward. Until you get to this Huge Eyesore.
Don't fret. I fixed it with some Gunze Mr.Dissolve Putty. I thinned it with Lacquer thinner & it laid right down into th pin marks.Once dried I too an X-acto chisel blade & planed the spots flush. After that it was sooth sailing !
I deviated from th instructions a bit. I wanted to weather th interior before the Body went on. I also wanted to minimize breakage of the stick shift, parking brake & Pedal assembly so I painted & weathered the interior. Here it is with the Base coat & a 1 run at dry brushing of Vallejo's Flames of War - German Camo Black Brown to show some wear.
Next came another layer of Dry brushing of Poly-S's Faded Aluminum in the hardest of wear places.
Next came the Pigments. I used ModelMakerZ European Dirt to give it that lived in look.
Here's a close up of the pedal assembly & some Dirty-ness
Included in the Kit decals are some for the Dash. Th Speedo, Oil Pressure, The Shift pattern ( the square decal) & a Clock All fit nicely & settled down great with some Future & Micro-Sol applied after the decal was set.
The Convertible Top wasn't bad, but the Top of it really lacked any type of Detail. I fixed that by Giving her a Wrap of Foil from a Klondike Heath Toffee ice cream bar. It's the only one that Klondike puts out that has any Texture to it. I happened upon it one Summer day whilst I had Me a couple of these Great snacks. I then noticed the Texture of the Foil.
On this type of Application you MUST remove the Wax paper from the inside of the Wrapper. Th foil will then be Less than a 1/16th of an Inch !!! I put some CA on the top of the well ... Top. I then laid the Roof top side down onto the Foil. I burnished it down making sure it was snug. Once dried I ran a small bead on the edge of the Top & wrapped the foil around & under the Top. After that was dried I continued to burnish it down until I was satisfied.
i just had to burnish it a little more & then she was ready for some Grey Tamiya Primer.
Ta-Dah !B) I base coated the Top with Tamiya Khaki. Dry brushed it with Vallejo Panzer Aces Canvas & a final Dry brush with Tamiya Khaki-Drab.
Here's a shot of the Under carriage. Not too bad.A fair amount of parts to make the Detail really come out.
I settled on the Often over looked scheme of a 2/3rds Brown & Panzer Grey Camo, that was seen towards the end of the Polish & through the french Campaigns, respectively. Tamiya Flat brown & German Grey were the paint of choice. I also pulled out a set of Vehicle Masks from Trax. they didn't have the Stoewer on there so I matched it up with the KubelWagen ones. Next it was time to shoot some Poly-S dust. Lightly. I also used an Old Model Airplane trick. I attached the Head lights, Windshield & spot light with some Future.
