sWS halftrack Revell/Italeri kit

[Bagge]

Been secretly building on this one, this is my first halftrack :woohoo: and i like it,the kit was on sale for 10 euro so i thought why not :coolio
It has the 3.7cm aa gun included but i think i will build my flak 88 to hang after it (have one more of this kit, so there will be one with the 3.7 to)
Ok some pics of what i've been hiding from you
Some of the pics are not so good but i will try to take better ones for next time :S

The chassi, went together very well, good fit and it's straight.

Did some carving on a Dragon halftrack rider to make him fit the driver seat (big operation, he lost both legs and half he's a** :fencing )

It's an ugly b-stard

And for disscussion purpose i include a pic i found on the net, showing an sWS pulling an 88

//Mats

 

[MrT]

Looks big and tough! Lots of painting possibities. :hmmm

Terry B)

 

[Bagge]

For disscussion purpose
I have some ideas.....

//Mats

 

[The Zod]

Mats.
You are off to a great start.

 

[moon puppy]

First halftrack?!

 

[Dusan]

Great progress! This is older but great kit! (10E a bargain).

All the best!
Dusan.

 

[Bagge]

Thanks for the comments guys

Yes MP, this is the first halftrack i build, i have many in the stash but never got to start on one until now

I like the kit, yes it's an old one but it is still a very nice one
//Mats

 

[jknaus]

Looking good Matts. I've never built a SWS, but more and more its intriguing me. Looking forward to more
James

 

[Bagge]

Update, been struggling with some tiny PE clamps and here is a pic of how far i am right now.

This is the PE set i use.

Started with the roadwheels to relax a little bit from the PE madness... :zen

Distressed the rubber on the roadwheels a little bit to show some wear and tear

Done and ready for paint tomorrow!

//Mats

 

[Sherman 18]

Looking good!

What did you use to distress the wheels?

 

[jknaus]

Abers my favorite. Never tried making the brackets in place, might be the way to do it though.
Cool stuff Matts
James

 

[moon puppy]

Well done and worth the effort Mats. Wheels are looking good!

 

[Bagge]

thanks guys
i used a saw blade for my hobbyknife and scraped it over the edge of the wheels, and in some places i cut bigger pieces out and after i cleaned up the fuzz with my nail.
//Mats

 

[reconron]

Cool one,Mats!

Greetings,Ron.

 

[jrutman53]

Coming along nicely
J

 

[wds]

That is a stout beast. Looks very formidable.
Good work on the etch. I have not yet tackled the clasps!
Keep up the good work.

Cheers,

Bill

 

[reconron]

Ok,Mats. NOT the same version,but as I told you in PM,Got some SWS pictures;

Greetings,Ron.

 

[Bagge]

Thanks for the pics Ron I was checking out that version at the LHS today, but it was 25 euro so it must wait a little bit, but it had the goliath demolition vehicle included :coolio
Got the chassi painted dark yellow, and the rubber on the roadwheels, on this one i used Vallejo dark rubber, looks pretty good, usually i use tamiya nato black for tires.

They forecast rain for tomorrow so i hope to get some more work done on this then.
Sweet dreams!
Mats

 

[moon puppy]

Ha, I picked up that same color Mats, I agree, much better rubber color IMHO. Looking good so far

 

[Bagge]

PE madness continues.... :gogo

The last piece, and it made a big fight before it was in place :fencing , but i won!

DONE!!!!!!!

Added some brown wash on the chassi.

Oil stain

Paint! flat white inside and then some basic colour on the driver (not much of him is showing)

Some brown wash.

A black wash around the instruments, i tried this instead of trying to paint it, not completely black but a worn finnish :hmmm

//Mats