Bill,
Thank you for the very useful front wheel assembly guide.
Very cool!
The PAK looks great as well, nice touch with the firing wire 
I hope you go ahead with box art scheme, looking forward to your next update.
Very Best Regards
Johan
Thanks Johan! Glad to hear the front assembly note will be helpful. Should have an update tomorrow if the model gods smile on me. [;)]
Hummmā¦you cheatedā¦well looks very nice. May be a bit of a PITA to paint, especially in the recoil slide area and behind the shield. Though, I am sure you have it all calculated [8-|]
We promise not to say anything to Household 6 about you sneaking in mid week model work.
Rounds Complete!!
Wow that looks great. Iām really interested to see where you go with the camo and interior.
always a good time looking in on your builds Bill. all your builds are good info on German vehicleās [Y]
Clay
Mike lol, yes have to cheat a bit here and there to keep things interesting! I left the gun movable on the recoil sled to make it easier to get into the tight areas and of course the entire gun is not attached so itās easier to maneuver with the airbrush into the nooks and crannies. If necessary a little touch up work with a detail brush can always reach if needed!
Blitzwing and Clay thanks for the comments! [B]
Itās a good thing I sneaked in some time during the week on the PaK 40 as my next MBA class, Statistics, is starting up this week and the initial reading and problem workload is a tough one! Back to the grind as itās all math, math, and more mathā¦which of course distracts from time at the workbench.
Still, I managed to get some additional progress in on the build. I masked off the glue contact surfaces on the hull halves because I hate to scrape paint if I can avoid it. I used MM enamel Italian Dark Brown to prime the interior lower hull, and the interior and exterior of the upper hull as well as the PaK 40. This helps check the putty and other work I had done previously and also ensures I donāt end up with any bare plastic spots in the tight places. Then the base coat of 50/50 enamel MM Light Gray/Panzer Dunkelgelb was airbrushed over the primer coat.
I also used the kit-supplied single-round ammo containers and assembled all 10 to stack in the hull void on the left side of the gun mount. These will get some additional weathering and detailing, including the kit decal stencils, prior to installation. Since I was already airbrushing the rest of the interior, they got some paint as well.
Thatās it for now, the paint will get a chance to fully cure during the week before I start in on the weathering and detailing for the interior.
Nice ,Bill[:D]
As has been said, That is A LOT of gun for a relatively small holster ! [:O]
interesting half track !
tread[H]
Nice work. And a good lesson on painting the inside of these, which can be tricky if you assemble first.
Wisssssssshā¦ahhhhh a deep breathā¦nothing like the smell of paint!!
Statistically, [;)] the odds look good for this to be another great build!!
Rounds Complete!!
Tread, no argument from me there! Got to love some of the designs the Germans cooked up as things got more desperate! [;)]
Bish, yep Iāve learned that one the hard way with previous HT builds. Contact surfaces on the upper hull undersides are very small and need a good surface to bond to, otherwise it can get complicated! Thanks for the comments! [B]
Mike, it did feel good to spray paint on this oneā¦that and it also means I get to amuse Brenda (my dog) with my āDarth Vaderā impersonation courtesy of the breather mask. [:D] Donāt mention statistics to me for the next 6 weeks pleaseā¦spent the whole day today slogging my way through just 1/2 a chapter and working problems as I went. Itās going to be a long class at this rate. [proplr]
Bill Your trick isnāt new Karl Logan showed us how to do that when he built his Sdkfz 251/17 AusfD a few years back. But it will be interesting to see this finished.
Just be glad you donāt have my brainā¦Iād rather watch paint dry than do math [whstl] The 1/2 track is coming along very nicely btw! [t$t]
Bill , i have this kit now ![:D[ I looked inside the box today and its impressive alright . I noticed the 4 little chrome disc in the bag with the p.e. . Looks like they are for the bumper mounted rear view mirrors ? 2 extraās i guess.
Math ā¦gives me a headache [:$]
[t$t]
Most, if not all, of the Dragon 251 kits have those chrome discās. I hadnāt noticed 4 though. I better check mine as they will be useful on my other 251ās.
āI love the smell of VOCs in the morningā
Ok . good to know . Nice touch on Dragons part . That was one of the pita details to get correct with paint .I tought the extra 2 were for "just in case " .
Bacon and coffee work also ā¦ [;)]
CMike thanks for the comments and the math sympathy! [;)]
Carl the peel-and-stick mirrors that DML includes are a nice touch, Iāve always liked that little feature. Thereās only the 1 mirror so thereās always a spare in case you have a mishap or need one for a different project! Glad to hear you picked one up, canāt have too many HTs! [;)]
Marc ahh the smell of VOCāsā¦it smells likeā¦victory! (But not if my wife smells them, then it smells like trouble! [:P] ).
Looks great so far!