Hey all,
At the moment I’m thinking of doing Tamiyas Kubelwagen(No213) and wanted to know what colour was the floor painted?
This is what I really need to know, in the instructions they say to paint part of the floor(partuially on the drivers side as well as on the co drivers side) Flat Earth.
To me wouldn’t the whole interior be painted to match the exterior colour(except seats and other misc items(Ger grey))? Would that be the incorrct way of doing it.
Also the underneath could I get away w/ painting it over all mono-tone Ger Grey, instead of painting some of the drive assemblies a blackish colour as they say in the instr?. I’m sure there would be over spray[:p]
This is the only vehicle that I really dont have enough ref material on. Any good sites will be helpful[;)].
Flaps up, Mike
Mike I painted mine in dark yellow , floor and all. I don’t see why you couldn’t paint it panzergrey. Same with the underside. You won’t see it anyway.
A wooden grate was installed on the Kubelwagen floor at the factory. That may be what Tamiya is telling you to paint flat earth.
Hey latch,
Can you say DUH[banghead] I should have look at the actual piece itself and not relied on the instructions.
On the instr it appears to be a single piece they highlighted. When I go back to look at the interior, they are molded as one, but are in seperate strips!!
Thanks my friend[;)]
Flaps up, Mike
Yes the floor panel of the Kubelwagon was made of wood. This is the reason for the flat earth color numbered by Tamiya. They do this because they do not have a wood color in their range.
Good luck on your model Mike. Keep us posted on your progress.
mark956
Hey mark,
Wilco on that…!! I am still building my Humvee but I am doing a double at work so I figured I’d do something small to pass the time. Do minor assemblies,dry fitting ect ect ect[:p]
Flaps up, Mike
Hey Moses,
Wouldn,t yeah think during the assembly, they wood install the wooden floor panel and over paint it with what ever colour the interior will be. At least to me that sounds more logical?
Flaps up,Mike
Well I feel stupid. I must have missed that during construction. Unfortunately, I don’t have my directions handy. Oh well.
Hey Eric,
If I’m not mistaken, the kit that I am tinkering w/ is Tamiyas newer release.
I’ll keep an eye out here as well trying to do my own research. That is if I’m not working on my Humvee[;)]
Flaps up, Mike
This should do the trick:
Nice little dashboard shot too!
Hey leopold,
I dont care what anybody says , but you ROCK…!!![:p] Thanks for the pix, this sure will come in handy I tell ya…!!
BTW, what site did you get that off of or are they from your own private collection?
Flaps up, Mike
Somehow I doubt that Tamiya goes too far wrong on the instructions for their Kits.
Why?
If possible they will try to get the original into the workshop and work their Kits of it. Not sure about their WW II kits, but I KNOW that they had a lot of Motorbikes and F1 cars on their floors. In case they couldn’t get the actual Vehicle they worked of the manufacturers plans(if available of course).
In any case they tend to do a lot of research on what they build, one of the reasons why they tend to charge quiet a bit for their own produced kits(repackaged kits of course don’t fall into this category).
Butz; To quote Arnold from T2: “I have extensive files.” My wife is a publishing rep. Which means we have a lot of books! It’s a nice little job perk, especially when it’s not even my job! This photo comes from Colour Close-up, World War II Wehrmacht Vehicles by Jan Suermondt, Crowood Press, ISBN: 1-86126-426-7. It covers 25 common vehicles from motorcycles, kettenkrad, field cars, trucks, RSO, 37mm PAK, Nebelwerfer, SdKfz 250/251, Panzer III L, Hezter, and the Bovington Tiger I, among others. Lots of all color pictures of restored vehicles in various collections, with many interior shots of engines, dashboards, etc.
Hey leopold,
All I can say is… I’m not worthy…!![bow][bow][bow][bow]So basically what you are saying is that you have a good reference collection then?[:p]
Thanks again.
Flaps up, Mike