Here is a pair of Sd.Kfz. 7’s. One (with 2cm Flakvierling 38) inspired by a photo from East Prussia location in 1945. Second one will be with 3,7cm Pak 43 with SF color scheme.
I did a lot of modifications, the MACO set wit 3,7cm gun was excellent, I’ve used another set of Sd.Kfz. 7 - troop carrier as donor for flakvierling version.
Reference photo:
Building the guns:
I had to build armor plates from scratch because Revell was off size, the same with PE.
Rivets are made from BGA soldering balls - I think 0,3mm inthat case. I puncture plastic with fat needle, and pick up the ball with thin cement brush. Then put the ball in the hole. That bit of thin cement keeps ball in place. Primer and paints should keep them in place. Easy.
Pawel - is Your city far away from Warsaw? We’re in the same age, but You have 30 yrs in modelling and I have 1 year
Rivets are made from BGA soldering balls - I think 0,3mm inthat case. I puncture plastic with fat needle, and pick up the ball with thin cement brush. Then put the ball in the hole. That bit of thin cement keeps ball in place. Primer and paints should keep them in place. Easy
I have over 15 years experience in 3d/2d art for computer games. This, added to 1,5 year work at jeweller and having 2,5 year old daughter gave me sea of patience
I needed to have something not digital to do after work, and always admired “real”, not 3d models.
Model building needs a lot of systematic work, but also a lot of randomness, I like it very much. What I learn in analog comes in handy in digital and vice versa.
Adam - I mean the city of Poznan. There’s a military school there - Centrum Szkolenia Wojsk Lądowych - and they have an armor museum there, wth lots of goodies for a modeller to see. The thing is you have to call the boss of that museum prior to your visit and gat a clearance to enter that military installation first - which I heard is doable - or wait for an open door event, that happens about twice a year, which is the way I took. It’s really worth a look. They have an IS-2 in running condition, A Sdkfz. 6 in running condition and a newly restored StuG III pulled from a river a few years ago - among many other things, that is.
i spent a couple years in school for 3D video game production so I have just enough education to know how impressive 15 years in the industry is.
Im more of a traditional artist though spending most of my time in graphic arts. However I was told I could have a promising career as a texture artist lol.
i have four kids, so I understand patience at a level most people don’t lol.
There is something to be said about having a stunning model on a shelf and not in a digital environment. My hat is off to you. You applied your background magnificently to this field.
Very impressive work. I like Part PE, especially for 1/72 scale. It is so finely detailed and well done. Scored several Panther G zimmerit sets years ago, both plain and battle damaged.
