Tamiya 35020 Sdkfz.251 Half Track
Tamiya 1:35 (35020)
Fixed some of the parts prior to priming.
TS-29 Tamiya spray on the tracks.
Tamiya fine white primer spray
Tamiya fine white primer spray
Tamiya XF-59 (3:2 ratio thinner) airbrushed. Tools & guns hand painted.
Tamiya XF-59 (3:2 ratio thinner) airbrushed. Tools & guns hand painted.
Tamiya XF-59 (3:2 ratio thinner) airbrushed. Tools & guns hand painted.
Cabin complete
Went overboard (not true to actual history...) with coloring the dash/switches. 🙂
The track rollers were the hardest part. The instructions didn't indicate the discs to have the outer rims to be black but in looking at real pictures of the half-track all the track rollers have a rubber
Love the way the doors swing open and close.
Came out pretty nicely.
Tried to create sag on the track. Lesson learned...use different clips/these are too strong & be patient with the cement clue.
Next Day: That did not work...back to the drawing board!
Probably a bit extreme to use zip ties..lol..but it worked!
Starting the figures.
Comments
14 22 January, 04:59
Aman S.Debating on if I should color this German Panzer grey (XF-63) or Afrika Korp colors (XF-59 or XF-93).
28 January, 23:11
Aman S.Thanks Rui! Going to do more versions of this half-track and experiment with camo, DAK, german grey...admire your work and appreciate the guidance!
1 February, 04:24
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Tamiya 35020 German Hanomag Sdkfz.251 Half Track
