NSU Sd.Kfz.2/1

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May 10, 2014
A look of the main 'dashboard'.,. Basic colours, ready to be weathered
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May 10, 2014
A look at the transmission housing and gearlevers. Again, pre-weathering/chipping.
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May 10, 2014
Front part, cables attached and first pinwash applied.
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May 10, 2014
The other side of the front part, decals added. Ready to be weathered.
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May 10, 2014
Left side of the engine, it won't be visible when completed, but gave me the chance to experiment with rust colours.
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May 10, 2014
The right side of the engine, after washing and the first (ever) application of pigments.
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May 25, 2014
A view of the wheels under construction. Next filters ans washes
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May 25, 2014
A side view of the body, first tries at chipping.
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May 25, 2014
View of the front assembly. Mud and weathering applied. Next some more filters.
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May 25, 2014
A view of the midsection. Scratches and worn effects applied. Next some more filters to blend it more with the rest of the body.
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May 25, 2014
Rear view. Benches removed for individual painting.
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May 25, 2014
The threads (or tracks) is the only part really finished at the moment
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June 29, 2014
A left side view of the finished model
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June 29, 2014
Notice the mud on the front glacis
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June 29, 2014
Another view of the front glacis
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June 29, 2014
A right side view
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June 29, 2014
A detailed view of the passenger side, note the rather authentic leather on the seating
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June 29, 2014
A detaile view of the forward part, notice the mud

Comments

1 10 May 2014, 18:22

Christian Meyerhoff
Well, very nice so far ! The Opel Engine should not be so rusty. 🙂

10 May 2014, 18:44

Es-haq Khosravi
Well done!

10 May 2014, 19:01

Hunter Cummins
Astonishing

10 May 2014, 19:47

Barkmann
My thanks for the positive comments! But about the engine ... I prepared it for use with chipping,but I found no good source with comments about the actual colour of the engine. Does anyone perhaps know? Where they left in 'natural' colours or were they painted in a typical colour?

10 May 2014, 19:59

Hunter Cummins
Keep it the color it is
the engins would have rusted over time and have a shit load of crude dust and oil

10 May 2014, 20:53

Christian Meyerhoff
Hi Barkmann! If you send me a PM with your email adress I send you some pics of the real thing.

11 May 2014, 07:29

Barkmann
A few smaller updates. I really wish I could find more time at the bench...

25 May 2014, 13:19

Mike Kryza
I'm in. This kit is "sleeping" in my stash for years...😉🙂

25 May 2014, 16:38

Christian Meyerhoff
Nice work so far! Looking forward to the finish.

25 May 2014, 17:18

Aghis Barberopoulos
Nice realistic details.

25 May 2014, 18:08

Barkmann
Finished at last! A frustrating project for me. Real life interfering much too often resulted in smaller worksessions. On top of that, a few total goofs, that forced me to start over on some parts. But again, there comes a time when you have to drop the brush and stop micromanaging everything. I learnt a lot about the newer techniques, that knowledge will only help in future endeavours. I'm quite pleased with the leather seating, at least that one came out the way I wanted. The biggest disappointment is painting the wood (equipment) I still haven't found a good way to get it done the right way, so any pointers will be more than welcome!

Incidently, I wasn't too pleased with my "mud' so I picked up some of Tamiya's texture paint, hopefully that'll go smoother next time!
Thanks for following this and helping me out! Again a big thanks to Holger!!

29 June 2014, 14:40

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job!

29 June 2014, 15:24

Christian Meyerhoff
Very well done! You did it!

29 June 2014, 18:43

Aghis Barberopoulos
I think the finished model looks very good! I use a combination of enamel base and oil colours for wooden tools. For flat planking you may also use decals available in the market for scales 1/35 and up.

30 June 2014, 15:43

Barkmann
@ Aghis: Thanks for the tip. Thus far I used a combination of Vallejo Acrylics and Oils. More precise a yellow acrylic basecoat, topped off by several browns, reds and yellows in oils.

4 July 2014, 13:54

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Here are some flavour photo's of a (test) project in progress. It's my first model in well over 25 years, so I'm using it as a testbed for the newer techniques. It's an old ESCI model (1/9 scale) that never quite got finished.

NSU Kettenkrad HK-101

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