Sd.Kfz. 234

Rui S Cool work. OOB?

Thomas Kirschbaum looks good ; in time interest photos!

Neuling I agree with Rui and Thomas.

Rui S Great work as usual

Thierry Staub Thank you

Neuling I agree with Rui.

Treehugger I like it a lot. Somehow having a cannon on it made it a litte more interesting. I also see that all the four wheels are visible. Never seen this variant before.

Zach Wilson looks great!

Rafael Lang thank you Zach

Jay Dubya Despite looking like 'used goods' that's a catwalk model - they are great photos of a really well made Puma Rafael. Good stuff 'mate!

Rafael Lang Thanks Jay,!!! I overdid the chippings initially because my intention was to do it in a diorana and under a pile of rubble, but in the end I liked the result so much that I decided to leave it on the wheels

Bogicevic Vladimir Neat work Rafael.

Rafael Lang thank you Vladmir!

Eugene PanzerBabay Great result

Rafael Lang thank you Eugene!

Johne 69 Well done mate

Rafael Lang thank you Johne!

Derek Huggett Nigel - More often than not it means 'Caution' or 'Let us increase the price'! Dragon have used the term/range 'Premium Edition' (in many different scales) for many years, and at first this meant additional etched and/or metal parts, 'extra' details, and so on. Then the 'additional parts' stopped coming, but the tag 'Premium' stayed! Some of their models are still worthy of the term, but by no means all! Put simply, don't be fooled by words alone!

Nigel Thanks, Derek. Dragon uses a bewildering array of range descriptions ('smart', 'premium', orange' etc.). The cynic in me always assumes that this is for the purpose of obfuscation rather than enlightenment.

And I'm still not sure whether they played fast-and-loose with the re-release of 6253. :/

Derek Huggett Nigel - To be fair, it is not only Dragon who play this game (love the word 'obfuscation' - very apt!), but if you can be cynical, I also find you generally avoid disappointment! (No, honestly, I am a 'glass is half-full' sort of guy, it just depends who is describing it! ). The best we can do is put some trust and faith in the scalemates database for some clarity (and honesty!).

And that 'extended description' of the re-release of 6253 does look a little worrying - when already in a hole, it can be wise to stop digging!!!

Cortex Post some pics : )

Lost_Erik As a grey paint scheme what-if, updated link: https://tapatalk.com/groups/..it=tease+and+target#p2519407

Grease Monkey Hmm, my research was not that good. These wheels are in sets of four!

Dave Morris Please visit the associated album for comments, updates & pictures for this project.

Derek Huggett James - Thanks mate, I guessed that I could rely on you for some sort of answer to my query, but made this a 'general' post as I don't like putting people 'on the spot' if I can help it!

Your assembly order sounds good to me anyway, and if we all do it this way it becomes the accepted method, right? (Sorry, a touch of Weltschmerz there!).

Thanks again.

43 Rascarcapaco 15 EURO

Holger Kranich Hi Honkfish! (cool Name)
This is your first model? Looks good so far, it seems as it is time for some paint now!

Honkfish That's the plan! Going to prime it tomorrow hopefully.

Gary Looking good. I built the 1/48th scale Bandi 232 a few months ago. Very similar. Gary

43 Rascarcapaco Hey Ian welkom op scalemates,je bent op goede weg naar weathering....Was dit je eerste keer?

Ian Barclay Deze is al een dik jaartje oud, maar met dat ik juist lid ben op de site zet ik er enkele oude projecten op.
De laatste is de FT-17 op schaal 1/72

Rui S Hi Keith, I hope you don't mind my comment:
"When I told some friends I had taken this kit to do a review they laughed and said "it's a dog". It's not the newest kit out there and may not be the most accurate but it's not a dog. Overall it went together quite well and looks like a 234/2 and I had fun building it. I recommend this kit to anyone but beginners…buy it, have some fun and build it!"
Your friends may suffer a bit preconception. Did someone Build or scratch this kit before Italeri release it??? No ??? So some respect is needed.
Some dog's "stink" but as they say, they are man's best friend.
P.S. If not, why did Tamiya get interested in it?

Keith Gervasi No, I don't mind! Some folks look at the old Italeri kits as junk. Maybe some were, but I thought this one was pretty good. I have the Panther A from Italeri and was told it was junk....but you know, it looks pretty darn good to me. Yes, it needs some work but it's not a bad kit...IMHO. I'm glad Tamiya did this one and hope they decide to do the M110 also!!!

H K Build it The /4 I recently built was one of the best Dragon kits I ever did.

Alberto González This is my first kit, I really love this vehicle (in the four variants), for me it's the best vehicle of the II World War, Can you give me some tips for the construction of the kit?

H K Check this ipms-seattle.org/reviews/armor/2013-EC-Dragon-06772.pdf . Very helpful build log especially for the tricky parts of the suspension. ( it is not as complicated as it looks at first)

Alberto González thanks, I will check

H K This is a nice kit. Great fit, helpful drawings. The multipart tires look great. If you have the choice go for the Premium editions simply because the suspension is movable, which is really helpful for adjusting everything. ( i could kick myself that I didn`buy the Premium /3 )

Joerg R. You can although built the older ones with movable suspension.

M.Julian Marles I love these 8 wheel armoured cars! I unfortunately only own three Italeri ones....

Gábor Bélik I'm in. I have this kit. Looking forward to the build.

Es-haq Khosravi Great job!

Gary Really nice work.Gary

Szilárd Kun Thank you guys!

Fabian D. Nice cammo, how have you masked it?

Jonns Pfeiffenberger sehr schön. Das mit dem Auspuff haben wir ja schon besprochen

M.Julian Marles Nice!

Soeren . Looks great Nice painting!

Thomas U. Ja richtig, die habe ich auch schon überarbeitet. Stelle bald mal ein paar neue Bilder mit dem neuen Auspuff rein.

Thomas U. @Fabian: I used Panzerputty for masking the cammo. It's really easy to do this.