A few weeks ago when it was too cold to AB the V1 out in the unheated garage, I plunged into another project. 
It's loosely based on a photo I found of a flak mounted on a 1.5 ton light truck. I'm not sure what the vehicle is in inset photo but I used what I had to get something in the same vain. I picked up the Tamiya Steyr kit last year for $5 at a local show. It looked like such a nice easy build. The Drilling came from the AFV Club kit which I bought to build the infantry vehicle version. The Flak trailer comes from the Dragon "Gepard" kit which again I picked up for a song at a local show.
I used the Eduard set and styrene to spruce up the model some without going overboard.
The trailer will be full of crap.
It looks tight but the gunner has more room than in the 251.
I'm pretty happy with the wood grain on the styrene boards and might replace the basswood ones in the car.
As far as details that will never be seen. I turned the wheels
And added something that looks like an engine through the mesh
I have a few questions regarding the Drilling and Figure. Hopefully someone can help.
1) Where did the shell casings go? It looks like chutes direct the casings into the cone. How are these cleaned out?
2) Does anyone make ammo belts for the Drilling? The AFV belts have some mold slip and the rounds are out of alignment. Very sad.
3) Is there a resin figure with the same attire and similar static pose with long coat as either the Tamiya figure or the guy in the photo?
I think I'll finish this in a three color camo with whitewash remnants. I might replace the kit tires with aftermarket ones.
It's loosely based on a photo I found of a flak mounted on a 1.5 ton light truck. I'm not sure what the vehicle is in inset photo but I used what I had to get something in the same vain. I picked up the Tamiya Steyr kit last year for $5 at a local show. It looked like such a nice easy build. The Drilling came from the AFV Club kit which I bought to build the infantry vehicle version. The Flak trailer comes from the Dragon "Gepard" kit which again I picked up for a song at a local show. I used the Eduard set and styrene to spruce up the model some without going overboard.
The trailer will be full of crap.
It looks tight but the gunner has more room than in the 251.
I'm pretty happy with the wood grain on the styrene boards and might replace the basswood ones in the car.
As far as details that will never be seen. I turned the wheels
And added something that looks like an engine through the mesh
I have a few questions regarding the Drilling and Figure. Hopefully someone can help.
1) Where did the shell casings go? It looks like chutes direct the casings into the cone. How are these cleaned out?
2) Does anyone make ammo belts for the Drilling? The AFV belts have some mold slip and the rounds are out of alignment. Very sad.
3) Is there a resin figure with the same attire and similar static pose with long coat as either the Tamiya figure or the guy in the photo?
I think I'll finish this in a three color camo with whitewash remnants. I might replace the kit tires with aftermarket ones.
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