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Post by Paul B on Jan 12, 2024 19:20:02 GMT
Chaps this was your decision, so here you have it  . Dragon kit no. 6221, Sd.Kfz.234-4, Panzerspähwagen. Let's get stuck in  .  Here's the first 80 or so parts. It's only the suspension, drive shaft cover and lower upper hull  .   You can say what you like about Dragon kits and their instructions, but I really like them  . After opening the box, getting the parts out and beginning the build, I felt right at home  |
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Post by Boots on Jan 12, 2024 19:57:09 GMT
Thats some mighty fine detail work on those axles  ..........reminds me of a dead beetle at the mo! |
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Post by JEFF on Jan 12, 2024 21:07:07 GMT
And we're off. Grand start,Mr.B. and as Boots said, It does kinda look like a dead bug, |
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Post by SteveM on Jan 13, 2024 7:54:01 GMT
I missed the vote but I'm here in good time for the build  Looks complicated and well detailed so far! |
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Post by The Kernel on Jan 13, 2024 9:52:09 GMT
Are you building this with wheels not straight ahead?  |
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Post by Paul B on Jan 13, 2024 9:58:44 GMT
Cheers chaps . Bill unfortunately yes, the wheels will be straight  . I looked at setting them offset last night, but the work needed to accomplish that would mean changing everything on the suspension units . So me being lazy and just happy to be gluing things with pleasure, I decided against it |
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Post by Armorguy on Jan 13, 2024 10:07:01 GMT
Paul, I can believe you feel right at home with this kit, the underside looks incredibly good. Gluing with pleasure, that's key to keep the mojo flowing, it'll look awesome, also with straight wheels.
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Post by The Kernel on Jan 13, 2024 11:01:04 GMT
also with straight wheels? oh well just a thought |
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Post by Armorguy on Jan 13, 2024 11:36:03 GMT
also with straight wheels? oh well just a thought I got it, next time I'll put ahead behind the straight.😉👍 |
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Post by tommygunn on Jan 13, 2024 14:09:13 GMT
just happy to be gluing things with pleasure, There’s a first from you Paul!!!! |
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Post by Ian H. on Jan 13, 2024 17:13:27 GMT
Oh man----this is going to be cool!
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Post by Paul B on Jan 13, 2024 17:51:39 GMT
Cheers muchly my dearest fellows . As I said yesterday, these Dragon kits are my comfort zone and today I added the interior, apart from a few junction boxes and gear levers etc . Everything went in without any issues what so ever and everything in there is multi-part . The seats and gun platform are only dry fit, the rest is permanently fixed . I'll get the junction boxes sorted shortly, they need some holes drilling and wiring adding, nothing serious. Only annoying thing is, I haven't got any reference for the wires. Even the pics I have from the vehicle in the Panzer Museum here, only show a more or less empty inner hull . So I'll use the reference from a 251 HT, the wiring and stuff would have been very similar .   |
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Post by Ian H. on Jan 13, 2024 17:57:21 GMT
Look at that! Moving along in fine fashion,
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Post by jabbly on Jan 13, 2024 18:00:11 GMT
Nice little start there Paul. As for Dragon, the problem I had with them was when they did variants of kits. So take one kit, add some sprues from another kit and then a new sprue to finish it off. I don’t have a problem with that but you've gotta make sure they all actually fit together at a premium price point.
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Post by Boots on Jan 13, 2024 18:35:21 GMT
Some mighty tidy work there mucker |
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Post by Paul B on Jan 13, 2024 19:20:59 GMT
Ian, cheers muchly and yes it going quite fast . Jase, that is true for the newer Dragon kits, but this from when they added the parts you needed without having to cut certain bits to fit. Dragons 234 series had the correct upper hulls and interiors for all 4 versions . It was only later when the one-off spin offs came along that they started taking short cuts . Boots, muchly obliged Monsieur . Okay then, here's the first run of wiring. There's going to be a bit more yet, just got work out what makes sense and what not   |
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Post by Boots on Jan 13, 2024 19:24:26 GMT
Ya got me convinced ............great wiryficationaryism mucker |
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Post by Paul B on Jan 13, 2024 19:33:28 GMT
Cheers Boots mushty |
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Post by Armorguy on Jan 13, 2024 19:52:25 GMT
You're going all the way with it Paul-bro, and fast too.
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Post by Paul B on Jan 13, 2024 20:18:21 GMT
Muchas grassyass my dear neighbour Guy-bro |
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