Panzerbefehlswagen I

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I started the next project with the assembly of the tank. The idea is to use a PE Panzer IB hull from Aber, and to build the characteristic top of the hull  from the kit parts. I am in the process of soldering the upper hull together, which is actually a lot of fun :

Now I fitted the upper hull from the original kit parts into the brass hull, and reworked the weld seams from Magic Sculp. I regretted a little to cut away again a lot of the brass hull, but I think this was the best solution to fit the parts together. There is still much brass left, and I try to replace a lot of plastic, especially rods and tubes with brass, as metal simply looks better.

I also continued with the hull, adding the exhaust and the rear fenders. I also built the runing gear, and replaced the kit shock absorbers of the foremost road wheel with a more accurate version scratchbuilt from brass and copper. The other parts are from the Dragon kit or the Aber PE set. Finally, I bought tracks from Friul, and started to put some of the links together:

And again some progress:

New project – Panzerbefehlswagen I in Russia

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Inspired by the fun I had building the small Panzer I, and by some great historical reference pictures, I decided to build a Panzerbefehlswagen I (SdKfz 265). These are the references, from Russia in 1941:

The vehicle has a very awkward look, and the stowage also looks great. The kit I have is from Dragon, and I also got hold of two Aber PE sets for a Panzer I B. So some parts have to be scratch build, including the typical frame antenna. I look very much forward to building this one!

Some more details

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To make things more interesting, I will add some details to the scene. I bought a bike kit from Masterbox some time ago that also contains some nice PE add-ons. I did not like the thin and fragile plastic bike frame of the kit at all, so I decided to rebuild the bike from brass parts. This also allowed me to keep the wheels and other parts movable, which made painting a lot easier. The kit also contains a hand bag and an umbrella, which I will scatter across the pavement, together with a self made Polish newspaper (from Magic Sculp and a self made decal):

The bike is just being painted (some details and washes are still missing).

Now everything is finished and attached to the base:

Continued to work on the pak crew

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In the meantime, I made further progress with the crew for the anti tank gun. The first figure is finished, and already fixed to the base:

Sculpting on the second figure is also finished, and painting is on its way:

The face only received a first layer of color, with the eyes added. The insignia on the helmet are Archer transfers, which are perfectly applicable using their wet transfer paper.

The last figure is still in the sculpting stage:

Now I also finished the second figure:

Finished the running gear of the Panzer I

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I also continued to work on the little Panzer I. I added the road wheels, and I am currently glueing the single link tracks together. They are removable (together with the drive sprocket). The wheels are also moveable to faciliate easier painting later on:

I used different brass parts from an Aber PE set, together with styrene sheet leaf springs. The interior will be totally invisible later on, I added it for fun anf to provide more stability.