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Showcase & Gallery / SdKfz 250/1 Alte
« on: December 04, 2016, 05:16:09 pm »
My first Rubicon build.
Very nice kit, almost a "mini" Tamiya 1/48th 250 in some respects. In general the pluses - very accurate shape, lovely tracks and wheels (a bugbear of mine with 28mm models in general) very nice interior, a driver and comprehensive decal sheet. A couple of minor issues - the rifles on the inside top rack aren't up to the same detail as the rest of the interior, not too much of an issue but they are the most visible bit of the interior and I moved the headlights from the high radiator position to one of the more common mounting locations. I figure they were moulded up there for ease of assembly but they kept looking at me so I moved them. An MG42 as an option might have been nice too as one will have to be scrounged to make an Alte in later service, but that's not really a negative, just a nice to have.
Still got a few little things to add, aerial and might put an mg belt on the '34. Looking fwd to building a few other newer kits, got some Hetzers here which I may squeeze onto the bench just for fun ....
cheers
Brent
A few build wips ........
Very nice kit, almost a "mini" Tamiya 1/48th 250 in some respects. In general the pluses - very accurate shape, lovely tracks and wheels (a bugbear of mine with 28mm models in general) very nice interior, a driver and comprehensive decal sheet. A couple of minor issues - the rifles on the inside top rack aren't up to the same detail as the rest of the interior, not too much of an issue but they are the most visible bit of the interior and I moved the headlights from the high radiator position to one of the more common mounting locations. I figure they were moulded up there for ease of assembly but they kept looking at me so I moved them. An MG42 as an option might have been nice too as one will have to be scrounged to make an Alte in later service, but that's not really a negative, just a nice to have.
Still got a few little things to add, aerial and might put an mg belt on the '34. Looking fwd to building a few other newer kits, got some Hetzers here which I may squeeze onto the bench just for fun ....
cheers
Brent
A few build wips ........
