Sd. Kfz. 251/3 Ausf. B

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

I say do your thing buddy do your thing

Tony

[modelfreak72]

OH MY! Very nice multi!

[bigjohn]

Nice progress nate, looking good buddy

[multicam]

Hey guys. Just an update of what I’ve been working on the last couple of days. I got the top piece of this painted on the underside on Saturday and I spent yesterday in front of ESPN watching EURO action and trying to get the thing to fit.

This kit has no shortage of detail.

An awful lot of angles have to come together perfectly here. And the slightest warping would throw it off. Throw in the fit issue of the rear armor plate (where the doors attach) and there was a lot of holding and reglueing☹ . I made it though. A couple hours and a lot of clamping and cursing and a spot of putty and this is what she looks like.



Today, I got the wheels prepped and ready for paint. No small feat.

And I also installed the fenders.


She’s starting to look like a HT now. The harsh angles make the overall silhouette of this girl outstanding don’t you think? This won’t be my last Hanomag. Let me know what you think guys. This is gonna be my last post for about 10 days, since I’m off to London and France tomorrow☺.

[danb.]

Excellent work so far mate keep it goin

Dan B

[wbill76]

Nice job getting all the angles to line up Nate even if you did have to grow another hand to make it happen.

[bbd468]

Nate, your moving right along! looking good man. Yes, thats ALOT of angles, but looks like you nailed it!

Gary

[spud]

wow Nate that looks like it was Fun

[wouter]

great work Nate! Love that interior: it's well detailed and the paint/weathering job is just stunning!

Cheers

[modelfreak72]

Coming along smartly Nate!

[multicam]

Thanks for the comments, fellas.

Dicky: I had fun in Blighty, mate, but I preferred The Place Next to Blighty;).

[martyncrowther.]

Very nice work Nate, this is looking rather groovy!

[multicam]

I got some bench time over the last couple of days and was able to stick some of the remaining little bits on the Hanomag. ☺ This has been a fun build with lots of little detail, but I’m excited to get to the paint portion.



nice workable suspension ☺


I also got the frontier tools, MG, and a couple more radios prepped for paint. I like to paint them, then affix them later ☺

Paint tomorrow! Yippee! Let me know what you think fellas. Cheers

[bigjohn]

Man thats looking good. Its always a good feeling when you get to this point in a build. Ready to start laying down some color!

[bbd468]

Hello Nate,

You look like your about to paint, yes? Sweet! Keep it coming man.

Gary

[multicam]

Thanks guys. Yep, here's the paint. Here it is with primer and a shading coat.

Vallejo German Grey + white on the highlights.



I also got a clear coat (future) on later last night in preparation for decals. Decals will go on today and another clear coat. Then it'll be the sand coat over top with masked crosses etc. Let me know what you think fellas. Cheers.

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Looks fine, I like your faded effects,good job.

Tony

[wouter]

yup, I agree with Tony mate, this just looks lovely ^^

Cheers

[wbill76]

Looking good with the paint on Nate!

[multicam]

Here's some decals:). Man, I love this part.



I also got another coat of future on to protect/level the decs. Probably put on the desert color tomorrow:). ACW. Cheers.

[danb.]

oooooo paint is on its looking awesome buddy keep it up.

Dan B

[modelfreak72]

Oh man, very nice Nate! I gotta let you know, you guys building all these german half tracks is not helping with trying to finish all my other stuff!

[spud]

Very nice Nate

[bbd468]

Well done Nate. Man, im looking forward to the next color too.

Gary

[wbill76]

Getting the markings on is always a key milestone...means you're on the downhill stretch for sure Nate!

[bigjohn]

Base color and marking look aces nate, looking forward to the next update.

[multicam]

Hey guys, here’s an update. Man, summer time is busy! I just got back from a weekend soccer (friendly) tournament with my team. I was able to get a lot done on the Hanomag yesterday. I masked the decs and put a couple coats of desert tan on, after putting down a base of HS. The color is Tamiya desert yellow with a touch of Tamiya red brown.



I did the highlights with the same mix with added white. It didn’t get as light as I hoped, so I highlighted again, this time I started with white and darkened it with my desert mix. These are after the second highlight. I’m going for that sun faded look to the top and large panels. I think with washes and weathering, this will darken and be more subtle. When I practiced on my PzII, I think it ended up too dark, so this is why I’m making sure it stays light colored☺



with decals unmasked and some chipping… I lost the front left DAK palm decal, had to raid another kit to replace it☹ any suggestions for avoiding that in the future would be cool.


I’m still going to do more chipping, both with water and with a brush/new paint. I’m also going to hit the areas around the decals a bit to soften the transition just a touch.
The wheels are a little darker, I didn’t highlight them the last time. I’m trying to achieve a bit of a CM effect. I still have to paint the rubber☺


I’m getting close on this build and like the direction that it is going. I just have Tracks (which I’ve started☺), more chipping, washes, and weathering. Any and all comments will be welcome. Cheers

[bbd468]

Looking good nate! I really like that you highlighted some areas with a lighter color. Add alot to the overall look. Nice job.

Gary

[multicam]

Thanks Gary:)

[spud]

looking good Nate