Bunkerknacker w/flak 18 , in a dio setting .

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I've been looking at this one for a while now . I couldn't justify the expense of it was why I put off getting it ...... $71 . But finally after I did some rationalizing (convinced myself life's to short ) and decided to go for it . I had looked at several reviews on the kit and they made the kit look like a promising venture . So yesterday (10-14) it arrived !
Here's a look at the box and its contents .



There's a couple of nicely molded vinyl tires , a fret of p.e. an aluminum gun barrel , decals for markings and gauges on dash and gun mechanism , small chain , brass tubing for the recoil and recuperator cylinders and some thread for the under platform winch .There are 14 sprues . Four of which are for the track links .



Painting guide . Gray , that's all ?

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In 1939 the waffenamt placed an order for ten of these vehicle .They were to be used for anti tank vehicles and against fortified positions .These vehicles were used by Panzerjäger-Abteilung 8 during the invasion of Poland in 1939, the Battle of France in 1940 and Operation Barbarossa in 1941; the last three vehicles had been lost by March 1943.



Ok then , now the intro is finished . Next I'll be building the tracks .
Later friends .

[Leon]

Carl,count me in .This is going to be awesome to follow.

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Leon my friend glad to count you in on this one !

[deafpanzer]

WHOA WHOA WHOA! This is PERFECT choice! I don't think I have seen one built before... once again you will have me following your build. Oops its past 1:30am and I am still awake... sorry dad going to bed now!

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Andy , I was thinking I hadn't seen one of these assembled so it seemed like a good choice to kick off my winter building season .
It'll be great having you along on this build .....young man .
Now .....go to bed n' turn out the lights !
And don't take that flash light to bed with you !

[Deano]

Hell yeah! Im in for this one

Deano

[tobias5555]

Nice kit, I´ll watching

[bullardino]

You build it, it's a trumpy kit, can't miss it Count me in

[danb.]

WHOOOA what a monster Carl in your hands it will be a stunner

Dan B

[TRM]

This looks like a fun one for you Carl!! What a beast! Looking forward to seeing you work this one!!

[Deleted]

Hello Carl,
I built this one a year ago and it was fun, but when you want to built it correct there is a lot of work to do
here is my built on Military modeling

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It was my introduction on this forum

link

Have fun

Eddy

[Tobi]

Just before I was going to point it out I got sniped by Eddy!

In the German magazine Modellfan pretty much the same was mentioned like in Eddy's build, so listen to the man Carl.

Cheers,
Tobi

[wbill76]

This will be a fun one to watch the 'Carl Magic' get applied to. A big ol' bunker-buster halftrack, what's not to love?

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Deano , great to read that you'll be along !

Tobias , ok , great havin you !

Dan , thanks for your confidence in my skills !

T , welcome aboard ! Must be getting spooky at your place 'bout now ?

Eddy , wow ! I went thru your thread over at Mil Mod and .... .. Thanks for the links my friend .

Tobi , thanks . Looks like I'll have my hands full to equal Eddy's build .

Bill , indeed this will be a fun and also interesting project . Thanks for the "magic" comment .

[bbd468]

Hey Carl, im excited to see ya build this kit. It catches my eye alot on Sprue Bros....it looks KILLER!!! Im in bro!

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Me also Gary ! And that's where I did my shopping . Man it don't take long to get up to $200 bucks :ofor their free shipping !

Good to have you along bro !

[ironhand6]

I cant wait to see this monster come to life, and at $71 bucks ill be living vicariously through you for this one.

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Ironhand , I hear you bro about the price !
I've put that much (more?) into upgrading an old Tamiya kit . So its all relative for me . Relative as in my wife be agreeing !
Good to have come along on this one !

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Well , moving along at my usual pace I have some of the track assembly completed . 24 links ? Gawd that aint much. Specially since there are 56 per side .
Assembly isn't bad at all . Clean up is minimal . The rubber pad part traps the pins of the next link so that the tracks are work able . Careful application of glue is important ........as usual ? Gawd these are going to be easy to wrap around the running gear . Compared to them Tamiya indi links I used on the Sturm this is a breeze .... .....those were a hurricane !

Ok gents here the tracks . Only 88 left to go .............pray for me .

[Leon]

Nice start on the tracks Carl.They look pretty easy to assemble but time consuming.

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True 'nuff Leon . Them little fiddly parts are kinda difficult to hang unto with my mitts !

[bullardino]

Very nice start, mate

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Hey Lui !

[elco]

Ohh that is nice, Eddy's build was the first thing om my mind. Saw this at the KMK show ( sorry for the drool spots on it Eddy good luck with this one. Following along!

[deafpanzer]

Nice start with the tracks! Only 24 links each side? Jeez, I should be building more half tracks then...

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Hey Elco I agree , Eddy's is a great looking build . I'd like to attend and enter a show like that . Lots to see and learn from . Too too far away .

[Deano]

Those tracks look nice .... well worth the effort !

Deano

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Oct 17, 2013 14:13:27 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Nice start with the tracks! Only 24 links each side? Jeez, I should be building more half tracks then...

Andy , slow down son . I have assembled Only 24 out of the 56 links per side .
Get to bed earlieer tonight young man .

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Oct 17, 2013 15:10:15 GMT -5 Deano said:

Those tracks look nice .... well worth the effort !

Deano

Deano , I don't think I mentioned it before but those are the tracks that came with the kit my friend .

[Leon]

Carl,congrats on the MSC Resident status.