RalphSarc Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Holy smokes that’s a lot of spruce bags!!! First ever 1/16 build. Should be fun! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 Das Werk 1/16 Sd. Kfz..251/1 Aust.D German Halftrack build thread. (Started 10-17-2024) The Sd. Kfz. 251/1 Ausf.D is a German armored half-track infantry fighting vehicle from World War II.It was designed by Hanomag to transport German mechanized infantry into battle. It was based on the unarmored Sd. Kfz. 11 half-track vehicle and was the most widely produced German half-track of the war, with at least 15,252 vehicles and variants produced by seven manufacturers. The Sd. Kfz. 251 was designed to be fast, inexpensive to produce, and able to navigate a variety of rough terrains. German and Allied soldiers commonly referred to the Sd. Kfz. 251 as "Hanomags" after the manufacturer! Enjoy the build! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Lots of sprues indeed😄. And welcome back. I was worried where you have been. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 5 hours ago, FullArmor said: Lots of sprues indeed😄. And welcome back. I was worried where you have been. Actually I’ve been very busy. First and foremost I got married after a two year courtship! Plus I sold my Class B RV and finally jumped in and purchased a lightly used 2016 Fleetwood Flair 29T which we’ve been enjoying along with riding our eBikes. We’ve headed to Portugal for a two week river cruise on October 27th. Sadly it’s been difficult to find any bench time however things have settled down a bit allowing me to start my Das Werk build so stay tuned, lol!! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 22 minutes ago, RalphSarc said: Actually I’ve been very busy. First and foremost I got married after a two year courtship! Plus I sold my Class B RV and finally jumped in and purchased a lightly used 2016 Fleetwood Flair 29T which we’ve been enjoying along with riding our eBikes. We’ve headed to Portugal for a two week river cruise on October 27th. Sadly it’s been difficult to find any bench time however things have settled down a bit allowing me to start my Das Werk build so stay tuned, lol!! Congratulations!🥰 Happy times brother! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 15 minutes ago, FullArmor said: Congratulations!🥰 Happy times brother! Thanks. We’re very happy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Congratulations! Wow, you've definitely got a lot going on at the moment. Enjoy the cruise. The half track looks to be a fun build. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 19 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Congratulations! Wow, you've definitely got a lot going on at the moment. Enjoy the cruise. The half track looks to be a fun build. Thanks. Yeah the 1/35 Tamiya half tracks have lots of possibilities. I have all four! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 Off to a good start. Completed steps 1 and half of step 2 assembling parts of the suspension and began installing them on the chassis frame rail. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Congratulations Ralph. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Congratulations to you both. That's a cool looking RV but it wouldn't fit down too many of the wee roads around the west of Scotland. 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: Congratulations Ralph. Oh thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 1 hour ago, GusMac said: Congratulations to you both. That's a cool looking RV but it wouldn't fit down too many of the wee roads around the west of Scotland. 😁 Yeah it’s 30’ long, 13’ tall and 8’ wide driven by a fuel injected Ford Triton V10 with a 5 speed transmission. It would be fine as long as no one was coming the other way, lol!!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 Oh man that was a bit fiddly!!! A3 and A4 not very clearly marked as to its fit!! However after Iturned the instructions up side down I saw the error of my way instantly, lol!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Cool project Ralph and congratulations on the marriage! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 55 minutes ago, KevinM said: Cool project Ralph and congratulations on the marriage! Thanks Kevin I’m very fortunate indeed! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 Continued on with the other half of step 2 and joined the other chassis suspension frame rail to the first frame rail and placed the bottom to the chassis. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Congratulations Ralph! A great project for sure, and I will be following your build. I have the same kit and I'm interested in seeing how it builds. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 2 minutes ago, belugawhaleman said: Congratulations Ralph! A great project for sure, and I will be following your build. I have the same kit and I'm interested in seeing how it builds. So far so good. I’ve been watching Andy’s Hobby Headquarters two part YouTube video build picking up hints and tips along the way which has been very helpful. There have been no fit issues as of yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Ralph looking at the pliers by the chassis I am guessing 8/10" long for the 1/35 is about 6" overall after being built? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 2 hours ago, KevinM said: Ralph looking at the pliers by the chassis I am guessing 8/10" long for the 1/35 is about 6" overall after being built? You know I’m not sure. It’s 1/16 but I’ll measure it tomorrow and report back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 20 hours ago, RalphSarc said: You know I’m not sure. It’s 1/16 but I’ll measure it tomorrow and report back. Kevin looks like it’ll be 14/15” when completed!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 After a short but disappointing trip to one of the local Richmond HobbyLobby locations for a bottle of Tamiya Extra Thin and X20 Thinner, which they don’t carry, I carried on with steps 3/4 installing both left and right bottom outside panels, a few chassis mounted armor plates and support brackets for the radiator. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 Question? Very happy to realize that there’s a HobbyTown USA location in Richmond!!! However true to fashion instead of driving to HobbyTown I opted to visit a closer HobbyLobby location which was a big mistake!! They carried neither the Tamiya Extra Thin or X20 thinner I thought they’d have. Lesson learned!!! Anyway they did have Mr.Cement which I believe is pretty similar to Tamiya Extra Thin. Any thought on how well in compares would be greatly appreciated. I promise I’ll be a loyal HobbyTown USA shopper from now on, lol!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 You're really rocketing through this build Ralph. It's good to see the kit goes together well. I have t tried Mr Cement so can't comment on how it compares to Tamiya Extra Thin unfortunately. Carl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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