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Playing in the Sandbox Group Build Sept 1, 2024 - Jn 1, 2025

Das Werk 1/16 Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf.D Armored Personnel Carrier


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1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said:

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

Thanks Carl. I may tried to get over to my local HobbyTown USA tomorrow and buy a few bottles of Tamiya Extra Thin plus I need some X20 thinner.

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55 individuals track links per side, lol!!!
Spent the evening watching TV and cutting 120 track links off their spruce!!!! The result was a bag of track links. Tomorrow I’ll remove 120 track pads from their spruce!!

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On 10/19/2024 at 8:18 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

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

I’m not sure that I want to switch from Tamiya.

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After two days off snipping I’m finally off the the races assembling tracks.
After a tiny bit of cleanup up on both the track link and track pad parts assembly is pretty straightforward. A touch of Extra Thin holds them in place while maintaining the flexibility of the track.

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On 10/19/2024 at 8:18 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

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

Thanks Carl. So far so good with the Mr Cement. I’m using it to assemble the tracks and it seems to be behaving as Tamiya Extra Thin would. I also a splash of it to make spruce glue with my leftover Extra thin and it had no problem melting the spruce prices.

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Started the second set of tracks this evening. The secret is definitely to remove the track link and track pads from the spruce first. While very fidgety the process is well worth it.
Assemble requires minimal clean up and parts fit really well.

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On 10/20/2024 at 8:32 PM, RalphSarc said:

HobbyTown USA haul!!!

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Ralph that looks to be 3/4X bigger than the HT I visit in Mobile with a lot more plastic.I am not kidding and it probably happens with many of us but I have more kits in my collection than they have on 16' of shelving or equal just talking military.:hsmack:

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1 hour ago, KevinM said:

Ralph that looks to be 3/4X bigger than the HT I visit in Mobile with a lot more plastic.I am not kidding and it probably happens with many of us but I have more kits in my collection than they have on 16' of shelving or equal just talking military.:hsmack:

I totally understand. My basement stash on consists of 100 or so kits and I finally stopped buying because at 72 I’ll never build them all especially with our RV trips throughout the US and CA and not to mention overseas travel:

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1 hour ago, KevinM said:

Watched that the other night Ralph one of my favorite shows on YT.My wife said a couple weeks ago "all you watch is war and that tank show" I go "TV has nothing for me" I am not interested in being programed any longer.;)

I love OZ armor and Workshop Wednesdays!! I’m like you I’ve stopped watching network TV…..it’s just to much!!

I prefer the dozen or so weekly YouTube videos I follow for my entertainments.

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1 hour ago, GusMac said:

Thanks for the cool video Ralph. Think I'd wet my pants if I saw that coming around the car park towards me though! 😄

I agree. Loved watching them in the parking lot but wondered about the angle of the steering wheel!! There was no drive to the front wheels only steering to a point and then the tracks would steer. That angle was very severe and not very ergonomic at all.

 

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15 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Great progress there Ralph. Can't believe you got the tracks together so quickly. 

Oh thanks! I think the secret is to separate and clean all the track links and pads before assembly. It’s tedious but well worth the effort as it makes assembly a breeze. I will say I’ve always stayed away from kits that require me to build tracks and I now see way, lol!!! Give me a good old rubber band track any day!

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There will be a slight pause in me exciting building post as I enjoy a two week Portugal Viking River Cruise. First stop Lisbon for a few days of sightseeing, good food and some marvelous beers!

Behave while I’m away, lol!!

PS……I may have over packed!!!

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