7.5cm Anti-Tank Gun PAK40/L46 1:35

[Daniel_Roxy]

This should be a reletivly quick build.

A nice little Pak 40

I haven't done a ambush or AT gun before so should learn some things on this.

Model is made by Tamiya

 

[GazzaS]

I'll enjoy seeing your progress.

[Daniel_Roxy]

Ok small update.

I decided I'd try painting the wheels.

I have pained the centers of them but the color is very similar to the plastic colour

[Bomber_County]

Looking forward to this.....

[Daniel_Roxy]

Ok I have just realized the paint I have painted the wheels with is a metal color. So it's got abit of a shine to it. 

I'm not happy with this so I have ordered Matt black and also a German Grey paint to use for this model and any future ones.

When they arrive. I will re paint the wheels. In the meantime Im going to do my best to get the black paint off of them.

[Bomber_County]

You do not necessarily have to remove the existing black, will you be using acrylic or enamel for the matt?

[Daniel_Roxy]

5 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

You do not necessarily have to remove the existing black, will you be using acrylic or enamel for the matt?

I will be using Humbrol Enamel paint.

But it's only the rings that I'm not happy with as they also had a bumpy look to them. I believe this is partly as the paint I used is also past it's best.

 

[Daniel_Roxy]

Got a reference picture to help with painting the shells

[Daniel_Roxy]

Well my paints arrived yesterday and I repainted the wheels they look much better now so some updates will definitely be out soon

[Daniel_Roxy]

Ok it's not much but I have removed the excess from the wheels and cleaned then up I'll touch the paint up and properly glue them together.

[Daniel_Roxy]

So just finished glueing the wheels together. And they look good. There are one or two spots that need attention but appart from that there perfect

[harv]

Oh goody ! I'll follow along....harv

[Daniel_Roxy]

Got some more information including the 3 rounds the Pak 40 can fire from a Simple History video. also found a video of one firing. Could help with some small details with colours.

 

 

[Daniel_Roxy]

So I'm just doing a little at a time currently. And just done painting the barrel and breach parts for step 1

[Daniel_Roxy]

UPDATE.

I have assembled the guns first step. The barrel and breach parts.

this is the 4 parts just after cutting them off frame.

After removing the remains of the frame.

After glueing the 2 half's of the barrel together

The finished pice with all 4 parts.

[Daniel_Roxy]

Found another walk around of a PAK 40.I am doing alot of research for this model. I am quite enjoying doing it too.

https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg4fcnfqw3E

[Daniel_Roxy]

Another small update.

Got the breach in and moving freely

Breach closed

Breach Open

I am incredibly happy with this small detail. As it was very fiddly to get in place and took a fair bit of fiddling and adjustment.

Edited December 23, 2020 by Gaming Dragon32
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[harv]

Looks great to me !!.....harv 

[Daniel_Roxy]

Ok have done some small details and mostly been painting parts.

stuck afew parts together as well like the mount the gun slides in and 2 parts that hold one side of that.

The gun can also slide pretty freely in it's cradle now as well.

Sadly lost most of the time I had planned to spend today doing this model. Trying to fix the lights on my car. At least that's done now so back to making tanks and stuff.

[Daniel_Roxy]

A couple more pictures of the details on the gun.

[GazzaS]

Nice work!

[Daniel_Roxy]

Well this is going to be fun

 

[Jeff]

Piece of cake for a young lad ..... you still have good working eye and steady hands...  a few years of checking out the chicks and a few gallons of beer will change that .....

[Daniel_Roxy]

Well that's all done now

 

[Daniel_Roxy]

And just a quick look to make sure it all fits together correctly