discussion Dragon - Sd.kfz 251/6 Ausf. C

[takeslousyphotos]

Coming along well Peter.
Just do as my daughter says "paint it pink".[/quote

Thanks Ralph.......... Like this?


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[monica]

that is a lot of radios,to work on keep you out of trouble for a bit lol,

 

[takeslousyphotos]

that is a lot of radios,to work on keep you out of trouble for a bit lol,

I've just spent three hours cleaning up the parts and putting the little buggers together. And I'm not even halfway there yet. Radios, fuse boxes, Junction boxes, racks and some damnn thing that I have no idea what it is...... I have to paint and detail this lot and I'm planning on chucking in a load of wiring as well........ I'll be here forever on this

 

[grumpa]

Coming along nicely Peter, just letting you know I'm following along...............Jim

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Coming along nicely Peter, just letting you know I'm following along...............Jim

Glad to have you along Jim. Thanks.

 

[monica]

always with added detail,just makes it look so much better and real,than a few boxs,


sure you will do a stunning job of it,

 

[takeslousyphotos]

OK Guys & Girls. I have a question??????........ This kit cimes with some figures. Which I'm going to start now and do them in slow time in between the rest of the build. and with a little luck I won't make a complete hash of them..... Their are two radio operators. Given that this vehicle was designed and operated to communicate with & control ground forces ....... and call in air support where needed.......... Would one of the rdio operators have been a Luftwaffe Forward Air Controller (or whatever they'd be called) or did the Wermacht have their own???? I'm wondering because of the uniforms these fellas will have. I've tried google but can't find anything on this.


Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Peter I would expect that the crew to be Wehrmacht - Goring treated the Luftwaffe like his own private fiefdom. He wouldn't release Fw-200 aircraft to the navy for U-Boat reconnaissance missions, so I doubt he'd authorise Luftwaffe FACs to the army.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Peter I would expect that the crew to be Wehrmacht - Goring treated the Luftwaffe like his own private fiefdom. He wouldn't release Fw-200 aircraft to the navy for U-Boat reconnaissance missions, so I doubt he'd authorise Luftwaffe FACs to the army.

Good point Patrick ......... I'll stick with the two "squaddies" on the radios.

 

[Robert1968]

an excellant progress here coming along Peter ( we know your a stickler for detail and it shows in your builds.


With the radio sets wiring etc do you have a plan to work from ( IE pics of the real radio sets/ fuses etc ) or are you going with destructions.


Great work and progress so far


Liking this a lot


Robert

 

[geegad]

Classic kit and your off to a great start with your build look forward to seeing more

 

[bazers]

Comming along fine, just think how great its going to look with all them radio wires in.

 

[Guest]

I think the 251 is one of the great iconic vehicles of the German army. Quite a versatile and forward thinking design. Although I have built very few of them, and I don't think any in 1/35, it is something I am addressing.


Just today I have received from Blast Models in France, the upgrade set for the AFV Club 251/20 UHU (Owl) which has the infrared search light on the back. Some where I have an old Tamiya 251/1 and a Zvezda kit as well. So I will be taking notes Peter

 

[monica]

late with this but as Patrick said they would of been Wermach,as all the divisions had there owe,

 

[monica]

did find a few pics for you Peter,


real knowing the German would of keep thing quite neat and tidy,so most of the wiring


would of been out of harms way,and behind the boxs,with only the radio wires to the hand


sets being seen,or maybe a main power cable hear and here

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[takeslousyphotos]

did find a few pics for you Peter,
real knowing the German would of keep thing quite neat and tidy,so most of the wiring


would of been out of harms way,and behind the boxs,with only the radio wires to the hand


sets being seen,or maybe a main power cable hear and here

Thanks Monica........ I have some wiring to go into the back of the radio gear which will be mostly hidden by the rack. But, it should just be visible from above....... As you said, being German with everything In "pending"the only wires hour front will be for headsets and maybe a "Morse Key"

 

[monica]

from the pics that,s about all you see plus the main power cable off to the left side,

 

[takeslousyphotos]

an excellant progress here coming along Peter ( we know your a stickler for detail and it shows in your builds.
With the radio sets wiring etc do you have a plan to work from ( IE pics of the real radio sets/ fuses etc ) or are you going with destructions.


Great work and progress so far


Liking this a lot


Robert

I'm kind of "winging-it" on the wiring Robert........ I figure each one needs power in, antenna feed, com's in/out and maybe a couple are linked. So that is my basic plan........ Then there is power in, through the fuse boxes and junction boxes.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Classic kit and your off to a great start with your build look forward to seeing more

Thanks John......... much appreciated

 

[takeslousyphotos]

I think the 251 is one of the great iconic vehicles of the German army. Quite a versatile and forward thinking design. Although I have built very few of them, and I don't think any in 1/35, it is something I am addressing.
Just today I have received from Blast Models in France, the upgrade set for the AFV Club 251/20 UHU (Owl) which has the infrared search light on the back. Some where I have an old Tamiya 251/1 and a Zvezda kit as well. So I will be taking notes Peter

Oh Gawd!!!!........ That's going to be a very slim notebook Graham........ There'll be bugger all much to learn from this build