Italeri Kfz 305 Opel Blitz with Tamiya 20mm Flak 38 MIT Sd.Ah.51

[Steve Jones]

Dont tell the Dark Lord but I have gone over to foil now. So my sheet of pewter is being used as much as yours now:smiling5:

[JR]

Steve .
Oh...........cue the music " there will be trouble ahead " He will not be impressed.

I'll have you know I used my Pewter on the StuG, ! One a year is quite enought excitement ! P
JR

[Steve Jones]

:smiling::smiling5::smiling6::smiling3::smiling2:

[Si Benson]

Great work Steve:thumb2:

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
Coming on a treat. Loads of extra detail is becoming the norm for your builds.
Jim

[Guest]

What an aftermarket barrel can do to a model...

[scottie3158]

Steve,
The added details is showing great skills and adding a lot to this build.
Scottie

[Wouter]

I agree with the chaps, Steve, nice upgrades again, and you can't go wrong with a metal barrel ^^

Cheers

[Steve Jones]

Hi Everyone

Si - Cheers mate:thumb2:
Jim - Another load of detail for you today as well. Thanks for the support
Guy - I prefer Aber ones but they are more expensive. RB are always reliable
Scottie - Cheers mate. Loads more to come
Wouter - Glad you like it mate. Need to see some more of your work on here:thumb2:

Not much progress today as far as moving forward just loads more detailing. Firstly a catch for the magazines was added

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Then the chains were added. There were two sizes on the reference photos. A small bracket and pin was made for the top gold chain

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Attention was drawn to the bottom of the panel. The handle was in the upright position for travelling so this had to be taken off and put in the "using" position. The two handles were also replaced for effect. This was the last of the detailing for this panel

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I then started on the other panel by taking out the plastic section at the top on the shield support bar. I also started taking out the solid section on the bottom left until I realised this was an earlier version and could be left. So I filled in the knife marks and just gouged out a channel for the ratchet mechanism to go up and down in.

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The handle and panel on the side is heavily patterned on the reference photos but blank on the kit. I represented the pattern with mosaic pieces of plasticard. Although not exact it does give the impression of the patter-nation

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The foot rest lacked detail so I added two foot rests and a small piece of PE from the spares draw on the foot pedal

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As with the other side I replaced the handles. Just need to do the chains and add some more detailing and then I can move onto Section 2

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Have a great B/H Monday

Steve

[Wouter]

Blimey, this is insane detailing mate :smiling:. Well done!

Cheers

[Guest]

Insane is right Wouter! It makes me chuckle with glee - so wonderful to see such an extreme level of detailing.

[Mickc1440]

Totally bonkers but brilliant
Mick

[SimonT]

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Steve - In case you want to make some loose rounds this is a cad drawing I knocked up from my 20mm round
magazines need a strip across the bottom and down outer edge

and what's this about no pewter :tired:

[Steve Jones]

Hi Everyone

Wouter - Totally insane!! Just cant help myself at the moment:smiling3:
Peter- Glad you are chuckling because I'm crying with insanity:smiling5:
Mick - Cheers mate. What are you working on at the moment??
Simon - Thank you ever so much. There wont be any live rounds but plenty of shell casings so your info will be invaluable. Great pictures of the mags and I have added detail accordingly. Many thanks. As for the pewter v foil I only use foil now as it is thinner than my sheet of pewter which is 0.15mm. Could I get a thinner sheet?

As the Master of the Darkside took the trouble of showing the magazine banding it would have been amiss of me not to include it. I used foil strips and 0.4mm rivets to add detail

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With the chains added, along with some more minute detailing parts I called the other side done

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So finally it was onto Section 2.

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The plain front box was the first thing to be added to the base. I added a couple of clasps and some rivets for detailing as per the reference photos

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Next was the nightmare of joining the two halves together which was a pain. However once done it was time to decide on the angle of the barrel. You can have it working loosely but I wanted it stuck in place. I then checked it on the back of the truck and I was happy with the angle

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Thanks for watching and all your help and advice

Steve

[JR]

See I told you " HE " would not be amused.
Looks to me you have had bionic eyes fitted at Specsavers. The detailing is amazing.

JR