Si B’s Tamiya 1/35 Sdkfz 223 Leichter Panzerspähwagen(Fu) “SimonT memorial GB”

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Si. PE coming on nicely as is the rest of the build. Really clean assembly work.

[Allen Dewire]

Morn Mr. Benson,

You are doing a wonderful job on the bling SI. Neat and clean application and it will make the difference with a coat of paint. Keep it up!!!

BTW, the tires go on the axles and not under them......Just saying...........

Prost
Allen

[Steven000]

Nice progress Si, looks much better with the PE indeed :thumb2:
Steven

[Steve Jones]

BTW, the tires go on the axles and not under them......Just saying...........

You haven't seen how Si drives Allen! :smiling5: :thumb2:

[Si Benson]

Thanks for looking in guys really appreciate your approval.
Trying to be super neat and use as much of the etch as possible..... thoroughly enjoying the build too :smiling4:

Managed a little more bench time this afternoon. First thing I had to do was have a quick sort out of the work area!
In between plastic shavings, dust, tools and instructions it had all got a bit messy!
A quick tidy and wipe down, a mug of tea and ready for more business.....






Not sure what I’ve done since the last post so here’s a picture from each side...







Then I moved onto a pudding. I took the various ingredients off the sprue and placed them into a bowl...





After a quick mix with my Mr Hobby stir-o-matic 5000, I then poured the kit into a lined ovenproof tin adding some aftermarket parts to the upper hull....




and cooked @150c for 45 minutes until golden brown....







A little side project. Assembled the main parts and added the accessories



Off for a snooze on the couch now :smiling4:

[Tim Marlow]

Now that’s what I call modelling....so good you can eat it!

[Si Benson]

Now that’s what I call modelling....so good you can eat it!

I was stuffed after that lot I can tell you :hungry:

Late night update.
Been sneaking to the bench here and there over the course of the day so not a great deal done, but progress nonetheless.
I’m using the blog of SimonT’s 223 as a reference and I’m trying to replicate the alterations he used.
The Ariel masts in the kit where completely replaced with the PE part and some brass tubing left over from the T34 build....




I thought I had a nice sequence of pictures to show the mods to the exhausts...... but turns out I just have a boring picture of the original bits then a picture of it all glued into place :smiling5:

I’ll take a few more pics tomorrow So you’ll have to use your imagination a bit.... I glued some pewter strips around the silencer boxes to creat a lip and made u shaped plastic replacement exhaust ends.
you can just about make out the silencer in the second picture....







The jack and the fire extinguisher got the treatment and were hacked, sanded, rebuilt or bent then stuck into place...


This is moving along nicely, would be nice to get it done before Christmas Day....more so as I’ll be temporarily evicted from the kitchen table so we can all sit for Christmas lunch!

Thanks for looking
all comments welcome

[Tim Marlow]

That really looking the business Si. The work around the Jack and extinguisher is lovely. Really clean and tidy.

[Allen Dewire]

Hey Mr. Benson,

Some really nice work and detailing you are doing here. Love the etch and the scratchy too. Now if you want to finish this by Christmas, maybe you need to stop stuffing your face with all the goodies and get cracking on it!!!

Oops, maybe I should do the same on my project....................

Prost
Allen

[Si Benson]

That really looking the business Si. The work around the Jack and extinguisher is lovely. Really clean and tidy.

Thanks Tim :smiling4:

Hey Mr. Benson,

Some really nice work and detailing you are doing here. Love the etch and the scratchy too. Now if you want to finish this by Christmas, maybe you need to stop stuffing your face with all the goodies and get cracking on it!!!

Oops, maybe I should do the same on my project....................

Prost
Allen

Cheers Allen, don’t think I’ve stopped eating all weekend!! To many lebruchen knocking about :hungry:
I’ve not had chance to scout all the other builds going on recently, will see what you’ve been up to later!

Took a couple of pictures of the exhaust mods, with added pewter just for MrT.....



Cheers
Si

[Si Benson]

Progress with the 223 continues.
Fitted the shovel, the PE came out nicely...Attempted to make the Eduard tool clasp for it but couldn’t get on with it so used an Aber clasp instead....





Made up the PE trafficators and fitted the guards....

It got a bit messy as I found the guard a bit tricking to locate neatly. A bit of Mr surfacer and a rub down once it’s dried will take care of that.


Added the Jerry can rack at the front....



The r/hand trafficator guard, mudflaps and licence plate holder




Not much to do now...he says!!
Thanks for looking in

[Jim R]

Hi Si
The detail which is added by the pe looks very nice. The Aber tool clamps look fiddly but the end result is worth the effort.
Happy Christmas
Jim

[Ralph]

Great modelling going into this Si :smiling3:..

[BattleshipBob]

Lovely PE Si, jealous or what, why does mine usually go pearshaped lol

[Lee Drennen]

Si. Very nice scratch and PE. Looks like your quite the Suzy Home Maker too