Pete's Stummel

[stillp]

I was going to build a 1/48 plane next, but this fell off the pile and I couldn't be bothered to put it back:

A Hasegawa 1/72 Sd.Kfz.234/3 8-RAD Schwere Panzerspahwagen, 'Stummel' for short.

I like armoured cars - no canopy, and no tracks! Seems to have quite a few parts, certainly more than the Vampire.
Hope they all fit.
Pete

[Si Benson]

Yet Another vehicle I’d like to build! Interested to see how it goes together:smiling4:

[Allen Dewire]

Afternoon Pete,

Looks a nice kit with lots of detail so I'll sit in if I may…..

According to the thread title though, wouldn't a new razor blade take care of the problem???

I'll get me coat...……………………………..

[stillp]

Very good Allen. Now repeat 100 times "stuBBle"
:tongue-out3:
Pete

[Si Benson]

Very good Allen. Now repeat 100 times "stuBBle"
:tongue-out3:
Pete

He’s too old to know better Pete:smiling5:

[BattleshipBob]

interesting vehicle, count me in sir

[stillp]

I'm rather impressed with this kit. There's NO flash that I can see, just some visible seam lines in some places, easily removed with a couple of scrapes with a scalpel. The engineering is good too, with many of the sprue attachments being out of sight when assembled. Plenty of fine detail on the suspension:

and in the interior, though those ejector marks might need some work:

The wheels and tyres are separate, so I've painted the tyres.

For some reason, the tyres on 2 of the wheels are different from the other 7 (including the spare), hence the '5' and '6' on the rolled paper used to hold them for painting.
So, the first 20 or so parts are together, so I'm taking a break while the cement dries.

Thanks for watching.
Pete

[scottie3158]

Pete,
Count me in for this mate. I have a puma in the stash.

[Guest]

Settling in for this.

And I've already learned something. Rolled up paper for supporting tyres. So simple it's genius.

[stillp]

Andy, I pinched the idea from Dave Ward .
Pete

[Guest]

Ah, cool. I hope he doesn't mind if I pinch it too.

[Steve Jones]

Arrived just in time Pete. Off to a great start. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out

[Guest]

These Hasegawa kits are quite good, certainly the later ones. The early ones are a bit iffy on the details, and the tanks usually have poor tracks, but I’ve never found one with flash or fit problems.

[JR]

I'm in , shall sit with Dude 1, and the rest of the Rabble.

[stillp]

As the charmingly mistranslated instructions say "After making it dry enough, it advances to the following distance", so I let things dry for a while, then advanced to "An indoor assembly", i.e. the interior.

The angle of the steering wheel for the forward driving position looks odd, but it's correct, according to a walkaround at https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/sd-kfz-234-3/
The underside currently looks like this:

Nicely detailed. The instruction suggest adding the wheels at this stage, but I'll leave them until some painting has been done. I think I'll spray some sandgelb on the inside before adding the upper hull.
Pete