Painting and weathering Dragon kit 6562 - 8 ton Sd.Kfz. 7 Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen

[Panzerwrecker]

Outstanding work.Jaw dropping what you have made so far.Really great.
Richard

Cheers Richard

[Panzerwrecker]

Choosing and painting accessories.

Before the cargo bed is added permanently to the chassis, we need to add some additional stowage or in this vehicle's case, discarded paraphernalia. I deliberately didn’t add much in the way of 'stuff' to the cargo bed before airbrushing as brush painting access due to the fragile nature of the tilt framework would have been tricky. The equipment rack was also left off to aid airbrushing.

Unfortunately, the period image reference I'm using don’t give a clear 360-degree picture, so we cannot see the full contents of the cargo bed or fully into the cab. What is clear in addition to the few strewn about items we can see on the cargo bed, is various items on the ground. There is also additional planking added to the tilt frame, a bread bag wrapped over the equipment rack and leaning on the fender is one of the louvred engine panels and a large rock. One split rim wheel half can be seen resting on the centre spokes and a crank handle has been left in its starting position. There is dried foliage sat over both the dislocated bonnet/hood and the flak gun and other indistinguishable items sit on the floor below the cab entrance. Can anybody tell what that hub looking object might be?

Suffice to say I have a little artistic licence in this department now, so I have set about sourcing said paraphernalia. These included both the kits louvred side panel and starting crank handle, one split wheel rim half from the Trumpeter kit, Jerry cans, oil, and fuel drums, cannisters, cans, crates and lastly ammo containers.

It is unclear whether this vehicle would have been assigned to operate with this small flak gun. Due to its overkill pulling power, I suspect not. It is more likely just another vehicle that was available to tow an operational armament briskly away from the front. I do have plenty of 3.7cm ammo containers. Both photo-etch and from Bronco’s Sd.Ah.52 3.7cm Flak36/37 Ammo Carriage trailer kit, so I will add a few of those too.

All the accessories are primed, and I hope to have them all in paint over the next few days.

Los

[Valeron]

This is so excellent. The weathering is second to none.

Thanks for the detailed photos and explanations showing the various stages. It's great to see and learn from.

[Mini Me]

A very nice looking "casualty" Los.....I have much weather envy. :thumb2:

[Panzerwrecker]

A leisurely pace continues with the mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t. I managed a few hours this week selecting from the discarded paraphernalia accessories I had made. Fixing and blending them on to the load-bed will be the next step. My 10 year old tarp sculpting efforts are looking a bit ropey, so these will need improving too!

[scottie3158]

Superb

[Richard48]

Stunning work.

[Gary G]

Excellent model. The frayed tow rope, the rusty roller on the rear winch cable,the front tow pin hanging on the chain. Brilliant detail. The canvas work looks really good. Can’t wait to see this in a diorama.