Scotties Sd.Kfz. 10/5

[scottie3158]

Nice progress Scottie. Great additions as usual.

Thanks Tim, nice of you to say.

Ain't that so often the case. Iffy instructions with imprecise location points and then positioning of other parts is thrown out.
You have overcome issues and it all looks good.
Can't help with the windscreen question but someone will know. Calling Jakko
Jim

To be fair it is an old kit but the location points for the fire wall to the tub were very iffy. Still I got away with it this time

The PAK versions (3.7 & 5.0) definitely did away w/it but the AA version is unclear as the armor is the same height as the original windscreen.

Paul, Given your input and the other comments I think I will leave it off.

I'm not an expert on German half-tracks, but I think that keeping the windscreen behind the armour (that is to say in a a combat situation) would be a dangerous choice: any hit on the armour, any artillery near-miss, not to talk about a bullet going through the loophole, would break the windscreen behind it creating an unpleasant shower of high speed glass splinters in the driving compartment... but it's just a speculative thought.

Andy, That is faultless logic mate I will leave the screen off which is just as well as it would take a lot of work to make it look presentable.

Royal Models & Dragon do not include the windshield in their armored AA versions.

Paul, Thanks for the conformation mate.

Paul. I agree with the critics beautiful scratch work

Lee thank you kindly mate.

 

[Allen Dewire]

Hey Paul,

Great scratchy my friend, but your exhaust pipe outlet diameter is 0.05mm too big.................Made you look!!! All of the reference pics I have show no windscreen behind the armor shield. Andrea raised a very good reason for this above too. Keep on trucking Bro and adding the finery. As this is the Flak 38 version, you won't need to make the counter weights on the front either. Lucky you.................

Prost
Allen (almost Ret.)

 

[scottie3158]

Hey Paul,

Great scratchy my friend, but your exhaust pipe outlet diameter is 0.05mm too big.................Made you look!!! All of the reference pics I have show no windscreen behind the armor shield. Andrea raised a very good reason for this above too. Keep on trucking Bro and adding the finery. As this is the Flak 38 version, you won't need to make the counter weights on the front either. Lucky you.................

Prost
Allen (almost Ret.)

Hi Allen,
Trust you to notice that the exhaust was to big . No windscreen seems to be the general feeling. I'm struggling to find some decent reference pics of the inside of the armour at the moment all I can find is some pictures of the dragon build. Take care mate and thanks for stopping buy.

 

[Jakko]

Look at it this way: even if the windscreen were normally still on the vehicle, chances are that individual crews would have removed them for exactly the reasons mentioned.

 

[JR]

Nice Paul, gives me and many more hope when you find something doesn't fit property, mind I can get any part to miss fit !

 

[Airborne01]

Ain't that so often the case. Iffy instructions with imprecise location points and then positioning of other parts is thrown out.
You have overcome issues and it all looks good.
Can't help with the windscreen question but someone will know. Calling Jakko
Jim

Don't remind me please ... I've got to attack my beastie again this weekend ! Looking good mate - and yes, there is plentiful photo evidence of screens being removed both from damage and as a camouflage measure. Mounting points often still exist though, or the screens may be covered in hessian or cam net. Crack on Guv!
Steve

 

[scottie3158]

Look at it this way: even if the windscreen were normally still on the vehicle, chances are that individual crews would have removed them for exactly the reasons mentioned.

Jakko, I think your right the screen would have been removed.

Nice Paul, gives me and many more hope when you find something doesn't fit property, mind I can get any part to miss fit !

John, that is the challenge I enjoy when building the older kits.

Don't remind me please ... I've got to attack my beastie again this weekend ! Looking good mate - and yes, there is plentiful photo evidence of screens being removed both from damage and as a camouflage measure. Mounting points often still exist though, or the screens may be covered in hessian or cam net. Crack on Guv!
Steve
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Steve, the removed option seems to be the one in favour. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.

 

[scottie3158]

As the general concensous was for no windscreen that is the way I went. I decided to scratch the armour from evergreen sheet as the kit offering was over thick and not very well moulded. So each of the panels was cut using the kit ones as guides. I found some pictures although not very clear on the inside of the armour. It appears the vision blocks were just simple plates that could be slid open or shut. The side plates had some rivet detail but nothing on the inside so using SWAG (Scientific Wild Arse Guess) I summised that this was for the plate supports that fixed it to the vehicle body. Next the rivet detail was added.

Even though this follows the kit parts this would have been a drafty vehicle as the armour leaves large gaps between it and the body.

Anyway enough waffle,









comments welcome
Scottie

 

[Jim R]

Hi Scottie
Well right or wrong it certainly looks right. Don't concern yourself with it being a bit breezy inside - those Germans were a hardy bunch
Jim

 

[scottie3158]

Hi Scottie
Well right or wrong it certainly looks right. Don't concern yourself with it being a bit breezy inside - those Germans were a hardy bunch
Jim

Hi Jim, also the rest of the vehicle is open to the elements, so I guess it didn't really matter.

 

[minitnkr]

The wind chill isn't too bad if you keep it under 20mph.

 

[adt70hk]

Great work Paul. Just had a catch-up. Very impressive indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[JR]

Could you please stop this amazing work as it's embarrassing to us lesser mortals Paul .
Great detail , looks really good .

 

[Mini Me]

Hi Scottie, just checked and found a photo (on "Kfz Der Wehrmacht" website) showing the armoured shield from the rear......no wind screen evident. Sorry I don't know how to do the url thing but it's an easy site to navigate if you want to check it out. Rick H.

 

[scottie3158]

Great work Paul. Just had a catch-up. Very impressive indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

Andrew thanks mate I'm enjoying it so far.

Could you please stop this amazing work as it's embarrassing to us lesser mortals Paul .
Great detail , looks really good .

Thanks John, I try.

Hi Scottie, just checked and found a photo (on "Kfz Der Wehrmacht" website) showing the armoured shield from the rear......no wind screen evident. Sorry I don't know how to do the url thing but it's an easy site to navigate if you want to check it out. Rick H.

Rick,
Thanks for that mate I will look it up.

 

[Graeme C.]

The armour looks good Paul, the visors with their sliding brackets are nicely done.

 

[Steven000]

Very nice job so far Scottie
Steven

 

[scottie3158]

The armour looks good Paul, the visors with their sliding brackets are nicely done.

Thanks Graeme, not sure if they are accurate but hopefully look ok given a quick glance.

Very nice job so far Scottie
Steven

Cheers Steven, still lots to do.

 

[scottie3158]

Progress is painfully slow, as not much bench time at the moment. Added some details to the front. The headlamp mounts had no detail at all just simple moulded overscale tubes to affix the light to. So they were shaved off and the details added from pewter, foil and copper wire. Hopefully they look ok.



cheers
Scottie

 

[Mini Me]

Nice!!