Panzerwrecker
SMF Supporter
After completing the equivalent Trumpeter kit in the GB at the beginning of the year https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/trumpeter-sd-kfz-7-holzpritsche-daves-halftrack-gb.41003/ and being delighted to get the build published, I figured the Dragon kit I compared it to should get a look in too.
![20221025_222323.jpg 20221025_222323.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353752-71194bb1be5ae9efdecf492ec8e339f3.jpg)
As this was already built there were a few issues I was willing to forgive but I did scratch build a new dash as the kit only provides the older unit. The half rubber Dragon front wheel will be replaced by a better represented resin Quick wheel one. Inspiration for my build came from a 1945 image of an abandoned vehicle in Czechoslovakia that had been pulling a Flak gun. There were details like the battered radiator grill that were too late to remedy but I did manage to add damage to one fender. I located the location via Google maps and will be displaying it on a small base.
![20230301_113931.jpg 20230301_113931.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353753-6245fd74068101d52745fae30ee25fc2.jpg)
The kit builds up far easier than the Trumpeter kit and although it has its own accuracy issues, in the main it is a far more detailed package. Unlike the Trumpeter build I had already connected the cab to the chassis so the only sub-assemblies to add would be the cargo bed and the running gear. These were all primed in Mr Hobby black primer.
![20230124_164025.jpg 20230124_164025.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353754-d36ae761f553ee3dad581102b1680b34.jpg)
![20230124_164523.jpg 20230124_164523.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353755-f42920faa1c726bef9327810f45736bb.jpg)
My initial intention was to keep to a plain paint scheme like the Trumpeter kit but for some inexplicable reason I decided last minute to add a whitewash. Unsurprisingly the process didn’t go entirely to plan, and I ended up covering up a lot of previous paint work! My choice of AK worn effects rather than their Heavy chipping fluid didn’t help but rather than stripping it back I persevered and with a little more work with oils to come, I think we’ll get there.
Progress pics of painting
The metalwork areas were airbrushed in MRP red oxide and the wooden panels in a Tamiya acrylic Buff/Grey mix
![20230131_192916.jpg 20230131_192916.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353757-1e6fccf5aaf57f8f0a4c459a89040455.jpg)
The base coat was also with MRP paints
![20230131_193243.jpg 20230131_193243.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353758-64ef0c4aaf61999f18c6a515f1f7fbb5.jpg)
![20230131_193318.jpg 20230131_193318.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353759-671e2c33abbd7e482cc6002b870847c6.jpg)
With hairspray underneath this was chipped back in selected places![20230131_225646.jpg 20230131_225646.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353761-a891eee20df3390b74ab6d8e9f5cbc78.jpg)
![20230131_230345.jpg 20230131_230345.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353762-db50e231a00b8602ed7edc35b4b9191c.jpg)
Engine bay detail colours blocked in
![20230205_221857.jpg 20230205_221857.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353763-ec1ff064b56a783fb9b8e6a0ef3f6b9a.jpg)
![20230205_221928.jpg 20230205_221928.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353764-6c9120f27788eb3b9fbfde8e5e27d3d5.jpg)
The wheels received the same chipping treatment and the tyres brush painted with Vallejo Dark Rubber
![20230205_222051.jpg 20230205_222051.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353765-5c3cfa119b811e67d52ce7505c6018f8.jpg)
![20230205_222222.jpg 20230205_222222.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353766-4575dccc4e3cfcf52abf3b1526fd0cc6.jpg)
The tracks were airbrushed in a Tamiya acrylic mix of Dark Iron and Flat Earth. The rubber pads were brush painted in Vallejo Dark Rubber
![20230220_221540.jpg 20230220_221540.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353767-c8781a5ea79fbdedd778c1ea2fbd7738.jpg)
Licence plate and weight stencil decals added from the box. Strangely no instrument decals are included with Dragons 8T range of kits so a generic set was sourced from Alliance Modelworks
![20230413_010529.jpg 20230413_010529.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353769-374567586b552a123f49f3564e6e6492.jpg)
![20230413_010558.jpg 20230413_010558.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353770-927c3aadda4678a2eee93483767b5fcf.jpg)
![20230413_010611.jpg 20230413_010611.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353771-9f79ade58cedc8eb8e507e98970a305a.jpg)
As already mentioned, the whitewash application was a struggle so oils will be used to tone down the effects I managed to salvage. All the chipping work previously carried out on the bonnet/hood was virtually wiped out![Loudly Crying :loudly-crying: :loudly-crying:](/smiles/Loudly_Crying.png)
![20230509_021447.jpg 20230509_021447.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353772-f655246f6996b17271efffd868500984.jpg)
![20230509_021758.jpg 20230509_021758.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353773-d08aaf61bcc16b4401687b48bc88eca6.jpg)
![20230509_022115.jpg 20230509_022115.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353774-7e157bf8165637a3581558849fa147c7.jpg)
![20221025_222323.jpg 20221025_222323.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353752-71194bb1be5ae9efdecf492ec8e339f3.jpg)
As this was already built there were a few issues I was willing to forgive but I did scratch build a new dash as the kit only provides the older unit. The half rubber Dragon front wheel will be replaced by a better represented resin Quick wheel one. Inspiration for my build came from a 1945 image of an abandoned vehicle in Czechoslovakia that had been pulling a Flak gun. There were details like the battered radiator grill that were too late to remedy but I did manage to add damage to one fender. I located the location via Google maps and will be displaying it on a small base.
![20230301_113931.jpg 20230301_113931.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353753-6245fd74068101d52745fae30ee25fc2.jpg)
The kit builds up far easier than the Trumpeter kit and although it has its own accuracy issues, in the main it is a far more detailed package. Unlike the Trumpeter build I had already connected the cab to the chassis so the only sub-assemblies to add would be the cargo bed and the running gear. These were all primed in Mr Hobby black primer.
![20230124_164025.jpg 20230124_164025.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353754-d36ae761f553ee3dad581102b1680b34.jpg)
![20230124_164523.jpg 20230124_164523.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353755-f42920faa1c726bef9327810f45736bb.jpg)
My initial intention was to keep to a plain paint scheme like the Trumpeter kit but for some inexplicable reason I decided last minute to add a whitewash. Unsurprisingly the process didn’t go entirely to plan, and I ended up covering up a lot of previous paint work! My choice of AK worn effects rather than their Heavy chipping fluid didn’t help but rather than stripping it back I persevered and with a little more work with oils to come, I think we’ll get there.
Progress pics of painting
The metalwork areas were airbrushed in MRP red oxide and the wooden panels in a Tamiya acrylic Buff/Grey mix
![20230131_192916.jpg 20230131_192916.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353757-1e6fccf5aaf57f8f0a4c459a89040455.jpg)
The base coat was also with MRP paints
![20230131_193243.jpg 20230131_193243.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353758-64ef0c4aaf61999f18c6a515f1f7fbb5.jpg)
![20230131_193318.jpg 20230131_193318.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353759-671e2c33abbd7e482cc6002b870847c6.jpg)
With hairspray underneath this was chipped back in selected places
![20230131_225646.jpg 20230131_225646.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353761-a891eee20df3390b74ab6d8e9f5cbc78.jpg)
![20230131_230345.jpg 20230131_230345.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353762-db50e231a00b8602ed7edc35b4b9191c.jpg)
Engine bay detail colours blocked in
![20230205_221857.jpg 20230205_221857.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353763-ec1ff064b56a783fb9b8e6a0ef3f6b9a.jpg)
![20230205_221928.jpg 20230205_221928.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353764-6c9120f27788eb3b9fbfde8e5e27d3d5.jpg)
The wheels received the same chipping treatment and the tyres brush painted with Vallejo Dark Rubber
![20230205_222051.jpg 20230205_222051.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353765-5c3cfa119b811e67d52ce7505c6018f8.jpg)
![20230205_222222.jpg 20230205_222222.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353766-4575dccc4e3cfcf52abf3b1526fd0cc6.jpg)
The tracks were airbrushed in a Tamiya acrylic mix of Dark Iron and Flat Earth. The rubber pads were brush painted in Vallejo Dark Rubber
![20230220_221540.jpg 20230220_221540.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353767-c8781a5ea79fbdedd778c1ea2fbd7738.jpg)
Licence plate and weight stencil decals added from the box. Strangely no instrument decals are included with Dragons 8T range of kits so a generic set was sourced from Alliance Modelworks
![20230413_010529.jpg 20230413_010529.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353769-374567586b552a123f49f3564e6e6492.jpg)
![20230413_010558.jpg 20230413_010558.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353770-927c3aadda4678a2eee93483767b5fcf.jpg)
![20230413_010611.jpg 20230413_010611.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353771-9f79ade58cedc8eb8e507e98970a305a.jpg)
As already mentioned, the whitewash application was a struggle so oils will be used to tone down the effects I managed to salvage. All the chipping work previously carried out on the bonnet/hood was virtually wiped out
![Loudly Crying :loudly-crying: :loudly-crying:](/smiles/Loudly_Crying.png)
![20230509_021447.jpg 20230509_021447.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353772-f655246f6996b17271efffd868500984.jpg)
![20230509_021758.jpg 20230509_021758.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353773-d08aaf61bcc16b4401687b48bc88eca6.jpg)
![20230509_022115.jpg 20230509_022115.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353774-7e157bf8165637a3581558849fa147c7.jpg)