Tamiya sdkfz 250/3

[Brad9826]

Hi all,
So while waiting for the gb's to start in earnest, I thought I'd try this one out, wether it gets finished is another thing.
Cheers

 

[MikeC]

Brad,
Done as 'Grief' I take it, I will get my chair.
Mike.

 

[Brad9826]

Brad,
Done as 'Grief' I take it, I will get my chair.
Mike.

Hi Mike , not sure at moment, sixth army is a contender, prob not Rommels 250/3 but may be DAK also, the kit didn't have figures, and was off you know where, going to try a bit of wiring on the radio sets, cheers

 

[Jakko]

If you want to be original, then paint it as anything except Greif

I’ve always liked Tamiya’s Sd.Kfz. 250 kits — sure, they’re probably not up to the standards of their Dragon counterparts, but how many other 1970s kits do you know that have link-and-length tracks?

 

[Brad9826]

Hi Jakko, As the box had no figs and plus I find it difficult enough to paint figures there was a benefit in not erring towards ''Grief'', no way I could depict Rommel., as for the tracks I was surprised, I was expecting rubber bands, so a new one for me.

 

[Si Benson]

I didn’t even know Tamiya did this kit! Quite fancy one myself now I know.....especially as it doesn’t have the vinyl tracks!!
Ready when you are then

 

[Brad9826]

Hi Si. Here's a shot of the track on the sprue.

 

[scottie3158]

Brad,

Count me in chair pulled up.

 

[Brad9826]

Can anyone confirm the radio set up. Is the bottom one a 30 or 80 SA transmitter, and are the other two mw e.e . Thanks in advance.

 

[Brad9826]

Welcome Scottie..

 

[JR]

Hi Brad.
Can't help with the radios, but will sit with Paul and Si.
John .

 

[Brad9826]

No worries John, welcome along.

 

[MikeC]

Can anyone confirm the radio set up. Is the bottom one a 30 or 80 SA transmitter, and are the other two mw e.e . Thanks in advance.View attachment 321709

Bottom one looks like a Torn E.b.. poor representation.
Check out this site. https://www.qsl.net/g4bxd/german.htm.
Mike.

 

[Brad9826]

Thanks Mike, I thought these images, for discussion purposes only, seemed a reasonable representation of the kit effort, like you said, bit iffy, what do you reckon? Your eye for detail is better than mine. here's the kit one again also.(bottom one)

And do you reckon this could be the other two? Cheers

 

[Jakko]

It looks to me like those are the radios that Tamiya tried to represent, yes.

 

[minitnkr]

Great site for radio info, especially the color photos. PaulE

 

[MikeC]

Thanks Mike, I thought these images, for discussion purposes only, seemed a reasonable representation of the kit effort, like you said, bit iffy, what do you reckon? Your eye for detail is better than mine. here's the kit one again also.(bottom one)View attachment 321717View attachment 321716

And do you reckon this could be the other two? Cheers

View attachment 321718

Yep, I think you have found them, this bit of scrathery should keep you busy for a couple of hours - correcting the work, by the time you have finished you might just as well scratch. Mike.

 

[Brad9826]

It looks to me like those are the radios that Tamiya tried to represent, yes.

Thanks Jakko, I reckon so too now , again thanks for taking time to look.

Yep, I think you have found them, this bit of scrathery should keep you busy for a couple of hours - correcting the work, by the time you have finished you might just as well scratch. Mike.

Mike thanks also for the site, that made me look around, and found this site..
http/www.i1wqrlinkradio.com/antype/ch78/chiave29.htm
And as PaulE said

Great site for radio info, especially the color photos. PaulE

As for scratchery for a couple of hours..lol, more like weeks
Bit of delay now on some of the build as making molds of the engine, gearbox and fan.
Just a couple of photos of the progress so far. Mostly dry fitted.



Thanks

 

[Brad9826]

Ooh sorry for the blurred one..

 

[Steve Jones]

Did the Tamiya one in 1 48 a while back. A terrific subject to work on. Looks like you are off and running well. I will pull up a chair to see how the rest of the build goes.