Who? Who? Ron's 251/20 UHU , that's who !

[RonGlass]

AFV Club's 1/35 kit. Only the drivetrain done so far, or nearly so. I used Dragon late-version magic tracks and had to delete some of the inner teeth on the drive sprockets, but otherwise they fit okay. I felt like adding some bolthead detail and replaced a bit of the kit details with the punch & die set. Accuracy not guaranteed, my reference books vary a tad, so just keeping it fun. Constructive comments welcomed, as opposed to "silence" from Minitnkr Paul.....

 

[JR]

Evening Ron.
Wow that's nice detailing with the bolt heads. Tracks look good mate, I'm envious of those .

 

[Mini Me]

Nice Ron, I like it too and you only get the silent treatment if you turn out POOP Sir! LOL
Rick H.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Nice work so far Ron. Chassis looking cool.

 

[Jakko]

I would’ve sworn it’s a Matchbox kit, what with three colours of plastic to be seen Looking good, though.

 

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Looking good mate. I built one of these not long back, it goes together very well. I will follow this along mate.

 

[RonGlass]

Nice work so far Ron. Chassis looking cool.

Thank You Tim !

 

[RonGlass]

I would’ve sworn it’s a Matchbox kit, what with three colours of plastic to be seen Looking good, though.

Lol, Thanks, yeah it was odd when opening the box to see the tan plastic. But I prefer working with it moreso than.the olive color.

 

[RonGlass]

Ron,
Looking good mate. I built one of these not long back, it goes together very well. I will follow this along mate.

Thanks Paul, glad you like it so far !

 

[Isitme]

Ron,
Really good detailing replacing the bolt heads, chair pulled up for more.
Mike.

 

[minitnkr]

It's the little things.... like "nuts'n'bolts". Very detailed tracks w/proper sag really set it off.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
I like halftracks. You're off to a great, neat start and the added details are worth the effort.
Jim

 

[RonGlass]

After a long hibernation, UHU is back in the game, hope you all like it so far. Accuracy is not the order of the day on this. Just following pics of others work online , with a build-up article in an old AFV Modeler mag. I'm not loving my job of damaging the front fenders. They're Okay, but just Okay I think.
May try again on a pair of Dragon fenders from the spares box.

 

[David Lovell]

Great stuff Ron ,the best part is accuracy is not the order of the day just out for some not to worried down time plus no doubt you've learnt a few new tricks for the portfolio along the way ,I did smile at the removal of teeth from the sprocket ,working with 72nd scale link and length tracks dentistry is often the way to get a hassel free wrap around the drive sprocket ,very impressive so far keep it coming. Dave

 

[Tim Marlow]

Who hoo for UHU……looking fine and dandy Ron.

 

[adt70hk]

Coming on very nicely indeed Ron. Missed the start of this last year.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[scottie3158]

Ron this is excellent mate.

 

[Andy the Sheep]

Ron, I love it, definitely, and the damaged fenders look nice to me: credible damage and good thickness.

 

[RonGlass]

Great stuff Ron ,the best part is accuracy is not the order of the day just out for some not to worried down time plus no doubt you've learnt a few new tricks for the portfolio along the way ,I did smile at the removal of teeth from the sprocket ,working with 72nd scale link and length tracks dentistry is often the way to get a hassel free wrap around the drive sprocket ,very impressive so far keep it coming. Dave

Thanks Dave for your validating words oh by the way , regarding the dentistry on that sprocket ! On my next AFV Club halftrack build I'd come to realize that I hadn't pressed the two halves firmly enough for a proper fit. DOH !!!

 

[RonGlass]

Ron this is excellent mate.

Cheers Paul, very kind of you, I'm happy that you like it