Scratch build SDKFZ 251 / 23 Ausf D Recce vehicle in 1:11 s

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1 side done, ignore the grey primer its just for my benefit ...
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Instructive, innovative, and always worth following :thumbup:
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You must be able to work with the piece under a microscope! :clap: That's the kind of detail that causes other modelers to exclaim, "Wouldja lookit dat!" :O
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Hi chaps,
Mr RecceReg and Herr Dr, Mr Bix..thank you for your continued interest and comments..most kind.

Had enough of the micro padlocks for a while so thought i would have a go at making the MG42 for the turret, at 1/11 scale it is quite a lump.

Made from styrene, brass and carved wood for the stock, just need to add the exterior barrel heat shield and sights then stain the wood etc, looks ok so far i think.
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Sub wrote:Hi chaps,
Mr RecceReg and Herr Dr, Mr Bix..thank you for your continued interest and comments..most kind.

Had enough of the micro padlocks for a while so thought i would have a go at making the MG42 for the turret, at 1/11 scale it is quite a lump.

Made from styrene, brass and carved wood for the stock, just need to add the exterior barrel heat shield and sights then stain the wood etc, looks ok so far i think.
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I love the idea of a carved wood and then stained stock.
Do you have a model of one to work from? Let me know if you don't i might be able to send one across which you can measure from etc. Looking good
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Hi Mr Will.
Thx for your interest and most gracious offer, i do not have one to go off, but I have some very good close up photographs of a real MG 42, i also have the manufacturers dimensions to go off....so armed with these i should, he says should be able to bash something together that looks something like...well to me any hoo...time will tel though.
Once again thx.
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A couple of pics of me trying to make the barrel heat shield, its not straight forward to try and get it to blend in at the muzzle end and body end as they are different sizes and shapes.
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Sub, there must be something you cannot do! :think: Let me think... Do you devise ways to reduce the half-life of uranium to zero? Cook? Ah ha! Maybe you are not a master chef :haha:
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Hi Herr Dr..

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Herr Dr. Professor wrote:Sub, there must be something you cannot do! :think: Let me think... Do you devise ways to reduce the half-life of uranium to zero? Cook? Ah ha! Maybe you are not a master chef :haha:
Yep.
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Hi.
Making the MG 42 lower magazine mounting, and the rear " y" gun sight.
Orf for a rest now :haha:
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