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--- blog:military:models_sd251_halftrack [2025/07/17 19:47] – [In Progress Images] john
+++ blog:military:models_sd251_halftrack [2025/08/07 13:00] (current) – [Size Problems!] john
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-====== Dragon 1/72 Sd.Kfz 251/1 'halftrack' with Pa.K 40 Anti-tank gun ======
+====== Dragon, Sd.Kfz 251/1 + Pa.K 40 Anti-tank gun 1/72 kit ======
+<WRAP box half round>
   * Manufacturer: Dragon
   * Part number: 7369
   * Year of production: 2008
+  * Series: [[:blog:models:military:index|Military series]]
   * Scale: 1/72
   * Kit type: Scale model of WWII armoured vehicle
   * Vehicle: German halftrack with towed anti-tank gun
-  * Build date: ???
   * Price: £22.49 from [[https://www.emodels.co.uk|eModels]], August 2024
+  * Build date: Started July 2025
+</WRAP>
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+This kit was bought to be displayed on my [[:blog:models:french_armour_display|WWII French Countryside Ambush display]], as part of the retreating German armour.
 ===== Build Log =====
-This kit was bought in August 2024 to be displayed as part of my [[blog:models:french_armour_display|WW2 French countryside ambush]] display.
 === Box Contents ===
-{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173215.jpg?300|}}
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173215.jpg?500|}}
 Instruction manual:
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 Parts sprues for the halftrack and Pa.K 40 gun:
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+Parts are typical Dragon; nicely detailed, though some are far too small to be used by middle-aged adult hands!
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 Photoetch and metal detail parts:
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 ==== In Progress Images ====
-**Basic construction started 17/07/25**. Intending to leave the wheels and interior parts off and paint them independently, before fitting:
+**Basic construction started 17/07/25**. Intending to leave the wheels and interior parts off and paint them independently, before fitting (wheels fitted just for show in the image below):
 {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250717201416.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250717204500.jpg?500|}}
+Rear bench seats and main interior parts:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250721134946.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250721135625.jpg?500|}}
+Driver from the Plastic Soldier Company [[:blog:military:models_panzer_commanders_stowage|German Stowage & Tank Commanders set]], it's close-enough to fit, especially when the upper body and drivers vision blocks are added:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250721145728.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250721145802.jpg?500|}}
+Building the upper hull and adding mudguards:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250721192046.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250721194941.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250722193520.jpg?500|}}
+Painted with Vallejo dunkelgelb surface primer and wheels added. Tyres painted in Vallejo NATO grey:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250730142504.jpg?500|}}
 ==== Completed Images ====
+===== Size Problems! =====
+It is difficult to find figures of the right size to work alongside the model - especially if you want to actually fit them inside.
+From left to right, these figures are all marketed as 1/72 scale:
+   * Plastic Soldier Company - [[:blog:military:models_british_infantry_44_45|Late War British]]
+   * Caesar - [[:blog:military:models_german_panzergrenadiers_44|Panzer Grenadiers (Normandy)]]
+   * Caesar - [[:blog:military:models_german_infantry_marching|German Infantry Marching]]
+   * Caesar - [[:blog:military:models_german_tank_riders_camo|German Tank Riders (Camo)]]
+   * HaT - [[:blog:military:models_german_tank_riders|German Tank Riders & Crew]]
+These are all more or less the same overall height - within 1-2mm of each other, with the seated HaT figure being a few mm less than the others on average:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250802095725.jpg?600|}}
+HaT German Tank Rider, sitting on rear bench:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250802095748.jpg?1000|}}
+Caesar German Tank Rider (camo), sitting on rear bench:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250802095818.jpg?1000|}}
+Same figures on/next to the [[:blog:military:models_panzer4j|1/72 Dragon Panzer IV]] - //all// of them look close enough for use on/next to the Panzer:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250802095917.jpg?1000|}}
+Comparison of the Sd.Kfz 251/1 to the Panzer IV:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250802095958.jpg?1000|}}
+=== Preiser, German Panzer Grenadiers in 1/72 ===
+These are specifically sculpted to use in an Sd.Kfz 251 or similar:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250807132836.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250807132843.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250807132902.jpg?200|}}
+They're a lot better, probably still a touch on the large size (if I had to guess, 1/76 would fit about perfectly):
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250807133056.jpg?600|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250807133122.jpg?600|}}
+A comparison of the three seated figure types:
+{{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20250807135724.jpg?800|}}
+Caesar German Tank Riders (Camo suit ver.), Preiser Panzer Grenadiers, HaT German Tank Riders & Crew
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