Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== 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 * Price: £22.49 from [[https://www.emodels.co.uk|eModels]], August 2024 * Build date: Started July 2025 </WRAP> {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:245270-14689-24-pristine.jpg?400|}} 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 ===== === Box Contents === {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173215.jpg?500|}} Instruction manual: {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173241.jpg?300|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173301.jpg?300|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173305.jpg?300|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173309.jpg?300|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173313.jpg?300|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173321.jpg?300|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173325.jpg?300|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173330.jpg?300|}} Parts sprues for the halftrack and Pa.K 40 gun: Parts are typical Dragon; nicely detailed, though some are far too small to be used by middle-aged adult hands! {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173352.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173404.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173420.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173429.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173445.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173454.jpg?500|}} Photoetch and metal detail parts: {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173508.jpg?300|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173517.jpg?300|}} {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173525.jpg?300|}} Small waterslide decal sheet: {{:blog:models:sdkfz_251_with_pak_40:img20240825173538.jpg?300|}} ==== In Progress Images ==== **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 ==== ---- [[:blog:models:military:index|Back to Military series index]] blog/military/models_sd251_halftrack.txt Last modified: 2025/07/30 14:34by john