====== Dragon, Sd.Kfz 251/1 + Pa.K 40 Anti-tank gun 1/72 kit ======

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  * 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
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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 =====

=== Box Contents ===

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Instruction manual:

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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!

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Photoetch and metal detail parts:

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Small waterslide decal sheet:

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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 (wheels fitted just for show in the image below):

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Rear bench seats and main interior parts:

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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:

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Building the upper hull and adding mudguards:

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Painted with Vallejo dunkelgelb surface primer and wheels added. Tyres painted in Vallejo NATO grey:

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==== Completed Images ====

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