1/35 Tamiya - Sd.Kfz.222 Leichter Panzerspahwagen 4X4 Afrika Korps - 3rd Recon Battln 21st Panzer Division 1942

[rodrant]

Hi guys ,

I' can't be without doing any models , and being modelling a quite important escape to my day life , and still with plenty of time to do some more builds for this great SiG , a new entry :

A Tamiya Sd.Kfz.222 Leicher Panzerspahwagen 4X4 i 1/35 , will depict a vehicle from the 21st PAnzer Division , 3rd Recon Battalion , in North Africa in 1942 ...as Not to store away the stuff from my last build and seems a quick and enjoyable build , so off we go ...

The box :



Inside the box:



Some Photo Etched glued in the box ...the anti grenade grill and a barrel in metal...nice ...



two parts for the hull out of bags , and the bags with the sprues ...one of them brings a moto and a raider ...this will do an OOB build and vignette almost without the need of anything else ...





Acessories ...nice !





decals



Instructions



Color (actually ...black and white , with some grey ) schemes ...three from Africa, one from Greece !





Will use this base for doing a small vignette



and found a metal Palm tree from Andrea miniatures ...like Palm trees and the desert !



The instructions are very nice ...some info on the organization of the Armored Reconnaissance Battalions both in 1941 and in 1942
The symbols of the Panzer Divisions depicted and some history of the organization and re-organization during North Africa Campaign .
Also some very interesting history on the development of the vehicle , and how the Germans got from the restrictions of the Versailles treaty to the train of the German Army using some 'dummy' armored cars in which they train their doctrines and mechanizations of the Blietzkrieg tactics , and later adoption/evolution of this Light cars for their role in Armored recon !Really Great !







then Tamiya usual stuff



17 steps total with the figures , accessories and moto build ...































some miniature maps to cut and use



Figures, the raider on the moto can be done choosing two different poses and two heads, one has a scarf covering his face , nice touch !



First sprues







and for today we are like this , a very easy build , only have to cut and sand the sprue remains, as normal in almost all Tamiya builds , no issues , clear instructions ...so no problems ...to paint his will try some new Mr Hobby Modulation colors that I buy recently , one of my goals in this build is to try my first modulation paint job ..will see if I ruin such a nice kit

[rodrant]

Progress ...

the build is fast and no Big issues ...I decided to build the all thing to paint and later do the details with brush





Here the gun ...was starting to paint the X10 , but then i decide to build the all thing , paint in Dark Yellow and after paint the details , the gun in X-10 and the seats in XF-49 Khaki ...



The gun barrel is in metal , it comes with the kit and must be primed with -metal Primer



the gun in the chassis







Well , then all is ready to some paint , must place the anti grenade grills also in PE





Nice kit ...



only miss some stowage ,



maybe I still have some left from a build of the SDKFz 8 wheller that I did some time ago ...

Then I primed the vehicle with some Tamiya White Primer ...





the grill PE mesh was very hard to prime and paint , as the mesh easy gets covered with excess paint , after must use some pin to clear the paint from the tiny holes

While was drying , some figures to make ...they look very nice , again it is a very nice kit to make !



After that , time to get some paint ...

WIll use a Mr Hobby Modulation set ...IT will be my first tome and ill use it a little paint free , only to try to make some paint differentiation ...



This is the stuff , that color was the dark yellow base



Instructions ...in Japanese ...actually I found in the Internet some English instructions



4 steps ...

1st ( and i now know this ...) to use the dark color ( shadow ) and use the base color (Dark Yellow) to initiate the process..., I use the Dark yellow only ...didn't know before reading the English instructions



Step 2 is to use the 1sst Highlight

the step 3 , second highlight , and finish with the shadow again , this tie very dilluted ...



I also bought the other two avaiable , the Panzer grey tones and a Olive drab ...nice and will try to experiment some more in the future !





While everything was druing and after some putty (Liquid Surfacer from MR Hobby 9 in soem of the figures arm joints to the torso ...but used very little

time to start the Moto





and done ...fit nicely ...must be carefull how to glue , use very little (extra thin here is the stuff) , the fit superb , and very nice littel Moto



ET Phone home ....



Primer on the figures ...



Dark yellow mixture of Modulation colors for the Moto



The result of my modulation experiences ...actually , I didn't spray panels and so , I try to airbrush freely and used all the Highlights and shadow paint ...I then decide to make a color variation were I liked , and it was quite fun to do , even it isn't done properly I must admit , I liked a lot the end result ...



Now to paint the figures , moto details and the details on the SDKfz ...now to think on the base ...the first base that I thought it is small , but think will do , will start on the base maybe tomorrow .

thank you for watching

[wappynutter]

Well done António, this looks to be turning into another 1st class build.
I am interested in watching you build a small display base to show the kits on.
That small motorbike is excellent and those modulation set look interesting. Unfortunately they would be wasted on me.. Lol..
Continued success, Stay safe and well...

[rodrant]

Well done António, this looks to be turning into another 1st class build.
I am interested in watching you build a small display base to show the kits on.
That small motorbike is excellent and those modulation set look interesting. Unfortunately they would be wasted on me.. Lol..
Continued success, Stay safe and well...

Thank you Andy !
Actually , this modulation setis quite nice, but you could do the modulation yourself , add a little white , or dilute the color more ...is it me , I'm a lazy guy , and buy everything ...still didn't use it as I should , but I liked e result in the end !

Cheers , and stay well my friend !

[rodrant]

Update ...
Painted the details in the DKW motorbike





Painted the figures also



Ready for a clear Gloss coat



Time to start on the accessories , Fuel Drums and Jerry Cans



'Steel' cable done



and decals next after the Gloss clear coat







After placing the figures and a Clear MAtt coat , time to start thinking on the diorama base , decided to use this new base , the first that I thought was little for what I have in mind ...



I use a wash from AK for DAK vehicles



with no flash





The accesories painted in the sprue



Started the diorama base , used some Terracota clay ...



Decided to do a small wall , so for that will use this small stones , bought them some time ago in a supermarket , this is for decoration , for placing in plants and flower pots , very usefull for making dioramas , I hve it fir a long time now and use it often in the figures bases and in the dio's I have done ...



So masonry work begin...





Will use some AK plaster for 'cement'



add some water ..





Looking at the figures decided to add something ...the raider was honored to have a MP40 , some left over form my SAS build ...also decided to do the googles strap with some Tamiya masking tape , and also a strap for the MP 40 , in the end it was a nice result and things do not seem gravity fixed







Also decided to add a signal to the diorama , so go to my stash and search for this , usefull stuff to have at hand !



This small pole and a Signal to be used



Also from my spares box , a German HElmet , a ammo MP 40 pouch and a water bottle were added to the motorbike





Meanwhile accessories are ready , three fuel drums , 4 Jerry cans, the ones marked with a white cross are of the water .



Base ready for primer , will use the Vallejo IDF DArk SAnd Brown , will make a nice color base to later add the more lighter colors , sand and earth tones




The signal ...



decalling , first use some Wood filter color from AK to enhance the wood effects



Ready ..and very nice ...



Now the Palm tree , while the base is drying



A white metal trunk and branches ( do not know how htey are called in a Palm tree ) and PE leaves



Clean with a file all the branches



Cut the leaves ...they were damaged , they are 16 leaves ...



Here



and here very damaged ..transports and storage as I have this for some long time



more updates next , almost done now must be some patience to dry the base and to put more paints on it ...will finish the base placing some pigments form aK , but will show that later ...

thank you for watching

[rodrant]

So my last update before the final reveal

I completed the priming of the base and I painted with a mixture of XF-52 Flat earth , with this I airbrush the more darken areas , and later I gave an overall coat with XF-57 Buff color ...the idea was to create two tones and to give also some variation in the wall color ...



Added thePalm tree , painted the trunk with XF-52 Flat Earth and the leaves with XF-5 Flat Green ...I used a littel yellow to create some dry end of the leaves ...



Placed the small sign



Here some detail on how the wall was ended ...I like the result



Place the moto and AFV to see how it looks





DEcided to add some more stuff , some wooden boxes ...yes less is more , but I really like to see this around

This are from Black Box from a box that I buy some time ago , need to buy another as IT proves really usefull to have this around for a diorama !



Painted with some of the yellow color from the modulation set , and I'm beggining to think that I foud the different wood tones with to paint my Wooden mosquito in Nige's Mosquito SiG

It really is a nce wooden color



Use the wood weathering set , it has two filters and a Wood wash ...





Place now the fuel drums, Jerry cans , the boxes on the diorama ...









With AK Pigment Filter and AK North AFrica Pigment Dust ...I will add the final touch to the base ...



Well now will be some final revela Photos, I can only place the photos during the weekend as I must take them in Daylight , hope there is sun ...

I place now some Photos in FB , if your interested go and check ISM FB page ! I promise I will do the reveal thread next week end , See ya !

Thank you for watching this build !

The final reveal here :

http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=405&t=13932

[rwsmith14]

looking good Antonio, the Palm looks awesome !