German 8.8 cm Flak 18 Selbstfahrlafette

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

Looking for a conversion, I came along this vehicle.



Some info on the vehicle.



And thought it would be a nice conversion challenge.
Seeing that there was no such kit (at least, that’s what I thought at the time.)
So I bought these two kits to comprise it from.





After I had bought them, I stumbled upon this kit from Trumpeter!!!
Damn, There wás a kit of this model!!!



Well. I had the kits now, so I might as well proceed as planned.

I looked up some build threads of guys who built the same conversion,
as reference material.

I looked up a bunch of great old pics for inspiration.























A look at the goods.













That’s it for now folks.
Next up: Some building progress..

cheers

[Coen]

Yay!!!!

[AlkaSeltzer]

I just got that same kit couple weeks ago and I want to start it in a big way. I will follow this build for advise and tips. Do it Sir Coen just do it

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

A progress report.

Sprockets



Front wheels



Shassis. A lot of parts!



Tow hook



More done on the shassis



Wheels attached



The floor



Tracks finished and dry fitted.
I was able to glue the tracks in a way that they remained workable! By carefully glueing
the rubber patches to the 'metal' parts. This comes in handy for painting and attachment later on.



Floor and mud guards attached



Cabin floor completed



Cabin installed. The PE steering rod attachments are a nice detail!



The build as far as I have to build it to get to the stage where I start scratch building the parts for the conversion.





From PS plate I made a small extension to the floor and constructed the amo bin.



That's where it's at right now.
Next up, more scratch building.

Cheers

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

Some building progress..

The building of the drivers compartment.











That's it for now.
Small update.

cheers

[rcfanuk]

Great job so far mate

[felisbarcinonensis]

Man! You're brave!! It's looking more than good!!!!

[hansolo]

Thanks guys!

Cheers

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

Did some more work on the hull.

From wire I made little handles.





The handles sit on the doors to the engine.



Sides, hood and frontal armor installed.





That's all for now, folks.
Next up: Constructing the gun mount.

cheers

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

More or less finished the building process.
Started off on building the 88.

First parts.



The barrel.



The gun mount.







Barrel mount construction.



Completed mount structure.



Armor plate needs to be cut to size to resemble the halftrack mounted one.



Cut to size and lower armor plate added.



Build completed with gun mounted. Added amo cartridges, shovel and jack and the barrel support.

















That's all for now, folks.
Next up: Painting!

cheers

[arkbuilder2012]

Stunning work.

[Stokesy44]

Brilliant scratch building. Awesome stuff.

[hansolo]

Thanks guys!

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

Small update here:

I first painted the lot with anthracite grey.



Truck & Flak with hairspray.



Blue grey and some highlights with white added.



Chipped.



Up next:
The tracks with pigments and the new rust set from AK and some oil paint rendering...

cheers

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

A sudden final update.
I guess I just kept on working until it was done.

I did:
- oil paint rendering - used the new AK washes voor rusting the wheels - used pigments on the hull and gun - used my new gun metal pigment from Vallejo for metal shine (and I like it a lot!) - used toilet paper with white glue and water for the tarps - roots with oregano for branches and mosquito net for camo net - added some figures and gave 'm something to eat and drink.

I liked this picture of the halftrack at the side of the road where the guys are awaiting orders.
So I wanted to recreate this feel.



Here are the final picts: http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 46&t=15529

[Coen]

I just caught up with this build... Holy sheet! Wow!
That's a masterful bit of kit bashing and scratching Han.
Masterclass work buddy. On my way to the reveal now.