Proud Kraut Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 (edited) This kit was on my bucket list for a long time. This week it finally arrived. It´s a model of one of the very early German WW II self propelled artillery systems. In this case a 15cm heavy field howitzer was mounted on a captured French Lorraine vehicle. I think only 90 of these howitzers were produced. They saw action in Russia and Africa. I have to do some more research concerning that. The kit was made by "PANDA". The sprues look excellent so far. This will be my first model with metal tracks. Here´s the box: Edited October 19 by Proud Kraut Link to post Share on other sites
ArtyScout Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 👍 Looking forward to the development of this build. You'll understand why; soon. Semper Fi. Manny Link to post Share on other sites
RRA227 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Nice kit. Rich A. in Pa. 1969 Shelby GT-500 King of the Road Knowledge is power,guard it well Link to post Share on other sites
Proud Kraut Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 Thanks Manny & Rich! @Manny: are we working on a similar project?😁 Link to post Share on other sites
Old Marine Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Great kit. I look forward to watching it come to life. Link to post Share on other sites
ArtyScout Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 On 10/19/2020 at 2:42 PM, Proud Kraut said: Thanks Manny & Rich! @Manny: are we working on a similar project?😁 LOL; no Lars we're not working on the same project per se, but I've started work on an 8inch (203mm) M110 self-propelled howitzer with a diorama base from Verlinden in Vietnam service. I'll be posting it up soon. Semper Fi. Manny Link to post Share on other sites
Proud Kraut Posted October 21 Author Share Posted October 21 Artillery - SEHR GUT! In the 80´s these Verlinden diorama booklets were our ne plus ultra modeling literature. I remember several Artillery dios including a M107 one called "Big Shot" and a M109 in sandbag gun position, both VN related. Can´t wait to see your´s soon now that you have finished the F-105. Link to post Share on other sites
ArtyScout Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 I've seen that M109 sandbag gun position diorama. It was very well done. I have that one and was thinking of using it but the M110's used a different type of gun emplacement which I have and believe I can also use. I'll be keeping an eye on your SP howitzer. Good luck. Semper Fi. Manny Link to post Share on other sites
ArtyScout Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Hey Lars, I just wanted to show you the base that I have for my next project. I'll be starting a new post on the WMF soon. Semper Fi. Manny Link to post Share on other sites
Proud Kraut Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 I haven´t seen this one before. Very nice gun position, Manny! Link to post Share on other sites
Proud Kraut Posted November 2 Author Share Posted November 2 It´s gonna be a LONG time project. After completing the chassis I started to build the metal tracks. Each consits of 107 tiny track links and 53 tinier pins. Horrible! Link to post Share on other sites
ArtyScout Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 Oh my God! Are the metal tracks AM Fruilmodel tracks or did they come with the kit? Well I know they'll come out great. Semper Fi. Manny Link to post Share on other sites
mikie Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 On 11/2/2020 at 11:36 AM, Proud Kraut said: It´s gonna be a LONG time project. After completing the chassis I started to build the metal tracks. Each consits of 107 tiny track links and 53 tinier pins. Horrible! My poor old arthritic fingers are crying just thinking of that! Link to post Share on other sites
Old Marine Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 Good luck with that. Repetitive work like that can be very zen like and meditative. Or, it can get thrown at the wall. I’ll look forward to seeing your progress. Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 6 hours ago, Old Marine said: Good luck with that. Repetitive work like that can be very zen like and meditative. Or, it can get thrown at the wall. I’ll look forward to seeing your progress. "very zen like and meditative" I like that description. Link to post Share on other sites
Proud Kraut Posted November 6 Author Share Posted November 6 Thanks for your comments guys, I appreciate it! Well I was about to choose the "wall option" but since we have another partial Corona lockdown over here I have to exercise patience. It took some time to find out how to work with that metal track links. Step 1: mounting the links on the plastic tool. Step 2: Pressing the links together very carefully with a small pair of pliers. Step 3: Cleaning and opening the link slots with a needle. Step 4: Connecting the track links very carefully with the pin. And yes, there are 107 track links and 106 pins per track. It took me about two hours to complete the first track. Link to post Share on other sites
Old Marine Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Great work Lars. I am glad you chose the meditative path. For model builders, all these virus shutdowns give us a great, guilt free excuse to spend time working on models. Link to post Share on other sites
Proud Kraut Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 Well, we all have noticed the trend to make models more and more detailed. I think this one here is taking the cake. Please have a look at a 12 cm long model´s chassis consisting of 491 parts, lol. Tracks completed! Link to post Share on other sites
ArtyScout Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Well those tracks came out very nice. Patience my friend; be safe and you'll have all the time in the world. Great job! Semper Fi. Manny Link to post Share on other sites
The Meatcan Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Lars, those tracks were a ton of work but your efforts will pay off! When painted and weathered, they are going to look superb. thanks to all who have served! Link to post Share on other sites
RRA227 Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Wow. That looks great. Rich A. in Pa. 1969 Shelby GT-500 King of the Road Knowledge is power,guard it well Link to post Share on other sites
Old Marine Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Fantastic. The look is certainly worth your effort. Great job. Link to post Share on other sites
Proud Kraut Posted November 12 Author Share Posted November 12 Thanks very much for your feedback, friends! Work on the body of the Self Propelled Howitzer has begun. Searching a crew for the gun I came across this Tamiya Afrika Korps gunner set. I had to get me one of course. Link to post Share on other sites
ArtyScout Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 I have to admit that you are a lucky guy Lars. Finding the DAK Artillery Crew is awesome. Unless I find a Vietnam era arty crew I will be like Dennis; kitbashing the WWII crew that I purchased and I'm still waiting on it.😀 I'm glad that you got it. This looks like its going to be another nice build. Semper Fi. Manny Link to post Share on other sites
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