PzKpfw 38t 1:25 DrafModel

Finally DrafModel is out with his new model!!
Got it in the mail yesterday and could not resist starting building it
First impression of the kit is that it holds the high standard of Rafals design

The book
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The hull is made of laserparts....guess im kind of lazy...
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Tower, also laserparts
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Hull and tower
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Start to put the skin on the tower. Very nice 3d texturing that doesnt show very good on the picture
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Continued the work on the small tank this week. Got a few things done, and now im going offshore for 14 days, and will continue when im back.

Got the tower nicely assebled

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Weathering is very good on the model, but dont show very well on the pics.
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Roadwheels....just had to try to make one
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Top hatch
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Also did the skinning and shaping of the rear hull
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Back from the sea, and did some small work on the cannon today.

First the drawings
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The parts to be used
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The cannon can be built in two ways.One that can be adjusted and the other just glued.I built the adjustable(moving) cannon

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Mounted on the turret
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Did the front machinegun today

Drawing
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Mounted on the turret
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Made some utility plate at the rear end.
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Parts to be used
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And the finished plate
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Suspension

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Hello Thomas!

This is my 4 model from Draf, and i have to say its the best models i have built.
Everything is so well designed and the parts fit is 100%. Very little trimming is needed.
So i will say he is one of the best designers out there

Rest of the leafsprings

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A box on the right mudguard

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Exhaust.

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Mudguard.
Very much straight forward building, but the small sidestrips can be a bit tricky to get right...

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The drivewheel

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Parts to be used
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Parts for one wheel are cutted and ready for assembly
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One wheel done
Wheel are very well designed, so there are no tricky parts here.

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And i just had to try the caterpillars on the wheel

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Every part fits 100% I just love the models from Draf!!

I finished the roadwheels and put them losely on the tank.
They just need some mud and dust to be finished
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And started to do some caterpillarwork
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Going offshore for 14 days now....and will do some work on the lefh there
See ya!

Hello guys!!

Drivewheels are done
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The rear lead rollers are also finished, just a bit of detailing left.

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Also did the jack

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And the fire extinguisher

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Small work...time consuming

More small parts made tonight.

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Will do the last mounting of parts and tracks when i get home

The build is in its final stages.All parts are done, but I will wait with the mounting of the small outside parts until the tracks are in place

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This show the tank as it is without the tracks and outside smallparts...

Thanks Zaphod

Track works...picky...

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Shortly back

Finished the 38t today. It was a very nice model to build Thanks a lot to Rafal at DrafModel for making this little gem!!

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Going to make a diorama for it

Thanks for watching my build guys!

Hello guys!
Here are the pictures of the finished model.
Thanks for your nice feedback on this build, and a very big thanks to Rafal at DrafModel
providing this nice little tank

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