[Kartonowy Arsenał] 3,7 cm FLAK 37 SdKfz 7/2 5~6/99 1:25
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- Seo
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hi seo
great work.
This looks much better.
Greetings from Bremen
Stephan
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Hello Seo,
well tweaked !
KInd regards
Zaphod
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Hello Seo,
well tweaked !
KInd regards
Zaphod
Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.
It turned out that the original design had been upgraded but not all of them.
Seo by the Bay
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This is going to be another masterpiece
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Hello Seo,
that will be tough to tweak, but I am confident you can do it.
Will you remove the black slits in the front parts (img 9292)?
KInd regards
Zaphod
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Hello Seo,
that will be tough to tweak, but I am confident you can do it.
Will you remove the black slits in the front parts (img 9292)?
KInd regards
Zaphod
Thank you so much for your confidence but I am losing my edge though.
I've been in my worst panic mode.......
About the slits.... good question.... I will deal with them later.
Those are more than 1 mm thick parts. I don't have clear solutions to cut them cleanly now...
Maybe drilling?
Seo by the Bay
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Day 1 in a panic mode......
Instead of attacking all three issues together... I tried to solve the issues of height differences between platforms.
Adding 3.5 mm high extra frames.
It looks OK...
I wonder whether this modification works with a fender... So I started building the right side front fender.
This is a BIG emotional mistake.... It turned out that the fender parts had many errors too, which put me in a heart-attack mode.
After overcoming so many angers and despairs, here is the result.
It certainly looks a lot better in photos. Oh my ....
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Hello Seo,
the fender itself looks fine.
Is it just a temporary fit?
Because there seems to be quite a lot of space between the upper end of the front wheel and the fender.
KInd regards
Zaphod
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Hello Seo,
the fender itself looks fine.
Is it just a temporary fit?
Because there seems to be quite a lot of space between the upper end of the front wheel and the fender.
KInd regards
Zaphod
It is permanent...
Huge height difference is due to
1) I just raised the fender 3.5 mm higher to level the cabin and fender.
2) I intentionally lowered the wheel to match with tracks.
I know it does not look good.
I will think about what I could do without adding the worst to the worse.
Seo by the Bay
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Hello Seo,
it definitely looks better with the fenders & wheeks closer together. Fine work at vthe hunges too.
The front armor plate is a strange part look rather improvised on the side of the Wehrmacht then.
Over all quite a numer of serious problems/mistakes for a kit from Halinski.
KInd regards
Zaphod
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Thank you so much for your kind comments.
I also expected a lot more from this Halinski model.
But after I read this, now I am completely understood.
The English instruction came with the model Sd.Kfz.7 8-9/96. I don't remember when I bought but I might order it at a US paper model store long time ago.
This is the second page of the English instruction. I was planning the next model and I happened to read this instruction carefully for the first time.
, translating this.
In the middle, there is a paragraph stating "The engine case covers need to be trimmed and cut along the seam line on both parts and left uncut only at hinges"
I assume 7/2 and 7/1 are just upgraded versions from 7. They (7, 7/1, and 7/2) are sharing many designs. That is, 7/1 & 7/2 inherited these custom cutting plan... Oh my...
Do you get it? It is not a mistake of the Halinski model. I was supposed to cut parts to fit.
This is very encouraging....Seo by the Bay
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Those parts should be the main actuators for the vertical adjustment and form a three-point
mechanism to move the barrel up and down... I think...
Nevertheless, nice work, you make the best out of it. Remember this is an "early" Halinski kit, also a wild guess but
we should not transfer our quality expectations from a plane-kit to a vehicle...
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Those parts should be the main actuators for the vertical adjustment and form a three-point
mechanism to move the barrel up and down... I think...
Nevertheless, nice work, you make the best out of it. Remember this is an "early" Halinski kit, also a wild guess but
we should not transfer our quality expectations from a plane-kit to a vehicle...
Thomas,
Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.
Yes early Halinski models are different. Now I have learned.
I might want to try earlier models than 7/2.
Seo by the Bay
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Hi Seo,
great work!
It is a pleasure to look at the pictures and see the great details!
Cheers to the bay!
Wiwo