[Kartonowy Arsenał] SdKfz 7 (8~9/99) 1:25 & [Military Model] Flak 36/37 (1-2/96) 1:25

Cutting started for the SdKfz 7.

The goal of this combined project is to connect them together as shown in the cover of the SdKfz 7 and the following photo.

As Zaphod pointed out, these two kits have very minimum color schemes with one tone of colors.

Mostly I avoid any brushing with paints. I don't think I could with these two kits.

I still haven't decided airbrushing or regular brushes though.

Airbrushing brings in great results, but it took so much effort and preparation...

My initial feeling on the kit color was too yellowish and too much reflective.

After cutting parts out, the parts look OK.

Even, the #108 pen goes well with the color in the kits.

Hmmmm...

I just like the paper feeling by offset-printed colors.

Construction without major brushing operations is now on the table...

Wheel construction would test the possibility.

Quote from Spitfire

Hi Seo ,

a next wonderfull projekt is starting , good luck for you

Kind regards

Kurt

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Spitfire

Kurt,

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

Quote from didibuch

Hi Seo,

I will definitly follow your new project

Regards

Dieter

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didibuch

Dieter,

Thank you very much for your lovely encouragement too.

Since the construction of SdKfz 7 is very similar to SdKfz 7/2, I might go deep into detail in my report.

Wheels are done.

The basic colors do not look bad. I might keep them.

The drive wheels are done

The main body frame is done.

It is colored by a brush and acrylic paints

The work for wheel axis.

Utilizing tooth picks (OD=~2.2mm) as axis.

Kinds of paper bearing-like insert that will hold the tooth pick axis

After installation

Wheels are all installed.

All rotational and adjustable up and down

Quote from wiwo1961

Hi Seo,

excellent work!

You are at working on this model faster than the speed of light!

The frame and the wheels look so good!

Cheers to the bay,

Wiwo

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wiwo1961

Up to now, the construction was almost identical with SdKfz 7/2. That's why I could save time.

And Sd.Kfz 7 has less errors in the design than SdKfz 7/2 surprisingly.

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

Seo by the Bay

Quote from Zaphod

Hello Seo,

congratulations - quick progress and very clean work !

Zaphod

Zaphod

Not quite satisfactory yet though.

But I really appreciated your kind encouragement.

Seo by the Bay

Quote from Joon Kwon

Very fast and very impressive finishes

Kudos !

Joon Kwon

It has been mostly repeated works.

I think that's why I could save time.

Brushing is going well. I may stick to it.

Seo by the Bay

The work on the front wheels.

By the way I didn't follow the original design and introduction. But I used the original parts.

Liquitex Acrylic Yellow Oxide works well with the original color

The work for the front axle.

Colored.

Spring,

And installed.

All the wheels are done.

By the way, All the wheels are rotational as designed originally.

Quote from Zaphod

Hello Seo,

well, you have created a solid base for your sdkfz. Now to put it on track the tracks await, I am sure you will make short work of them.

Kind regards

Zaphod

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Zaphod

Will I?

Seo by the Bay

The work for tracks

Surprisingly, no assembly instruction is present except the following photo.

So I did cut all the parts and folded and glued individually.

Now the time is to assemble the parts.

First building an assembly jig

With help from the jig,

and colored,

and all connected, here are the leftovers.

The track are done as Zaphod expected in a day.

Track parts were mostly rectangles so that I could cut them out easily.

Sd.Kfz 7/2 has upgraded Y shape track parts but the original Sd.Kfz 7 has all separated parts.

The tricky thing was putting them together with fairly small alignment errors.

The jig helped a lot.

Here come the results.

Quote from Andi Rüegg

Hi, Seo

Outstanding work! I am impressed with your patience.

Andi

Andi Rüegg

The track work was a lot lighter than I expected.

It is also a little addictive.

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

Seo by the Bay

Quote from Zaphod

Hello Seo,

as suspected, you are the king of the road -ahem- king of the track(s).

Very neatly done, now the upper section awaits.

Kind regards

Zaphod

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Zaphod

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

I am getting familiar with these trucks.

Up to now, the works have been almost identical works with Sd.Kfz 7/2.

The upper section would be different and I would like to keep the original printing color.

We would see how it would turn out to be.

Seo by the Bay

The engine is mounted.

The work for the radiator and front fenders.

Very interesting original color.

I like it though,

Quote from Andi Rüegg

Hi, Seo

Looks great! I especially like that you didn't make all the small cuts. Obviously the cardboard was malleable enouch. Just a pity that you can't erase the short black lines.

Andi

Andi Rüegg

Thank you very much for your kind encouragement.

I also hate cutting lines but this is an more-than-20-years old model and cutting lines are thickly hand-drawn.

I could not see a way to disguise them properly. Especially, the paper is vinyl coated. Coloring is not an option.

However, surprisingly the original color really goes well. I love it.

The model does not look like a real truck but a model. toy like feeling.

Seo by the Bay

Working on the body

I am so lazy to have only one photo shot.

Seats are added.

Identical error with 7/2

The front body frame needs to be raised about 5mm

to match with the cabin body frame

I will modify it tomorrow. And Zaphod pointed out in the construction report of SdKfz 7/2, the gap between the fenders and wheel also need to be adjusted.

it would be major correction operations...

So tonight here I am.

Quote from Reinhard Fabisch

Hi Seo...

Ganz toll gebaut.

Aber - warum haben die Räder kein Profil auf der Lauffläche?

Gruß, Renee

Reinhard Fabisch

Renee,

Nice try!!! I almost thought about putting tread on tires.

Actually I did think about it when I put together but I quickly dismissed the ideas.

I just couldn't find a way to make clean patterns. Laser cutting might work. That was not an option for me.

I will think about it. I might put tread patterns when I finally build 7/1, completing all three brothers.

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

Seo by the Bay

Quote from Zaphod

Hello Seo,

reoccurring mistake in the construction do not speak well for Halinski.

Anybody who put the Sonderkraftfahrzeug 7 together must have noticed the glaring gap (abyss?) betwenn the front wheel and its fender.

Anyway nice work with the body so far!

Kind regards

Zaphod

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Zaphod

I don't know why the gap happens.

This time, I expect the gap and that's why I built the cabin first and put the front frame to the cabin, testing fit. It was a really good decision not to glue the upper structures.

For 7/2, the 2nd designer upgraded the fenders, reducing a gap, I guess.

For 7, the original designer put the gap as shown in the proto building.

So here I am

Maybe I was supposed to adjust fender part sizes before putting together.

Another guess, the proto builder lower the cabin frame to match to the front. (check out the gap between the side cover and the track)

By the way, I found my big mistake.

The side track cover need to be raised a bit at the end.

I should make decision whether I could repair it, risking the integrity of the cabin frame....