Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf.C (early) half-track AFV Club 1/35

[Ron2]

Only if I use a "metric ton" of mud!

 

[John Waller]

Is it possible to edit the title of the thread so it reads correctly?

As.Kfz 251/9 ausp.c early half-track ARV Club 1/35

Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf.C (early) half-track AFV Club 1/35

I keep seeing it in the notices and was wondering what an ARV Club As.Kfz 251/9 ausp.c is?

 

[Ron2]

A little more on this. Spent about 10 mins looking for my sheet of lead a couple mins making hinges for the ammo box because it looked too good to just throw the lid on it. Got it in place and the hinges will never be seen! Probably all I'm going to be doing tonight. I really like this vehicle.

 

[Edbert]

Is it possible to edit the title of the thread so it reads correctly?

Yes, but I think only the author can edit the subject line.

 

[Ron2]

I wanted to know for sure now, so here's a comparison between my early war M2 half-track car and my French Indochina Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D Excuse the dust, I didn't bother to remove that before taking the photos. The tiles are 5 cm square, or 2 inches for you US customary unit users

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The front axles are aligned here. The Sd.Kfz. 251 is longer than the M2 (whose body is slightly shorter than the better-known M3 half-track personnel carrier, though the overall length of the two is almost identical), but the extra length of the 251 is mostly in the rear overhang, which your Ausf. C largely lacks. In terms of height they're almost identical. My impression is still that the 251 looks smaller because it's sleek while the American half-tracks look like armoured trucks.

(Both are Dragon kits, BTW, so the Sd.Kfz. 251 is about 3 mm too narrow while the M2 is correctly sized.)

So is the correct green the olive green or grey green?

 

[Ron2]

Is it possible to edit the title of the thread so it reads correctly?

As.Kfz 251/9 ausp.c early half-track ARV Club 1/35

Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf.C (early) half-track AFV Club 1/35

I keep seeing it in the notices and was wondering what an ARV Club As.Kfz 251/9 ausp.c is?

It's a fat thumb ausf

 

[Rockin' Rob]

Starting to look good. I like that ammo box

 

[BarleyBop]

I really like this vehicle.

And it shows!
Coming along quite nicely.

 

[Jakko]

Yes, but I think only the author can edit the subject line.

The author (as long as the allowed edit time set in the forum's preferences hasn't expired), moderators and admins.

So is the correct green the olive green or grey green?

For the Sd.Kfz. 251? For my model as pictured, the green is correct but the exact shade is open to debate because French colours of the late 1940s/early '50s aren't really certain, AFAIK. If you mean the M2, my model is olive drab, which is the correct colour for it.

Your Sd.Kfz. 251 should not be overall green, though It would have come out of the factory in dark yellow and had olive green and/or red brown camouflage applied to it in the field.

 

[user 22148]

That's a really nice bit of work Ron, you're doing an excellent job of it and it's been an entertaining thread to read - although I now know more about the metric system than I ever wanted too lol!

 

[Ron2]

Wrapped this up this morning. I messed up the canopy with a dab of ca. I'll have to look in my spare parts to see if I can find a replacement. The italeri 1/32 kit has been on my wish list and after this build I'm making it a priority to buy it. I really like this plane. Any suggestions on the canopy? Would ca remover fix it? I would think not as my guess is the underlying plastic is now damaged. I don't see spending the time to try sanding it either. It was my first Italeri kit and I found fit and finish to be very good. Also felt the detail for a 1/72 was good - especially for the price point.

Well I just realized I posted this to the wrong thread! Haha. Maybe I need a cup of coffee! And someone wanted me to edit a title- I can't even post to the correct thread!

 

[user 22148]

Well I just realized I posted this to the wrong thread! Haha. Maybe I need a cup of coffee! And someone wanted me to edit a title- I can't even post to the correct thread!

It happens - I've done that a lot!

 

[Ron2]

It happens - I've done that a lot!

Well now I learned how to edit but I'm still not sure how to delete!

 

[Ron2]

The author (as long as the allowed edit time set in the forum's preferences hasn't expired), moderators and admins.


For the Sd.Kfz. 251? For my model as pictured, the green is correct but the exact shade is open to debate because French colours of the late 1940s/early '50s aren't really certain, AFAIK. If you mean the M2, my model is olive drab, which is the correct colour for it.

Your Sd.Kfz. 251 should not be overall green, though It would have come out of the factory in dark yellow and had olive green and/or red brown camouflage applied to it in the field.

Yes I was planning on adding olive green but after your comment on someone's tank was wondering if I used the correct yellow and which green would be considered correct. I was lazy on this build and did not do any searches for historical pictures. I'll have to do that now.

 

[user 22148]

I wouldn't worry - not that you've removed the photos just leave it as it is... (and I'm not sure if we mere mortal can delete posts on this forum, that might be the Admins that can do that).

I just like to post up random cat photos when this happens!

 

[urumomo]

Well now I learned how to edit but I'm still not sure how to delete!

you need something edited in this thread ?

 

[Ron2]

you need something edited in this thread ?

I accidentally posted my italeri folgore pics to this thread. I was able to remove the pics and most of the post wasn't sure how to delete an entire post. Also, do you know how to edit the original title? For the life of me I've no idea and I fat fingered so I have two misspells which apparently bothered someone and , to be quite honest, now bothers me.

 

[urumomo]

I deleted that one post ,
and ,
you want the title to show what John Waller posted above ?

Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf.C (early) half-track AFV Club 1/35

 

[Ron2]

I deleted that one post ,
and ,
you want the title to show what John Waller posted above ?

Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf.C (early) half-track AFV Club 1/35

Yes please.

 

[Jakko]

Yes I was planning on adding olive green but after your comment on someone's tank was wondering if I used the correct yellow and which green would be considered correct.

The safe option is to go for "somewhere in Russia" and just paint the model dark yellow with camouflage — nobody will be able to say it's definitively wrong

 

[Ron2]

Assembly 99% and camo complete. Manana I'll varnish and add tools. Colors look off in pics.

 

[BarleyBop]

You got pretty darn close to the box art with the camo! Nice.
Can't wait to see it with tracks.

 

[Ron2]

You got pretty darn close to the box art with the camo! Nice.
Can't wait to see it with tracks.

Thanks. I actually used playdoh which I've never done before. Usually I freehand my camo.
I followed up with more olive green to tighten up the spaces then followed up with highlighted Olive green. Not sure why the green looks like this in the pics. It's been a fun kit.

 

[Rockin' Rob]

That camouflage looks awesome. Did you like the Play-Doh? I almost got some of that when I got back into modeling years ago and I read that it either leaves a film on the plastic or it got stuck in cracks and crevices and was hard to get out

 

[Jakko]

That looks pretty good.

Not sure why the green looks like this in the pics.

I'm guessing you took the photos with a smartphone or a tablet, and its camera app applies all kinds of processing to make people and natural scenes look good. Unfortunately, it doesn't normally know how to do that with photos of model military vehicles and so messes up the colours in all kinds of ways.

 

[Ron2]

That looks pretty good.


I'm guessing you took the photos with a smartphone or a tablet, and its camera app applies all kinds of processing to make people and natural scenes look good. Unfortunately, it doesn't normally know how to do that with photos of model military vehicles and so messes up the colours in all kinds of ways.

Yeah I just wasn't sure why it chose those pics to alter. I'll have to play with the settings for the final pics.

 

[BarleyBop]

play with the settings

As Jakko says, the phone's little brain is trying to optimize based on the whole scene that it sees.

If you're not sure about how to adjust either the camera settings or the image (after shooting), one way to influence it is to swap out different color backgrounds until you get a better result. For example, it will probably adjust differently for a blue background than for a beige, grey or reddish one.

 

[Ron2]

As Jakko says, the phone's little brain is trying to optimize based on the whole scene that it sees.

If you're not sure about how to adjust either the camera settings or the image (after shooting), one way to influence it is to swap out different color backgrounds until you get a better result. For example, it will probably adjust differently for a blue background than for a beige, grey or reddish one.

I did not know you could swap out backgrounds. This ain't just a modeling forum- it's photography, IT, chemistry, history, engineering, and, of course, METRICS!!!!

 

[BarleyBop]

I did not know you could swap out backgrounds. This ain't just a modeling forum- it's photography, IT, chemistry, history, engineering, and, of course, METRICS!!!!

... So so there is no confusion, I mean place the vehicle on different colour backgrounds to take the photo, and see which one looks best.

 

[Ron2]

... So so there is no confusion, I mean place the vehicle on different colour backgrounds to take the photo, and see which one looks best.

Oh haha. There was confusion!