Sd.Kfz. 232 6 Rad ~ Italeri # 6433

[David Madsen]

Here is the finished turret minus the armaments and the dry fit of the radio antenna. Now I'm ready from priming.

[David Madsen]

All primed with Krylon Primer Red, there are some seams that need filling and she'll be ready for a Panzer Schwarzgrau.

[Roy Schlicht]

I would fill those seems with thin plastic round stock or streached sprue and then using Tamiya "Extra Thin" to soften up the plastic, make them look like weld bead. This vehicle was welded so it would not look out of place.

Roy

[Tim Coulson]

I would use Milliput putty to fill the gaps. You can then use a thin hollow tube cut in half to make a "C" shape to apply a weld bead texture to the putty, in appropriate areas.

Tim

[David Madsen]

I actually already filled the gaps with super glue and sanded them down. I do like the weld bead idea but I've never done that before. If I were to do that wouldn't I need to put weld beads all over the model or else I'd look out of place in just those specific areas?

[Roy Schlicht]

[David Madsen]

Well it's been a long time since posting. I've hit a dry spell where I really didn't want to touch my projects. I'd turn on the light on my bench and just look at it and end up turning around to my computer and gaming on that instead. I think I am getting the modelling itch back, and finally got around to getting my pictures uploaded of my progress. I filled the gaps on the nose and rear plate with CA glue and sanded them down. It took a two coats of panzer schwartzgrau from MM to hide the primer coat, lots of nooks. I then moved on to painting the tools, lights with MM and the wheel cover with Humbrol Khaki. It was brought to my attention that those covers tended to fade drastically so I dry brushed some sand to it. During the weathering process I'll try to use some pigments to blend it in and give it a more faded look. Instead of the Poland Invasion cross decal on the front grill, I decided it'd be easier just to hand paint, freehand. Lastly I sealed it up in a future/alcohol mix, 3:1 ratio I believe, and applied the decals. Next will be an oil wash, so stay tuned!

[David Madsen]

I was told from another forum that it wasn't until June of 1940 the standard German Grey was issued, so I added the 1/3 brown to fit the time of the Polish campaign.

[Dario Risso]

Look much better with the brown, David. How do you paint the front white balkenkreuz?

Darío

[David Madsen]