Steyr Schienenpanzer Artilleriewagen: Scratch 1/35

[Dario Risso]

Welly welly welly well !!Thanks James for create this forum

I will try to scrachtbuild this armoured loco, using Revell/Dragon's model as reference
This is what I'm talking about

http://www.track-link.net/gallery/1503

I started the proyect in the last days of past year; then I was in vacations (remember, we, people of the South part of the Earth are "enjoying" the summer: 30-35 º each day )

I started the easiest part, the armored sheets



This is my "aftermarket" material; as you can see, almost all comes from the pharmacys where I've works some time ago



This is my main worries: the vents grills.
At the left are the 2 first prototypes, in plastic. The last is the paper prototype that will be transfered to copper sheet



This is the first grill...it just left ....11 to build



I made it in 2 parts




The wheels, made with plasticard



And painted



The mufflers and a failed hook (the upper is the original)



I has to broke all the chassis parts, due to a mistake in measurements So, I re-start the proyect with the hull

I add the 2 front lights, made with parts of Demag D7 and aluminum discs









Some details added; the grey parts are from the Revell sSP Kommandowagen. I made a mold with epoxi 2 components putty for the nuts, then I made the nuts with melted plastic sprue



Darío

[Laurent Moitrot]

intersting and rare !

[Dario Risso]

Thanks for the visit Laurent

Little advances:

Front tops (Revell's kit spare parts and scracht), the hook and the mufflers





The tiny ...I don't know they name in english, but are those small eyes for tie down a canvas





I'm waiting other spare parts from another Revell's kits for the rear part

Darío

[Jamie Tainton]

Cool! Do have any pics of the real thing at all?

[Dario Risso]

Ooops, sorry, boss; this is an atypical building for me, so I forget to start the post with the info.

IMAGES FROM INTERNET, FOR DISCUSSION ONLY










Some links about armoured trains:

http://modellbauer.foren-city.de/topic, ... fotos.html

http://familycafe.egloos.com/9596199

http://www.aereimilitari.org/forum/inde ... 10443&st=0

Panzerdraisine Trieste: http://miles.forumcommunity.net/?t=33089922

Drawings: http://henk.fox3000.com/Horvat.htm

Drawings and pics: http://www.paradesquare.ca/railway/references4.htm

Some usefull books:

Armored Trains - Osprey NV 140

Armored trains of the Wehrmacht (1) - Mil. Veh. 97 (in russian language)

Armored trains of the Wehrmacht (2) - Mil. Veh. 98

Deutsche Panzerzuege im Zweiten Weltkrieg - Wolfgang Sawodny - Podzun Pallas

German Armored Trains In WW2 - Schiffer (same , but in english)

German armored trains on the russian front 1941- 1944 - Wolfgang Sawodny - Schiffer

Panzerzüge im Einsatz auf deutscher Seiter 1939-1945 - Wolfgang Sawodny - Podzun-Pallas Sonderband S-13

German Armored Trains In WW2 vol.II - Schiffer (same, but in english)

Panzerzuge I - Wydawnictwo Militaria 20

Panzerzuge II - Wydawnictwo Militaria 26

Darío

[Jamie Tainton]

Hey Dario, cool. BTW I'm nobody's boss

[Dario Risso]

Thanks Jamie!

Well, some updates. I've received some spare parts from a friend (Gracias Huguito!) and other friend gives me parts of the Pz III turret (Gracias Diegote!)

I made some copies os the air intakes caps, using latex as moulding and dental acrilic for the parts



Turret, still in progress



I made the tiny drain holes for the commander's cupola, using a .3 mm drill bit



Turret requires some welding, so I made it using stretched sprue melted with toluen



As it look today





Ideas, crítics y comments, all wellcomed

Darío

[Jamie Tainton]

Hey Dario- was wondering if you were going to give up on this when I saw the other model you've been posting about, glad to see ya back at it.

[Tim Coulson]

Very nice scratch building Dario.

I'm looking forward to seeing it painted as I have the Revell Kommandowagen to build.

Tim

[Dario Risso]

Thanks, guys!

More updates, before I take a break to continue my Sd.Kfz. 7/1

Cupola hatches; the upper one is from Dragon's Pz III L/M:



In place:



With an "H" shaped pine wood strip, I made the rails:



In place, with balsa railroad tie (sleepers)



Darío