DML Sd.Kfz 7 Initial Production

[daz greenwood]

I've been working on this over the last few days.

The obligatory box art:



And work on the chassis being started:



And today's effort on the engine block:

[David Madsen]

Well done, looking forward to this build. Keep us posted.

[daz greenwood]

Thanx David. Would anyone know what colour the spring leafs are? I was thinking Panzer Grau or a Gunmetal colour?

[Laurent Moitrot]

You mean the suspension leafs ?
As usual they get covered with earth and dust so fast ...
This pic seems to show everything was painted the same way : grey.

[Dario Risso]

Take a look at page 1 of my blog, where I put some useful links.

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The Walkaround Jamie did at Koblenz is now here:

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Waiting for updates
Darío

[daz greenwood]

And work progresses on the 8 ton semi-track.

The transmission:







How the Chassis looks at the moment:





The Engine (I've painted it a Brown/Black colour):









The Fuel tank:





And where I'm at right now:

[Roy Schlicht]

Nice work thus far. Are you planning on leaving the bonnets open so you can see the engine?

Roy

[daz greenwood]

I am going to leave the side panels open to show the engine and firewall detail. It would be a shame to hide it.

[daz greenwood]

This weekends progress so far.





Now DML missed the airlines at the rear of the air tanks. So I scratched some from sprue and rod.



I also started work on the front and spare wheels.

[daz greenwood]

Ok so last nites work on the 8t. I've added the winch pulley and added the tow cable. The winch pully I've left in the Red primer as I think it contrasts nicely with the Panzer Grau.





Here you can see I have painted the air lines. I think they look ok.